After the controversial removal of the Memorial Student Center, or MSC, as an early voting location last year, it has been readded as a recommended voting center.
Don’t fix what isn’t broken. The old saying reached a fever pitch in Aggieland after the Brazos County Commissioner Court voted to remove the Memorial Student Center, or MSC, as
Student Body President Eric Mendoza was raised on the Aggie traditions and Core Values that inspired him to get involved in student government.
Currently an economics senior, Medoza is a second-generation Aggie who was raised surrounded by former students. Growing up, he had the opportunity to attend events on campus and to see firsthand how A&M had transformed his parentsâ lives. Mendoza said it had always been clear to him that Aggies take pride in their lifelong commitment to A&M, and he was inspired to do the same.
During his first three terms in A&Mâs Student Senate, Mendoza said he worked closely with several former student body presidents and saw how their roles allowed them to serve the student body in significant ways.
After seeing the historic underrepresentation of minority students in student government, several student organizations were created to support and promote minority students running for Student Senate.
La Familia and RepresentAsian were created to increase the representation of minorities in student leadership positions on Texas A&Mâs campus by giving them a network and platform to increase their chances of success. They hope to ensure A&Mâs Student Senate accurately represents the universityâs growing diversity in order to advocate for university policies that benefit the entire student body.
External Affairs Associate for La Familia Alexia Hernandez said the purpose of the La Familia initiative under the Hispanic Presidentsâ Council is to increase the representation of Hispanic and Latinx senators in A&Mâs Student Senate through coordinated campaigning.