Thursday, April 29, 2010
Student Senate ushered in its new senators and officers Wednesday night and elected three holdover senators.
At the final meeting each year, Senate elects holdover senators to carry on their knowledge and experience to the new class of senators.
Senate elected Matt Rissien, a senior from Overland Park; Libby Johnson, a junior from Lawrence; and Dylan Slaven, a junior from Overland Park, as holdover senators for the next year.
All senators were turned over even though the elections results are not yet certified. Certification was postponed because Senator Matt Erickson filed a complaint against various aspects of the Elections Commission’s certification. The complaint contested the eligibility of eight KUnited candidates, the accessibility of the voting website and the eligibility of some voters in the off-campus and non-traditional races. The complaint hearing will be May 3.
Newly elected Student Body President Michael Wade Smith said the Student Senate Court of Appeals, and the Elections Commission told him to proceed as usual because the complaint only calls a few individuals into question.
“If a decision is made to act retroactively, then we’ll change our course of action,” Smith said.
Student Body President Michael Wade Smith also announced his executive staff for 2010-2011, which includes Student Executive Committee Chair Aaron Dollinger, a junior from Leawood; Legislative Director Alex Earles, a junior from Salina; Treasurer Erin Pishny, a junior from Lenexa; Assistant Treasurer David Cohen, a junior from Leawood; Community Affairs Director Brad Rector, a sophomore from Shawnee; Communications Director Ian McGonigle, a sophomore from Wichita and Executive Secretary Alex Muninger, a junior from Salina.
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Winning candidates take their seats in Student Senate
Matt Erickson is a grease ball. These people got their Dean's stamps from the registrar and gave them to the Elections Commission.
He is a bitter loser. The exact type of person the student body [almost] unanimously swept out of office.
Good riddance, Erickson.
Winning candidates take their seats in Student Senate
Oh, and the comments he was posting on the online 'free for all' on the election days were gross. He should be ashamed.
Winning candidates take their seats in Student Senate
And he's at it again. Thank God he's leaving.
I mean, seriously, what kind of person pulls that? He must have some messed up mind. I certainly wouldn't want him around my children.
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