FAIRFIELD – Student government elections for the 2025/26 academic year were held last month with campaigning having been well underway since the start of the Spring semester.
Unable to get in-person interviews after a month of trying, most of the incoming elected officials graciously replied to interview questions through email with very thorough answers.
For the only in-person interview, Sriya Srinivasan, the incoming President of ASSC, apologized for her conservative views during the last meeting and spoke about her distinguished pedigree.
Now a part of the Early College High School Program, Srinivasan has actually been taking classes at Solano since middle school, making the jump into the collegiate student senate a more natural process.
Srinivasan was eager to share her ideas for the future because of the added motivation to bring representation, being a young woman of color, whose family has an extensive history of advocacy back in India.
She concluded with a clear message: “It’s time we hear each one of your voices. There is nothing more powerful than a student body coming together to make their voice heard. When you coalition together, you’re stronger together. This is not the time to be quiet, this is the time to be loud!”
Angelika Gallego Duculan is the incoming Vice President of ASSC in her first year attending Solano. Duculan shared that her experience has been one deeply involved in leadership and community, which initially tested her social anxiety and pushed the boundary of what she thought she could do as a person and a student.
“I was homeschooled and graduated at the age of 16. I never got to experience student government, [but] knew I wanted to. Learning about equity and experiencing the world outside of my own strengthens my drive to serve the student body.” she went on to say.
Sophomore Veronica Rodriguez is the newly elected student trustee as well as president of both PUENTE and the Spanish club on campus.
When speaking about changes she would want to incorporate, she said, “I’d like to work with other leaders to see Solano become a sanctuary campus. I’m [also] passionate about creating a safe parking space for students experiencing homelessness and living in their cars. Every student deserves safety and support while pursuing their education.”
All three students aspire to pursue politics beyond student government, with two also choosing to study law once they transfer, and one showing interest in film and writing.
