On Tuesday, the Associated Students of Ohlone College named senator Andie Morhous the new Legislative Representative, replacing Michaela Devine, who is transferring to the University of Puget Sound. “I completely loved every minute of it, I love doing this, and I will miss them,” said Devine. During the meeting, President Kevin Feliciano asked any senators if they wished to nominate another senator for the position. Shortly before flashing a homemade sign while cheering loudly, senator Isabella Ohlmeyer nominated senator Morhous, who accepted her nomination. Senator Marvin Salonga then nominated senator Jason Trinidad, who also accepted his nomination. It was the chair of Outreach versus the president of Civic Engagement; both have goals to uphold the needs of the students. The two nominees first presented the reasons why they qualify to be the next Legislative Representative. After both senators provided their detailed arguments, they were then subjected to questioning by the senators. After the questions were over, the nominees chose to leave the room while the senators tallied the ballots, to ease the pressure off of the senators. When asked what their goals would be if they became Legislative Representative, Morhous replied, “I plan to serve, and represent the Ohlone student body as best I can at the State level. I’m also excited to have the position to be able to better advocate against the budget cuts.” Senator Trinidad replied, “I wish to increase ASOC presence as a shared-government body where a student can go to. I also wish to get really involved at the community and state levels.” After a short while, the nominees were called back into the room. Senator Morhous is now the new Legislative Representative. After the election, business matters moved to discharging the Thanksgiving and Holiday committees. Before they were officially discharged, senator Joe Nichols commended the people behind the committees for doing a great job for this semester’s holidays. In one of the closing business matters, the senators were all asked if they would be continuing. As of now, all senators will be returning next semester with even greater anticipations for the college.
By Ean Taijeron
Staff writer
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