Major changes swept over UCF’s Student Government Association Thursday night, with Alan Hardman replacing Drew Pope as speaker following his mysterious resignation and Amanda Newby barely getting the votes she needed to be confirmed as SGA Director of Communications.
Another major SGA Senate position has also opened up with Thursday night’s confirmation of former Senate Pro Tempore E. Joshua Miller as SGA comptroller. Among the candidates hoping to fill Miller’s spot as pro tempore include FAO Chairwoman Erica DeSanti, who ran against Hardman for speaker. Hardman won by a vote of 18-10. The pro tempore election takes place at the next Senate meeting.
Newby faced the most opposition out of anyone up for confirmation. Had one more person voted against confirming her, she would have failed to gather the two-thirds needed to assume her position on SGA President Matt McCann’s cabinet. She squeaked by with a vote of 18-9.
As for Pope, he has refused to comment to KnightNews.com regarding his sudden resignation from Senate. His surprise announcement came during the first meeting following the release of Spring grades and amid newly filed legislation aimed at closing a loophole which could possibly be exploited to allow someone with less than the required 2.5 GPA to remain in SGA over summer. Pope has now officially left the job which paid him more than $1,000 a month.
KnightNews.com will post an update if Pope decides to reconsider his decision to refuse to be interviewed by KnightNews.com, and answers the questions looming over his surprise resignation.
Reggie Paros also was confirmed as attorney general and various other cabinet and senate positions were confirmed as well.
KnightNews.com will continue our award winning SGA coveragre and follow the McCann administration’s appointments in senate along with the major election of the Pro Tempore taking place next week.
