By Eden van der Moere
I’m meeting with Jelma Bil, five minutes before our French class, all the way up in Franklin. Surrounded by academics, Jelma, who 20 years old and from a teeny tiny town close to Middelburg, tells me why she’s running for AAC Internal Officer.
Why are you running for AAC Internal Officer?
I am running, because the position comes with a lot of freedom to organise stuff, which I really like. Of course, you have the set events, but you’re also kind of free to organize whatever you want. I also like the designing aspect of the position, which is awesome. You can add your personal touch to it.
What I like about AAC Internal Officer, is that you are helping people. Maybe not in such a way that people notice it – although Koen (Schotanus, red.) is everywhere – but I mostly just want to help people with their academic life. Nobody really knows what to do with their lives, so as AAC, you organize a Future Fair to help people figure out what to do.
But why run for AAC? Why not any other board?
Because when I came to UCR, I did not know what I wanted to do, and now I know that I want to do medicine. It probably was not the smartest thing, but I did figure it out. I think a lot of people at UCR still deal with this problem and by running for AAC Internal Officer, I just want to give back to the community. So I think the AAC is the perfect choice for me. I think… I hope.
And do you have any changes or improvements in mind if you do get elected?
I would like to put some time into the design of the AAC posters, because although I love the Photoshop-look, I want to make something really nice out of them.
And why should people vote for you?
I think I’m a capable person. I’m approachable and I like to think that I’m quite easy to talk to. I also have experience with design and I’m treasurer of the Graduation Week Team. I have some experience, but a lot of enthusiasm.
Eden van der Moere, Class of 2017, is a Literature and Linguistics major from Goes, The Netherlands.
