Bryce Shegog 4 Rep

pixel art of mudkip from pokemon. a small blue fish-like quadrupedal creature with a large extending fin on its head and backside, as well as bright orange fins on each facial cheek.

the "all-about-me" page. all images include alt text, no non-screenreader friendly text is used. looks best on desktop.

"who??"

me (bryce), a couple months old. i have a pacifier in my mouth, pigtail twists with little yellow barettes, and a cream + yellow shirt on. i look very peeved and have, visibly, just finished crying.

My name is Bryce! My pronouns are he/him. I'm an international (non-transfer) student from Nashville, Tennessee. i'm one of your candidates for VUW council student representative.

my aim covers two main bases: representation and accessibility. i don't like the idea of running simply for the sake of 'padding out' a CV or wanting a position of power. i want to be the voice for you-- the any and all of you --and advocate for the things we need and want.

a photo of a 10-ish year old me in a blue polo and black undershirt. i'm smiling (albeit awkwardly) and i have a shit ton of hair.
a selfie of me at my high school graduation dinner. my hair is salt and pepper, curly at the ends. I'm wearing a black button-down and gold jewelry, and i'm sticking a thumb up and pouting playfully.

i want to be your every-person. while my moral compass is plenty fixed, my perspective is ever-changing and evolving. i want to know what you want, what you need, what you think, what you love, and what you hate.

"okay. but what about you?"

so glad you asked, kind stranger! i'm 19, to start, a first year double-majoring in political science and theatre. i'm gender-nonconforming and an open dyke, but i'm not too big a fan of labels. i'm autistic (my special interest is media consumption & analysis, if you were wondering) and i actually ended up here because i spent about a year-ish hyperfixated on aotearoa in media and māori culture. my biggest dream is to do musical theatre on an internationally recognized mainstage one day, or to get wealthy enough to spend the rest of my life doing public service side quests.

in terms of my beliefs, i'm mostly spiritual (think; ancestral veneration). in terms of politics i'm often labeled as a "radical socialist", but i don't like to limit myself to a spot on the hans eysenck alignment graph.

mudkip, again. a small blue fish-like quadrupedal creature with a large extending fin on its head and backside, as well as bright orange fins on each facial cheek. its underbelly, lower half of face, and back fin are a lighter blue than the rest of the bod

i think immigration and religious freedom is awesome, i'm vehemently anti-zionist, i think billionares shouldn't exist, and i try to limit my firsthand consumption of more frivilous goods. plus i'm in enthusiastic support of land-back movements and extreme limitation (+ public access revocation) of generative a.i.

"and what do you want for me?"

well to represent you, for one, but that's a bit obvious. but beyond just being a figurehead, i want to get to know everyone! equity cannot exist when you do not know the people you serve, what kind of representative would i be if i made up assumptions and went based off of weak stereotypes to assess what you may need?

Accessibility and financial stability are not one note issues. i want the university to not throw a blanket of "what-we-think-you-need" on top of what is an extremely personal issue. education exists today as a privilege, i'd like to help make steps to ensure that at v.u.w it's a right. Almost half of the student body reports not feeling valued as an individual or connected to the student body, and I'd like to make strides to where every student feels and knows their voice is heard.

from new undergraduates to returning PHD students, it is my utmost priority to take every and anyone into account when making decisions. i want to implement more consistent student polling, improve u.i. on school websites to further accessibility and minimize confusion, and push for more comprehensive guidance on where, when, and who to go to for their issues. beyond that, i want to improve student engagement both on and off campus! university is a wonderful place to mingle and network, but not enough students are confident or comfortable enough going to the kind of events that encourage that interaction.

i'd also love to make a case for the implementation of more inclusive scholarships and minimize student finances being used as collateral for council decisions. any decision that affects you should be run by you, and for that i also aim for more transparency between council and student body.

i don't want vic to just be a place you throw your money at, trek the hill up to kelburn, and leave as soon as class is over. i want you to feel safe, wanted, heard, and comfortable enough to tell someone if you aren't feeling that. and most importantly, i want you to be able to get help in that situation rather than just talking to a wall.

doing student council in high school as well as having the privilege to be apart of state-sponsored programs where I got to make shit happen in real time means i'm not a stranger to confronting issues head-on. in tandem, i'm not afraid of authority or confrontation and i want to be the voice for people who may have a harder time with those things. beyond the council i want everyone to know how open i am to friendship, new experiences, or just helping others. anything from improving accessibility from campus-to-campus to helping you with citations on a paper, i'm here for you!

"wow, bryce, you're so intelligent and funny and i wanna vote for you sooo bad, where else can i find info about or contact you?"

no youuu :] !! here's some of my main methods of contact!

email - [email protected]feel free to dm/contact me anytime!

a third mudkip. it's just his head.

vote B.S. for less bs !!