Class leadership should be about collaboration, not concentration of power.
Right now, we elect class presidents—just 4-6 people to represent almost 2,000 of us. But what if we had a system that actually reflected the diversity of our class? Under the current ASSU By-Laws, the role of class presidents is vague, giving them unchecked power over decision-making. They can even appoint their own cabinet members without requiring elections, consolidating leadership into a small, exclusive group. This system isn’t built for transparency or representation—it’s built for maintaining the status quo.
We’re proposing a petition to replace class presidents with an 18-member council, starting with the Class of 2029 and beyond. It’s not completely representative of us all, but it’s still better than the existing system. No changes would affect current classes’ structures, but future classes would have a leadership team that brings in more voices, more perspectives, and more representation. A Council means less power concentrated in just a group of friends and more collaboration to tackle issues that matter to all of us.
If you want a leadership system that truly represents the student body, sign the petition and help make this happen! Stanford thrives on diversity—so why doesn’t our class leadership reflect that?
Here’s our referendum for more details. Contact
jchen28@stanford.edu for any questions or suggestions.
Together for change,
Emma Muller, Minji Cho, Jacqueline Chen, Misbah Aziz, & Lysez Santos
Frosh Council Representatives, Class of 2028
140 Signees
(137 Undergrad,
3 Grad):
daisywyh (Yu Han Daisy Wang)
gerwin08 (Gerwin Delsocora Mateo)
nolaye94 (Nolawi Ayelework)
malti (Malti Mohan John)
lsgaines (Logan Skylor Gaines)
dthomp95 (Dwight Ulysses Thompson II)
sophiam7 (Sophia Mitsuoka)
sdesai05 (Samuel Desai)
haeins (Haein Shim)
raveno (Raven Elizabeth Simone Owens)
tflink (Truitt Eleanor Flink)
audfan (Audrey Fan)
ellaheh (Ellaheh Gohari)
shallur (Sunmit Shrikant Hallur)
jeli (Janet Li)
armandoj (Armando Herreria)
gkhatch (Garrett Aram Khatchaturian)
lizx (Thomas Li)
eshultz (Emma Elizabeth Shultz)
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cplyerly (Charlie Lyerly)
henryc05 (Henry H Chang)
anehring (Annika Susanne Nehring)
arjose05 (Ariana Jose)
naochien (Naomie Sandra Chien)
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aarushs (Aarush Santoshi)
dayanara (Dayanara Yepez Ramirez)
ziweid (Ziwei Dong)
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