Ambitious Romans
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury my humor (with bad puns), not to raise it.
We’ve accomplished quite a bit so far this year; I have no expectation of seeing this kind of momentum stop. We’ve successfully added the office of 2nd Vice-President in order to better manage our spirit and service projects, and we’ve also cemented Praetoria into our constitution so that we can ensure it happens every year. (Shout out to Saad Bashir for creating Praetoria!)
Our spectacular Vice-President, Dong Yoon Jang, ran Praetoria this year, and she gave me a short summary. I was astounded at how much tremendous leadership was displayed at Praetoria! As a result, I have no doubts that each office will be flooded with candidates this spring. Although running for office may cost you your sole, I can’t wait to meet with each of the candidates and discuss their ideas. To make the process easier upon them, my major goal for this semester would be to make the elections process flawless and efficient.
Although many people would assume my love for the JCL emerged from watching Bryan Wu share intimate moments with his History Textbook or perhaps experiencing the legendary Thirst-Aid Bromance between Eric and myself, it actually emerged after seeing the community engage with each other. During my first year of JCL I remember looking out at the crowd of Fall Forum and Convention and realizing everyone could fit in somewhere if not everywhere. Trivia whizzes whirred away at the Certamen machines; artists that rivaled Zeuxis sketched out Roman legends, and orators eloquently articulated various Latin passages. Others strummed away at a guitar (Wonderwall), some engaged in the true convivial spirit of Rome at the dances (Darude Sandstorm), and others soared politically (I remember watching Ashley winning Hostess and instantly was instantly enamored.) Seeing all of this made me realize that no matter what your passion was, there was a way to express it through the JCL. I found that the passion exhibited by each JCLer for his or her own individual talent invigorated me, which then encouraged me to work on my own talents and express myself.
Bear with me; my heart is in Rock Eagle there with Convention, and I must pause a moment till I come back to it.
~Chris ParliamenCherian
so nerdy could be at all enjoyable. I could never have predicted that taking Latin seemingly so nerdy could be at all enjoyable. I could never have predicted that taking Latin and going to convention would open so many doors to improving leadership skills and forming friendships.
As vice-president, Praetoria has been my favorite endeavor thus far. Getting to know all the representatives was awesome, and working with Ashley is always delightful! Everyone actively listened to the informational presentations and fully engaged in brainstorming. I was impressed by many of the ideas and by the respectful environment the attendees maintained while discussing. Since Praetoria, I have been working on creating pre-made publicity forms that should make it easier to keep up with the publicity contest. I also hope to create a welcoming package of sorts to recruit schools with Latin programs into the GJCL, which would be sent out by the successive board. I hope that the current board’s contributions will be felt long after we are gone.
Semper,
Dong Yoon Jang
What famous would I have dinner with? Adam Levine before he shaved his hair. Mainly because I really enjoy music and he's pretty dang good at it.
and myself, it actually emerged after seeing the community engage with each other. During my first year of JCL I remember looking out at the crowd of Fall Forum and Convention and realizing everyone could fit in somewhere if not everywhere. Trivia whizzes whirred away at the Certamen machines; artists that rivaled Zeuxis sketched out Roman legends, and orators eloquently articulated various Latin passages. I remember watching Ashley winning Hostess and instantly was instantly enamored. Seeing all of this made me realize that no matter what your passion was, there was a way to express it through the JCL. I found that the passion exhibited by each JCLer for his or her own individual talent invigorated me, which then encouraged me to work on my own talents and express myself.
Bear with me; my heart is in Rock Eagle there with Convention, and I must pause a moment till I come back to it.
Best,
Chris ParliamenCherian
Semper,
Dong Yoon Jang
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