Student Position Filled

The Associated Student Senate filled the empty vice president seat Tuesday, when they selected Inter Club Council President Adrian Boluarte Chong to the post with a vote of 14 to 9, over Senator Stephanie Narrow.

Prior to the vote, each candidate was allowed a two-minute time frame to persuade their fellow senators to support them.

"Fullerton College has become a home to me," Narrow said. "I care. I want to give so much back."

There was a third candidate, Garry Suharli, but when it came time for him to speak, he withdrew his nomination. "I am happy and excited," Boluarte Chong said, after the meeting adjourned.

The vacant spot was created when Javon Maxwell resigned from his position in order to join the Navy.

Maxwell was elected in the A.S. spring election and assumed his post on June first.

Because Maxwell did not resign until he had already assumed his post, the constitution's bylaws prevented a special election from taking place, causing the new VP to be appointed by a senatorial election.

Even though Boluarte Chong is the new VP, the election was actually to fill the position of Pro Tem.

The Pro Tem is the person who will fill-in any open executive spot, with the exception of the president's seat, in case of a resignation.

When Boluarte Chong took the VP spot, the Pro Tem position was opened, a vote for Pro Tem-elect was necessary.

The two candidates for the position were Senator Michael Tran and Narrow, who decided to nominate herself after failing to become VP.

Narrow lost once again, this time with a vote of 15 to 10. "Stephanie would have done a good job," Boluarte Chong said about the VP election.

The VP's main responsibility is chairing the programming committee, which oversees all campus events.

"He has somewhat been the VP until we get a VP," said Rajan Vaidya, current A.S. president.

Vaidya has been performing some of the other VP responsibilities which Boluarte Chong will now assume.

With a new VP now ready to take over, there is the potential for a bumpy transition. However, Vaidya does not foresee any problems with the changes resulting from the election process.