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Jalen Nash, Raymond Perez announce campaign for SA president, vice president

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Raymond Perez (left) is running for Student Association vice president, Jalen Nash is running for president and Jeffrey Peterson is their campaign manager.

By Casey Darnell

UPDATED: March 25, 2019 at 10:57 p.m.

Syracuse University students Jalen Nash and Raymond Perez have announced their candidacy for president and vice president of SU’s Student Association in several Instagram posts.

Nash, a junior political science major, currently serves as co-chair of SA’s Student Life Committee. He is also an assistant copy editor in The Daily Orange’s feature department.

Raymond Perez is a junior public health major, and is not currently affiliated with SA.

Their campaign focuses on three areas: access, communication and safety. Initiatives include expanding financial aid and job opportunities for students, improving communication between students, SA and university administrators and creating an independent review of the Department of Public Safety.



As Student Life co-chair, Nash helped organize and moderated a forum with SU officials about the Feb. 9 assault of three students of color along Ackerman Avenue.

He also worked with Student Life co-chair Erin Mooney to provide buses between SU’s campus and poll locations on Election Day in November 2018.

Perez is president of the Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity.

Perez volunteers at the Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry and the Westcott Community Center, which helps people in Syracuse pursue their high school equivalency degree, among other things. He also works as a student manager for SU’s women’s basketball team.

DISCLAIMER: Jalen Nash is an assistant copy editor in The Daily Orange’s features department. He does not cover Student Association, report for or edit with The D.O.’s news staff.

CORRECTION: In a previous version of this post, Jalen Nash was incorrectly stated to be a member of Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity. He is not part of that organization. The Daily Orange regrets this error. 

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