YCC Vice President: Brian Levin '11
In a race that will decide the future of the Yale College Council’s internal management, Brian Levin ’11 is counting on experience and dedication to win him the right to succeed two-term Vice President Emily Schofield ’09.
Levin said he hopes to leverage two years of experience in student government in order to make academic minors a part of the Yale curriculum and give students the option of gender-neutral housing, among other proposals.
Levin said he is counting on his demonstrated commitment to the work of the YCC to win over voters.
“I’m not one of those guys...
In his video statement, Levin claims that he "spearheaded the initiative on gender-neutral housing." I'm pretty sure the work on the issue was spearheaded by other YCC reps before Levin was even on the council. At least the other candidate isn't making these bold-faced lies and falsely credit-claiming.
I'm currently working on YCC's GNH push with Brian and I can say that he has been involved from step one this year. While no one individual is at the front of this charge, he has come to every meeting, contributed invaluable research concerning previous court cases on GNH and co-ed living, and brainstormed with various student groups on how to best approach this timely and important issue. While the other candidate has expressed interest in GNH, she has yet to join this effort.
As many of you know, Dean Miller has formed a task force, composed of Dean Meeske and Dean Gentry, to gather more information on GNH at Yale. Only a handful of students will have actual contact with this task force and Brian is one of them.
Brian is very passionate about gender-neutral housiong and his efforts thus far have underscored this desire to bring it campus.
The fact of the matter is that Levin leads the inter-ycc group this year in creating a proposal.
And he more clearly spearheads the Academic Minors initiative, beyond all doubts.
In policy advocacy, just do not mess with Brian.
He is a fierce, yet personable, advocator that will bring results and will help lead the Council more effectively next year.
Unequivocal hail to his work this year,
wholehearted blessing for his campaign this week.
Go Brian!
I love this! As a person who has been close friends with Brian, I have to say that this is the most accurate portrayal of him. Nami got it down perfectly; Levin is deeply committed to the YCC issues and this is his MAIN activity.
Maybe he's done a good job for YCC, but in many other context, Levin is synonymous for poor work, poor work ethic, and quitting.
That's not what I want in a YCC vp.
B-Lev for VP!