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The General Student Senate will have a new president next semester. This was announced at Tuesday’s meeting. Student Government President James Lyons announced that he would not run for re-election.
Lyons spoke briefly to the senate and did not elaborate on why he would not seek another term. He did say he wished to stay involved, not ruling out returning to the senate.
“There are other things I want to try and other opportunities out there I want to see if I can take advantage of,” Lyons said. “I’ve put in a lot of time and effort into the organization, and I love it, and there comes a time when you need to move on.”
He was adamant that he was stepping down for personal reasons and confident that a capable replacement would not be hard to find.
“There’s plenty of people who I think will be qualified to step up and run for the position,” Lyons said.
Later in the meeting, Sen. Owen McCarthy announced he would campaign for presidency. Sen. Ross Wolland said he will run for the vice-presidential seat.
The senate nominated members for the open seat in the Executive Budgetary Committee. The only member to accept the nomination was Sen. Abtin Mehdizadegan, who was then added to the committee.
One allocation was passed by the senate, giving $1,130 to the Navy ROTC for a birthday ball at Maine Maritime Academy in November. The ball will be open to all undergraduates. Other allocations included $900 to the Golf Club, $343.96 to the Nontraditional Students Association, $50 to the South Asian Association of Maine, $400 to ASHRAE, $515 to Club Field Hockey and $960 to Mock Trial. The Interfraternity Council returned $503.98, and the Woodsmen’s Team returned $30 to unallocated funds from their recent events.
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