The new Associated Student Government (ASG) President is Lelani Domingo and the Vice President is Myles Newble.
This came after a long race starting in April and they were announced as the winners on April 19. They will serve as the heads of ASG for the next school year 2024-25.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to represent and be a voice for our student body. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I promise to uphold our pillars of Campus Inclusivity, Availability, Transparency and Safety. It’s time to go to work! Go Mavs,” said Domingo in a press release.
Domingo and Newble ran on the campaign promise of transparency and inclusivity. Domingo has been a long standing member of the Ho’olokahi Polynesian Alliance and is currently studying to receive EMT and Paramedic associates and Business Administration with a focus in marketing. Newble is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
“I am proud to advocate for diversity and inclusion as a member of the Black Student Alliance, working towards a more inclusive campus environment. With a passion for engineering, a dedication to service and a focus on social justice, I am committed to embodying the values of excellence, compassion, and community engagement in student government,” Newble said in a press release.
The two have experience representing the voices of minority students that only make up 33.3% of the student population during their time with the Cultural Inclusion Council. They look forward to serving all students and being a bridge between the school and all Colorado Mesa University students on campus.
“My interest in ASG began my freshman year when one of my close friends Cy [Shimamura] became Student Body President. I started in the WCCC Senator seat where I worked in accordance with the VP to help facilitate conversation and gain insight to what their needs were; and a passion grew in me for the amount of change students can make on campus and the power we held in our hands that isn’t the norm around other universities,” said Domingo.
After the in-fighting and turmoil of this past ASG administration, Domingo resigned as Chief of Staff in February 2024. She aims to achieve different goals from her predecessors. She hopes to improve the communication and transparency of ASG’s inner workings and prevent staff from resigning.
Next year is an important year for Student Life as it is a biennial budgetary review year. This happens every two years. All student run organizations spend August to November presenting their student fee funded budgets to the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This review seeks to create a new budget for the orgs for the next two years. At the end of these budget reviews, ASG will determine if student fees will be raised to pay for the organization’s new expenditures.
“My passion for this organization is unmatched. I truly want to use my term to make change. I plan to do this by working with my CFO to see what reserves we can pull from to create a scholarship within ASG, creating a safer campus with the implementation of cameras in parking lots, and having ASG become more involved on campus through better events,” said Dimongo.
Out of 812 students who voted for President and Vice President, Domingo and Newble had a majority vote of 304, rivaling the runner ups Molly Brimhall’s and Kyle Patten’s 228 votes.
