Stacie Rowe
“I ran for president because I believe in the people I ran with, I believe in the things we fought and will continue fighting for, and I ran because my Revolutionaries believed in me.”First-year De Anza College student Stacie Rowe will be taking on a big role next year as the new DASB president.
Rowe, 18, wrote in an email that she is excited and has a lot of big ideas for the senate and is eager to start working.
She wrote that her motivation to run in this year’s election was to get low-income students access to the resources they need for a successful education.
Rowe did not make the decision to run until January when the Revolution coalition was taking form.
Rowe described Revolution as a core of community organizers that are politically left-wing.
Her first priority for the summer is making the senate functional and cohesive, which means extensive training and focusing on cultivating leadership, camaraderie and integrity among the senators.
Pablo Zamorano, president of the 2012-2013 DASB Senate, said being president means not picking sides for personal reasons and being able to handle the demands required.
Zamorano said he hopes Rowe will be able to stand by her campaign platforms but finds it understandable if she can’t because demands of governance can distract you from what you campaigned for.
For Rowe, one discouraging thing about the election was the low turnout.
Rowe wrote that she ran for president because she sincerely cares about the students and thinks the senate has a lot of potential to make positive changes for the DASB.
“As cheesy as it may sound, I ran for president because I believe in the people I ran with, I believe in the things we fought and will continue fighting for, and I ran because my Revolutionaries believed in me.”
