Interviews conducted by Eva Billant, Giulia Porcu, Hannah Schepers, Margherita Greco and Siri Manneri.
Adonya Everaerdt
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hi, I’m Adonya and I’m campaigning to take part in the next SPE board.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible candidate for it?
A. I chose SPE because I’ve been engaged in ecological matters for years and it’s important for me to continue on this way even in my academic life. And, what makes me the best candidate ? I won’t say that I might be the best candidate but I know I have something to bring to SPE next year and the next is up to you.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. There are three things I would like to promote on campus. First, a circular economy between the students, directly on campus. Second, reusable period protections, especially for women since it’s something that we need a lot. Lastly, I would like to give students real tools to allow them an ecoresponsible transition and a sustainable lifestyle even outside of campus.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. As someone who’s spent many years doing martial arts, I can quite assume that I am ready to fight for environmental matters on campus.
Jeanne Decamps
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hi, I’m Jeanne Decamps and I’m running for SPE.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible candidate for it?
A. I think the role it plays in student life is very important, especially when it comes to making sustainability accessible. One of the qualities that would perhaps set me apart is that I really want to integrate sustainability into student life, but specifically in a way that is accessible, so doing it casually in things you love, for example clothes or if you enjoy gardening you can do that, while not having it be too much of a commitment that it crosses over into your personal studies.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. My top 3 priorities is to plan events with more so a calendar in mind, that way for students it’s easier to integrate it into their very busy study lives, to have it be imbedded in what students love to do, and lastly would be to hear what students want from SPE and to see how SPE can change to meet those needs.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. SPE should be for the students, and therefore student feedback should be very important in order to build a sustainable campus together.
Minh Tam Pham
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. I’m Minh Tam and I’m running for SPE.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible candidate for it?
A. So I chose SPE because I love the environment. And, it starts from my hobby that I really love to travel and I really see that when I travel, there’s a lot of trash, there’s a lot of litter and a lot of people’s awareness of the environment is not there. So that’s why I’m here, advocating for the environment and that’s why I’m running for SPE. I think I’m the best candidate for SPE because I have a lot of experience in doing events, organizing events, and also advocating for SDGs before. And, also is that I have been in multiple student assos and I know how to work with young people, I know how to voice out people’s problems and that’s why I’m the best possible candidate for this role.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. My three priorities this year is sustainability, I want to create a campus with sustainability : compost bins and a lot of recycling actions. I want to be hands-on : where students can go to like local farm, students can plant their own trees, grow their own herbs at home, and I want to become more interactive. We will build a stronger community with stronger awareness and a stronger relationship with the environment.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. To take away one thing from this interview, is that I really love the environment and I’m ready for any challenge that you can throw at me and I will be there for the environment and for you.
So yes vote me for SPE !
Nil Topcular
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hi, my name is Nil and I’m running for SPE.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible candidate for it?
A. I’m running for SPE because I really enjoyed all the events that we had this year and I feel like the role that SPE has on our campus is very important as it promotes both sustainability but it’s also a way for us to bond together as a campus community. I am an ideal candidate for SPE because I know that it’s not just about protecting the environment but protecting the environment requires community.
So if you vote for me, we’ll have more fun as a campus and also have a more green campus.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. My top three priorities for SPE next year is firstly to make the current clubs more active and also include new clubs like scrapbooking so we can have more eco-friendly fun. Then, we’re going to have more events, from documentary watching to guest speakers so we can learn more about the environment, from natural disasters to environmental-related careers like climate policy. And then, my last priority is that we have more yard sales, more items swap events so we can all buy less and be more sustainable.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. SPE is not just about sustainability, but also about having a more tight-knit and bonded community on campus. So, if you vote for me I’ll make sure we have a more green campus and a more fun campus.
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