‘I didn’t even know this was implemented’: Student Government fumbles new club liaison program

Over a month after Lafayette College’s Student Government launched its club delegate system, many student organizations are still waiting to hear from their assigned liaison. The current delegate system was unanimously approved in April as a replacement for the previous Student Government involvement hours requirement for senators, and launched after senators were assigned clubs to represent through random assignment via a wheel spin during the organization’s Oct. 1 meeting. Expanding the delegate system was a main campaign goal of Sen. William Bennett ‘28, who was elected Student Government president on Oct. 30, while Inclusivity Officer Evalina Ibrahim ‘29 spearheaded turning the initiative’s pilot run into an established program. Representatives from 23 of 29 student organizations that responded to requests from The Lafayette claimed they had not been contacted by their delegate.

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