Senator Bradley Halpern

Platform

My name is Bradley Halpern and I hope to serve you next year as Senator at Large. In my first year at the UR, I have thoroughly enjoyed my role within student government and my other activities. Aside from the changes that I look forward to making through SA Senate, I am excited to continue my role on the eboard of Campus Activities Board and become a D’Lion in SueB, among other things.

By attending all Senate meetings this year, I have a solid understanding of how SA government works. As executive aide to the projects and services committee this year, I also had the opportunity to take charge of several campus improvement initiatives. For example, as co-chair of the Walk for Facilities, I planned the first successful forum for solid communication between facilities and the student body. Many of our suggestions have already been addressed, and a vast number more will be visible next year. I was also responsible for creating a detailed proposal, outlining priorities for bringing URWireless campus-wide. You should see the results of that success next fall as well. Finally, I investigated over 40 area taxi companies and drew up a plan to replace the current ticket-taxi program with one that will save students money, be sustainable, be easier to use, and be accessible to all students.

Regardless of this election’s outcome, please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions. Student government is here to represent you, and I want to make sure that happens. I hope that you will check out my website at www.bradleyhalpern.com, but feel free to email me for more information. Thank you for your support,

~Bradley~

Students' Association Experience

As executive aide to the Projects and Services committee for his freshman year, Bradley was responsible for several key projects on campus.

Walk for Facilities Co-Chair : Bradley planned the first ever successful Walk for Facilities. For four hours, students sprawled the campus with facilities department administrators to critique the quality of living conditions and public spaces. The results have been very well received; many issues have been fixed already, others are in line for next year. Post-walk meetings have also resulted in improvements to the "x34567" service, reliability of work orders, and transparency of capital projects.
Technology : Bradley has worked throughout the year on a proposal to improve the coverage and reliability of URWireless. Response from IT should be visible next fall. Bradley has also been working on a redesign for the Hive, the SA's website, among other things.
Transportation : Bradley has worked with transportation administrators on various projects throughout the year, including Thanksgiving break airport shuttles, bus line improvements, a new taxi program (hopeful implementation in Fall '09) and the potential of break-time busses around New York.

Bradley has also been active in many other roles on campus.

Speaker Chair, Campus Activities Board : Bradley was elected to the CAB executive board in November of 2008, and has been responsible for organizing speakers on campus. Among other programming, CAB brought Stephen Colbert, B.J. Novak, and the editors of the Onion (pictured left) to UR this year.
Photography Editor, Campus Times : Beginning in January 2009, Bradley became photography editor of the Campus Times. He has very much enjoyed being a part of the executive staff, and working closely with the other editors to deliver a quality paper weekly. Stay tuned for a special edition, this Wednesday!

Bradley hung out with the editors of the Onion when they performed at UR, as part of his responsibilities as co-chair of CAB.

About Bradley

Bradley is a freshman at the University of Rochester, currently residing in Susan B. Anthony residence halls. He is from Chesterfield, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

While Bradley has no hope of narrowing down a major anytime soon, he has thoroughly enjoyed studying math, computer science, music theory, and political science so far. He also takes great pride in his role within the leadership groups on campus that he has been involved in. In his spare time, he can usually be found hanging out with his awesome hall, biking, or convincing people to go skiing with him.

About the Campaign and the Election

While it has been confirmed that the Senator at Large election will be "no contest," as the number of candidates matches the number of available seats, I hope that you will still support me and the changes that I support in this election. You will be asked to vote for Senator at Large on your ballot, and I hope that you keep me in mind at that time. I look forward to representing you on the Senate next year, and I invite you to please contact me with any questions or suggestions.

I would like to thank my campaign artist, Meredith Gaylo, for her incredible work, along with all of my campaign volunteers.

Student Government 2009-2010

Senators At Large:
J.J. Gonzalez, Sylvia Guerra, Bradley Halpern, Kristian Brooks, Casey Slone

Class of 2012 Senators:
Scott Strenger, Sneha Rath, Harry Brookstein

Class of 2011 Senators:
Carlos Tejeda, Dennis Nave, April Hu

Class of 2010 Senators:
Jon Junig, Ryan Mills, Lauren Sussman

Click Here for Complete Results. Election results are now final. Paper ballots have been accounted for and results have been certified by the elections committee.

President Eric Weissmann and Vice President Brittany Crowley

Speaker of the Senate: Kierstin Hughes, Deputy Speaker: Dan Cohn