By The Horns

AFTER A YEAR OF CONFLICT and controversial debate our student body has been craving—and deserves—to be led by strong-willed, reliable public servants. Transparency, action, and accountability are what we have been asking for from our student government, and our new Executive Alliance is offering hope for change to

UT students. After a long and impressive campaign, our President and Vice President-elect have many eyes upon them as students are pressed to see actionable change that will improve campus culture and student living on and off campus, as well as promote equity and equality from leaders throughout the student body.

With great pleasure, we introduce your new Student Government Executive Alliance,

President and Vice President-elect, Leland Murphy and Isabel Agbassi!

A little about our new and accomplished leaders: Leland Murphy majors in Government with a Public Policy Certificate and is heavily involved in UT and community service as a Texas Blazer. He is also co-president and founder of Always Texas, a Texas Appleseed Educational Justice Intern, and more. With a similar drive to do good in the world, Isabel Agbassi will be graduating with a B.S. in Public Health and a minor in Healthcare Reform and Innovation. She is also a member of Natural Sciences Council, Black Health Professionals Organization, Orange Jackets, and many other community service and impactful organizations.

Murphy and Agbassi ran on the principle of advocating for marginalized and underrepresented students, which is evident in their eight policies as listed below:

Equitable SG Budget Wage Advocacy Diversity, Equity, and Justice Environmental Justice/Sustainability Affordability and Local Advocacy Accessible Academics and Professional Development Food insecurity and Health Equity Transparency and Accountability

This election cycle, we also saw a change in Moody’s Student Government representatives. Our new reps, Zachary Mohr, Ciara Ryan, and Marlene Weis, recently began planning their collective goals for the year. Freshman representative Zachary Mohr explains that their largest goals revolve around SG reform. He says that “with the impact of last year’s assembly still slightly looming over this assembly, we are working hard to initiate concrete reform of SG in many facets. Additionally, Ciara has helped student affairs in starting efforts to implement period products in bathrooms across campus and I have been working specifically with in efforts dealing with the budget as well as any reform related to it.”

Through this next year, we are excited to see how our new Alliance and Moody representatives pull through on their promises to do great things for the benefit of the students to which they represent, and successfully improve the culture of how our student government operates.