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Scheff's top priority as USG president will be to consider raising tuition fees.
Fiona Sheff, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) '25, is running against her opponent, Lydia Williams (FCLC'), in the upcoming 2024-25 academic year election for President of the United Student Government of Lincoln Center (USGLC) 25) and was elected.
Students could vote all day on April 25, with voting deadline at 5 p.m. From the guided link in the email from USGLC. Of the 199 student body voters, 53.7% (107 people) voted for Sheff, 48.7% (87 people) voted for Williams, and 2.5% (5 people) voted for their own candidate. Election results were posted to the USGLC's Instagram account on April 26 at approximately 5:30 p.m.
“It is important to note that the voting comes at a critical time for students as finals approach,” Sheff said. “I will stress to the student council the importance of voting for student representatives.”
Mr. Sheff expressed special gratitude to current USGLC Chairman Mr. Tanzema for his support. QureshiFCLC '24.
“she (Qureshi) believed in me regardless of the situation and positively changed my approach to student leadership,” Sheff said. “She is honored to have worked with her and to have had the support of such a kind and wonderful person.”
Sheff and Williams discussed a wide range of topics during the meeting. USGLC Presidential Debate Topics include tuition transparency and increases, clubs, representation, and campus-wide improvements. Scheff describes himself in these debates as a “Bronx-born, Queens-raised” New Yorker whose campaign is primarily based on tuition transparency and who is an overall approachable leader for the student body. He said that there is.
“My first action as USG president will be to demand transparency in tuition fees. It is important that students are aware of where our tuition dollars are being allocated,” said Sheff. said.
Williams posted a concession statement centered on gratitude on his campaign's Instagram account with the caption, “Thank you, Lydia 4LC.” “Although this was not the outcome I had hoped for, I celebrate a perfectly executed campaign and the support I received along the way,” Lydia said in a statement. She thanked everyone who participated in her presidential campaign, those who engaged with her content, and the voters, in addition to certain allies who helped her campaign.
