Amanda Buendia ‘29

From the woods of New Hampshire, Sadie Currier ‘29 has been elected as the Class of 2029 President. Currier is a bass-playing, film-loving, disciple of the humanities and is dedicated to structuring her presidency through the values of her fellow students.

In preparation for the election, she printed out 100 campaign posters and went door to door in the first-year residence halls to introduce herself as a candidate. This process enabled Currier to partake in a passion of hers: conversing with new people and engaging with her peers. From starting conversations with strangers in the dining hall, to gaining insight from her newfound constituency, Currier is more than happy to listen.

“I am always open to talk. I love talking to people, and I’m not just saying that. I want people to think of me as an approachable person,” she shares.

Currier’s focus as president is set on effective communication with all members of the class. Although her own values will shape her term’s priorities, she understands that the opinion of the class matters most.

She explains that “communicating and connecting with people is the most important thing. Ultimately, [her] job is to listen to the people around [her] and see what they want, and communicate things back to them.”

Currier would like to organize a general social gathering for the Class of 2029. She envisions something like a movie screening, believing this will help students meet more of their peers. In terms of fundraising, she would like to organize a used clothing drive and sale within campus. She speculates that it would not only generate funds but also honor the student body’s collective love of fashion.

Another focal point of Currier’s term involves protecting the humanities. She asserts, “The humanities are definitely under attack… there’s been a lot of attempts at censorship and trying to dictate what professors can and can’t teach, especially in the humanities.” She seeks to contribute to the safety of the humanities at Sarah Lawrence College. To Currier, this entails not only advocating for free speech for professors, but also advocating for stable funding toward the humanities department academically.

Her commitment to defending the humanities stems from her own passion for the discipline. Currier is not new to leadership within the humanities. She served as the founder and president of her high school’s film club, in addition to being a board member for her Social Studies Honor Society. Currently, she studies religion, philosophy and international law, with the lifelong aspiration to attend law school after graduating. Currier sees this discipline as the glue holding society together.

She explains that “some people like focusing on how the world works through physics or biology, but for [her] it’s more about the human aspects… those kinds of connections.”

This affinity for exploring the social structures that influence the world manifests itself in Currier’s goals as class president. It revolves around the people she represents; listening to them is a duty she treats with diligence.

Currier guarantees, “if anyone ever wants to talk about anything, even if it doesn’t have to do with Student Senate, [she] wants people to be able to come up to [her] and talk to [her] because so far, [she’s] loved so many of the people [she’s] met.”

Introduction to the Freshman Class President: You Can Talk to Sadie