2026 Junior Caucus Endorsements

Wu Feng-Liu Ticket

DYNAMIC: Sophomores Elly Wu Feng and Olivia Liu have built a close relationship in the past year they have spent working together within the Sophomore Caucus. Wu Feng has served as Freshman and Sophomore Caucus president, and Liu is the Sophomore Caucus events director. With this experience, both candidates are clearly comfortable speaking and equally sharing the spotlight, making their relationship balanced. More importantly, and unique to their ticket, discussions on their platform feel coordinated yet unscripted, highlighting their relaxed dynamic and comfort within the role.

PLATFORM: The Wu Feng-Liu ticket platform focuses on building off of their work together in the past year. They plan to continue their relationships with local businesses to bring discounts to juniors and to continue providing heavily discounted tickets to Broadway shows and opportunities to see American Ballet Theater productions for free. More broadly, the two emphasize their plans to implement student input forms and polls to gauge student feedback before creating events. They hope this will help them increase interest and mitigate post-event critiques. This especially applies to junior prom, and the pair say they have been observing how the current Junior Caucus is organizing JProm. While their funding plans mostly rely on bake sales and securing external donors, they otherwise have realistic plans to improve JProm, hoping to make the focus on student desires rather than curating an impressive experience.

OVERALL: The previous experience of the Wu Feng-Liu ticket makes them stand out as qualified candidates. Their dynamic is authentic and their platform is generally realistic, and the ticket has widespread plans that help students both academically and socially. For many of these initiatives, they have shown an attention to detail that uniquely plans to combat common issues from multiple angles. Overall, between their dynamic and extensive realistic planning and organization, the Wu Feng-Liu ticket shows a promising future if elected. Thus, The Spectator endorses this ticket.

Galati-Olguin Ticket

DYNAMIC: The Dylan Galati and Kaylee Olguin-Ortega ticket shows an ability to work collaboratively and effectively with one another. Galati and Olguin-Ortega first met through the Stuyvesant Theater Community and SophFrosh SING!, where Olguin-Ortega was Social Media Director and Galati served as his assistant, a working dynamic that is clearly present in their campaign. Both candidates have experience with student leadership and are involved in their respective communities. Olguin-Ortega has direct caucus experience as a former member of the finance department in both Freshman and Sophomore Caucus, and Galati has leadership experience through his roles at The Book Bin Project and Bridging Seas.

PLATFORM: The Galati-Olguin ticket has proposed a comprehensive set of plans aimed at improving the junior experience, ranging from standardized test preparation to community-building events. Galati-Olguin’s most concrete proposal is hosting more frequent SAT/ACT/PSAT prep sessions through a partnership with ARISTA. While the ticket is committed to uplifting students academically, the ticket’s ultimate goal centers around inclusivity. A major critique the ticket had of events held by previous caucuses is that they appealed to one group of people and were not designed with the varied interests of the student body in mind. To solve this, the ticket proposed a “Multicultural Celebration Event” and an “Alumni Association X Caucus” event, which they believe more accurately reflect the desires of the junior class. The ticket also proposed having feedback forms at the end of each event that would enter submitters into a raffle.

OVERALL: The Galati-Olguin ticket is experienced and practical, showing a clear understanding of what the role of leading Junior Caucus requires. Both candidates possess meaningful experience which gives credibility to their proposals. The ticket’s emphasis on accountability and inclusivity is reflective of their genuine commitment to serving the entire junior community. Their plans are feasible and achievable, if not very unique.

Kanaujia-Lin Ticket

DYNAMIC: The Sonam Kanaujia and Han Chen Lin ticket showcased a strong dynamic with both the candidates being comfortable speaking equally and building off each other. They showcased an ability to communicate naturally, reflecting their well-established relationship that has developed through various shared classes as well as collaboration in Lighthouse Anchor. This familiarity translated into a cohesive campaign presence and a sense of mutual trust between the two candidates. Furthermore, both the members of the ticket possess leadership skills that have been developed through their experiences.

PLATFORM: The Kanaujia-Lin ticket proposes their initiative J.U.M.P - Juniors. Unification. Mental Health. Positivity. They plan to revitalize the college engagement within the junior class by creating a “Master Document” with extracurriculars, courses, timelines, and other helpful resources for various majors. They also plan to host anonymous mental health support groups, regular funding events, and fewer yet more targeted season-themed events for the junior class.

OVERALL: The Kanaujia-Lin ticket showed great promise, with ambitious yet feasible plans that they seem dedicated to enforcing. With their previous leadership skills, strong dynamic, clear communication, and smart plans, the ticket shows strong promise if elected.