SGA members weave web of resignations, returns

By Claudia Hibbert-BeDan
The Metropolitan

Four student government members have resigned since the beginning of the semester.

To date, one of the four has been replaced, another has been reappointed and another awaits the groupās decision for her reinstatement. Only five of the 12 original members, who took office last April, remain.

CHRONOLOGY

April 1997: Newly elected officials begin one-year terms in office. Karmin Trujillo is elected president.

May 15: Jillian Mills, vice president of Student Organizations, resigns, citing personality conflicts and time constraints. Jim Hayen is appointed in her place.

Aug. 6: The assembly votes to increase its work week from five to 15 hours and increase its pay from $200 to $500 per month.

Sept. 8: Mark Zanghetti quits as chief justice for the assemblyās Judicial Board, which mediates disputes between students and student organizations. Heād been absent from his post since July 9 and cited ćpersonal reasons.ä Metro students Andy Nicholas and Krystal Bigley are appointed as board members.

Sept. 10: Maria Rodriguez, one of Metroās representatives to the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, resigns, citing time constraints.

Sept. 22: The assembly appoints Bigley to finish out Zanghettiās term. The student leaders realize two of their five-member panel are unaccounted for. The Judicial Board didnāt meet during the summer semester, and the student government lost the minutes from the meeting when the Judicial Board members were named. The assembly decides to appoint new people if the members donāt show at the next meeting.

Sept. 29: Judicial Board members Rose Maes and Dawn York attend the meeting and are allowed to stay on the board. Matt Johnson is appointed to replace Rodriguez as SACAB rep.

Jan. 22, 1998: Jane Duncan, Metroās other SACAB rep, quits because she didnāt complete the required credit hours during the fall semester to keep her post. Teresa Harper, vice president of Diversity, says she will resign when the assembly can find a replacement. Harper  must fulfill  a student teaching requirement for her degree.

Jan. 29: Janet Damon, a Metro history major, is appointed to replace Harper. The assembly reappoints Duncan, but loses Jessie Bullock, vice president of Student Fees. Bullock said giving Duncan her job back might violate the assembly constitution. The group says Duncanās reappointment is best for the students. Sean Brailey, vice president of Administration and Finance, also quits.

Feb. 2: Bullock says she wants her job back.

Feb. 5: The assembly will decide on Bullockās reinstatement.