▁state ▁of ▁T ách ira , ▁for ▁which ▁her ▁brother ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁elected ▁the ▁Represent ative , ▁and ▁was ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁alarm ▁or ▁attack ▁the ▁politician . ▁ ▁Student ▁politics ▁and ▁movements ▁ ▁Re ques ens ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁Central ▁University ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁her ▁platform ▁Cre o ▁en ▁la ▁U [ ni vers idad ] ▁(" I ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁U [ ni vers ity ] "), ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁quickly ▁active ▁in ▁protest s ▁and ▁politics . ▁She ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁female ▁student ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position . ▁The ▁elections ▁were ▁content ious , ▁but ▁extern ally . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁earlier , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁courts ▁had ▁ordered ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁university - wide ▁elections ; ▁the ▁U CV ▁votes ▁went ▁ahead ▁" h op ing ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁message " ▁to ▁the ▁government . ▁Additionally , ▁det ract ors ▁were ▁throwing ▁te ar ▁gas ▁can ister s ▁during ▁the ▁voting , ▁ultimately ▁entering ▁one ▁building ▁with ▁te ar ▁gas ▁bomb s ▁and ▁gas oline ▁before ▁burning ▁the ▁place . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁U CV ▁had ▁ 3 1 , 7 6 2 ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁fac ult ies ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁schools . ▁ ▁Re ques ens ▁named ▁her ▁brother , ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁foundation , ▁as ▁one ▁of