Interviews conducted by Eva Billant, Giulia Porcu, Hannah Schepers, Le Xuan Yeo,
Margherita Greco, Nil Topcular & Siri Manneri.
Alyssia Bouniol
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hello! I am Alyssia and I am running for BDA.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. I chose to run for BDA because I am passionate about art. I have been doing art for my whole life, physically. And when I first came to Sciences Po, I wanted to feel integrated to, to find my place and I found that through the BDA clubs and the BDA performances. So I wanted to give this opportunity to people like I had. I think I am the best candidate because I have experience, I was running an association in high school and I was the President of it, so I have some experience in organising cultural events, managing a budget and everything. But also I consider myself as quite introverted so I believe that I could connect people who feel shy or don’t feel confident enough to perform or to join an art they want to join, to connect with these forms of art. I think I would be able to create an inclusive spirit within BDA.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. My top three priorities is to shine within Le Havre, so I want to promote events, fundraising events to help a bigger cause that goes beyond our campus and can help our environment in our city. Also, to shine within the campus and to create more collaborations with other associations like HD, AS, but also to have more visibility for some clubs within BDA like the Visual Arts Club. And finally, it’s also your turn to shine. I want to promote
people like I said who don’t feel confident enough to perform or to perform on stage or just to go to a club of dance, they want to try and they never dared to, I want everyone to feel comfortable enough to find a safe place in BDA.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. I wish that everyone can feel my passion and my dedication for BDA and for art, and I wish that everyone can shine in campus and spread their own light.
Eika (Ruijia) XuQ. What is your name and what are you running for?
A. Hi everyone my name is Eika and I’m running for BDA’s either vice president or secretary
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. To me VP is such a position that functions as one facilitating the internal structure of BDA. I’m a person who’s very good at listening and communicating so I’m very confident that I can make sure the internal board is working coherently. I have experience in almost every single position so I’m very confident I can assist the president and also the other positions very well.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. Number one I want every single one to enjoy the events, number two I want the events to be carried out clean and efficiently. Number three I want people who organise events or people who in the future will be interested to organise events enjoy their time here.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to
be?
A. I think people should take away: vote for Eika for your BDA board next year.
Eléa Daziano
Q. What is your name and what are you running for?
A. Hi everyone I’m Eléa and I’m running for BDA
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. I’m running for BDA because I believe that since I am a very passionate person, once I commit I can do very hard work; when I am involved I’m 100% into that thing. I would like to do public relation or secretary I think I might be the best possible candidate because I am comfortable with a wide range of different arts so I can relate to a lot of them and to their true needs.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. I would like to provide stability, because I think this year’s board enabled a really great year regarding art. I also want to provide inclusivity because I think we should implement more beginner friendly associations, and collaboration because I would like more space regarding visual arts, for example with collaboration with FC and SPE and visual exhibitions.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. I would like people to think about the campus that they want to have, especially if they
want to have a creative one. I do believe that creativity can be enabled by a good BDA board and I hope this means that I’ll be a part of it.
Elise Ossamy
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. My name is Elise and I’m running for BDA.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. I would love to be a BDA President because during Diwali, I was able thanks to BDA to perform a guitar solo and that really touched me. And I think it is really important to give people the space to express themselves artistically, so I think it’s a great thing to do and I want to be engaged in it. I’m running for President because I think I am a really organised person, that could really help with my leadership while still enabling ideas, very creative ideas to thrive.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. For next year, I would like to create more communication about everyday activities of clubs, because there is a lot of communication during major events but not all along the year. I would also like to have more smaller, creative workshops on campus that would be free events that everyone could participate in. And for my last priority it would be to keep the BDA as great as it is now, and always like making great events for everyone.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. What I really want people to remember is that I really want to implement those small workshops because I think it would be really great to have creative spirit on campus all the time, to bring joy especially during stressful times. For example during the midterms or the finals, it could be nice.
Erika Nannette
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hi I’m Erika, I’m a drummer and a dancer, and I’m running for BDA.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. First of all, I love the arts, so I love drawing, I love music, I love dancing, but I also really like organising projects. I’ve done that a lot in high school, so I think I’m really fit to be a BDA member for you.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. I have three project ideas for next year. First one being to put a Google Form on the WhatsApp group chat and on the BDA’s Instagram to allow your projects to come to life.
Second one being BDA merch: we’re the most artistic association on campus but we don’t have merch, doesn’t make sense to me. And the third one is to collaborate with more associations, but also have a talent show, an open art studio, or big projects like that.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. I think you should vote Erika for BDA because she is Boundlessly Devoted to Arts, BDA!
Layla Sanokho
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hi I’m Lalya and I’m running for BDA.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible candidate for it?
A. I’m running for BDA because I love the arts and I believe that we can together improve
the BDA even more than it already is.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. So for next year, I really want to make more intercampus events, showcase visual arts more and decorate the campus more.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. Choose Laylance!
Laure Paumier
Q. What is your name and what are you running for?
A. I’m Laure and I’m running for vice president for BDA
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. First, why BDA? Because it’s the association thanks to which I felt immediately comfortable in this campus and which allowed me to participate in wonderful events. That’s why I want to give back what BDA gave to me. I’m serious, committed, organized and approachable. As for my experience, I already worked as a taekwondo teacher where I organized events and I learned how to manage a team. I think and hope I can bring all my experiences and abilities to make the best 2026-2027 board ever.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. First inclusivity, I want everyone to feel comfortable in our BDA clubs to express their artistic style. Then exploring, I think we all in SciencesPo tend to stay in our Sciencespo community and I want to make Sciencespistes discover LH culture and vibrant artistic and cultural scene. Finally fun, because I think art is also about having fun, sharing passions and creating bonds
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. Laure, j’adore!
Manel Khelfallah
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. Hello! I am Manel and I am running for BDA, and the role I want to have is head of
comms.
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. I think that sometimes I can be a little messy since I have a lot of ideas that come to my mind when it comes to editing, but I feel like my goofy and funny side can bring something fun to the comms for BDA, I also feel like I can communicate with people whether it is inside of the board or with other students in the campus. I’ve always done a lot of editing of pictures and videos, also I feel like my main strength is capturing memories and editing it in my own way that makes it really unique.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. Making more events that involve BDA, whether its free events or arts out of campus maybe in collaboration with other assos. Also, I would like to promote the BDA asso a lot because I know that sometimes when you’re coming to Sciences Po as a 1A you’re kind of
lost and you don’t know where to belong but it’s good to know that there are places where you can be yourself and enjoy your time with other people. Maybe this one is not important
for some people but it is for me, I want to put LED lights in the A1 rooms so that we can have
good ambience when we’re dancing.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. Vote Manel for BDA head of comms! I will be really committed, I really like this experience and I hope you guys can see how much I enjoy it.
Thibaud Brilland
Q. What is your name and what is the position that you are running for?
A. My name is Thibaud and I’m running for BDA
Q. Why did you choose to run for this role? What makes you the best possible
candidate for it?
A. I chose to run for event manager because I think that this position will link all the teams of BDA. I would like to make sure that those events are efficient.
I know how to deal with the teamworking as well as external relationships which are needed for each of our events.
Q. What will be your top three priorities for next year?
A. My top three priorities will be blending the arts on our campus, expand our arts outside of
the campus, and making it more enjoyable for beginners and advanced artistic Mushus.
Q. If readers could take away just one thing from this interview, what do you want it to be?
A. Make BDA as shiny and sunny as today’s weather!
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