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  Did you know there is a student leadership election? Did you know voting has already started? An email was sent to students to vote in the Student Leadership Council elections. Jaxon Lee, Lia Schmeck, and Rebecca Thomas are running for president. The vice president candidates are Vayne Lim, Jaymie Poujade, and Ross Zinck. (Profiles of the candidates are on The Commuter website under Campus News.) “Student leadership, we’re relatively unknown. Students might be familiar with things that we do, but not really who does them. Like, in the restrooms we have the Porcelain Posts and that’s something that student leadership does,” said presidential candidate Schmeck. “Or like the vending machines, it was SLC who made that donation to get the vending machines on campus, but they might not know who SLC or student leadership is.  “I think that’s important, knowing what you pay for and knowing who we are, because we try to provide these services that are made to support the students.” “...

“Give em’ hell Janelle!” the audience yelled.  The call-and-response chant was initiated by the first black member of Congress from Oregon; Rep. Janelle Bynum entered office in 2025. LBCC’s Tripp theater was half full on a rainy Saturday morning, Feb 7. “Mike Johnson knows who I am now. I wouldn’t say we’re besties,” said Bynum, a Democrat. “I told Speaker Johnson it’s Black History Month and I’m going to be all over you this month.” Befitting the aggressive rallying cry, she added, “I’m your fighter and you send me into battle every Monday.” “Last year I went to D.C. I got to talk to Janelle Bynum there,” LBCC Student Leadership Council Legislative Affairs Director Will Vellinga said later. “The education pieces she’s very supportive on. It’s great to be inspired, but right now I need results.”  U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden also attended the town hall. He is the longest-serving senator in Oregon’s history. The Atlantic has called him “The Lonely Hero of the Battle Against the Surveill...