Student Government elects new committee chairs

By Elisabeth Seidel, Editor-in-Chief • February 6, 2026

Student Government’s second general body meeting of the year, held on Jan. 29, saw the election of representatives to seven committee chair positions.

Both Rep. William Bennett ‘28 — who lost a bid for vice president in the most recent Student Government election — and Rep. Emerson Casper ‘28 were elected to two chair positions. Voting was conducted via a WhatsApp poll.

Academic Affairs: Rep. William Bennett ‘28
Student Life: Rep. William Bennett ‘28
Student Organizations: Rep. Emerson Casper ‘28
Sustainability: Rep. Chloe Miller ‘28
Dining: Rep. Lily Hoffman ‘27
Pard Pantry: Inclusivity Officer Evalina Ibrahim ‘29
Constitutional Rewrite: Rep. Emerson Casper ‘28

Budgets were deliberated and approved in secret. Of the $60,355.95 requested, $36,142.95 was allocated. Student Government did not say where the money went; $7,132.50 went to The Lafayette’s print operations.

Parliamentarian Amy Atuhaire ‘29 and Alivia Bear ‘28 were both absent from the meeting. Atuhaire was excused, while Bear was not.

About the Contributor

Elisabeth Seidel, Editor-in-Chief

Elisabeth is an anthropology major who’s passionate about preserving information and seeing interesting stories told. When not in the newsroom (which doesn’t happen often), she can be found copy-editing an obscure Wikipedia page or nearing the bottom of a rabbit hole. She’s always glad to talk about the paper, even if you didn’t ask.