Candelaria’s Got Confidence // JEFF LIBBY CONTRIBUTING WRITER In these last few weeks of the
more of a governing body rather than a programming body,” Candelaria explained. “We want to make the students aware that we’re here, we’re
semester and onward into next
the voice of the students and we want
year, many planned improvements
to be that voice.”
will take place within the Student
Candelaria explained how in the
Government Association. Under
past, SGA has not been successful in
new president, Rebecca Candelaria,
making itself known to the public. As
students at Florida Tech can expect
a result, many students may not have
a government with an amplified
fully realized what the SGA provided
interest in the needs and concerns
for them.
of the student body. Even in just the
Now, Candelaria hopes to better
Rebecca Candelaria offically became SGA presiPhoto by Jeff Libby dent on Oct. 16.
past few weeks, changes have already
immerse SGA within the student
been made to facilitate a better
body, stating there will be increased
student government and organization
functioning administration.
encouragement for student feedback
presidents.
In a recent interview, Candelaria
and student involvement. Students
“We’re also working to construct
discussed some of these changes and
are now invited to sit in on open
an actual presidential cabinet with
shed light on the future plans of SGA.
executive board meetings, where they
positions dealing with residence
can express opinions directly to the
life, campus affairs and athletics,”
“We’re trying to make ourselves
//ABEER JANAKAT DESIGN EDITOR "Alexander Yanes ("Uncle
Lunny currently lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with her husband and two sons and commutes one and a half hours into the city to work each morning by train. Photo by Elizabeth Webbe
FIT Alumna at the NY Times She has also worked for a handful of other magazines in the
Kennedy Space Center and SpaceX.
She had a meeting with the CEO of
Now, the the New York Times can be
Gucci the other week as part of her
added to that list.
job with meeting business clients.
bachelor’s degree in humanities in
“He had been dealt a short hand since birth because of his autoimmune disease, but he never
after a months long battle with a
complained or said anything. He
failing liver and a lifelong fight with
just kept going along, laughing
an autoimmune disease. A member of
and smiling and hanging out
the Alpha Upsilon pledge class, he was
with his friends,” Raja Shahroze
an astronomy and astrophysics major,
Khan, software engineering
just 20 years young. Brother mine
student and the vice president of
forever."
communication of Pi Lambda Phi,
brothers of Pi Lambda Phi received on
said. If you did not get a chance to
Tuesday, Oct. 31 from Casey Doran, a
know Alex, here is a little glimpse
software engineering graduate student
from the people that know him.
and the previous president of Pi Lambda Phi. Alexander Yanes, a Florida Tech junior, previously a senator of SGA
Casey Doran was the president in 2015 when Yanes was initiated into Pi Lambda Phi. “He was a promising
and a brother of Pi Lambda Phi,
freshman, good grades coming
passed away on Oct. 30.
in, really excited about his major
Yanes suffered from an
[astronomy and astrophysics], was very much in line with Pi Lambda
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Her interview was via phone and
was 21 and worked as a temporary
the workday, getting in and out of
receptionist in New York City.
a taxi as she went about her jampacked day, which begins at 5:45 a.m. “A lot of it was on my own and
Division at the New York Times,
personal drive,” Lunny said. “I never
overseeing anything that involves
thought of myself as being daring, but
digital, video, branded content,
looking back, I think I was. I never
magazines, newspaper events and
ever doubted I could do something.”
conferences for the luxury division.
best he could be.
event a few weeks ago.
1993. She moved up north when she
is the Vice President of the Luxury
discourage him from being the
Nicki Minaj attended her business
conducted as she was traveling during
Twenty-one years later, she
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city: Vogue, Teen Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Women’s Health and more.
graduated from Florida Tech with her
on their respective departments
Fester") passed away this morning
autoimmune disease, but that did not
at extraordinary places like NASA,
Elizabeth Webbe Lunny
be responsible for checking in
In memory of Alexander Yanes
This was the group message the
Florida Tech alums have careers
Cabinet members would
Brother Mine Forever
“...Everyone is going to work hard. You have to work harder.”
// MARY KOZAITIS EDITOR - IN - CHIEF
Candelaria said.
The Florida Tech Crimson
New SGA President
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Yanes at the annual Pi Lambda Phi formal. Photo by Pi Lambda Phi
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