Campuzano out and Sweeten in as former executive resigns ASI position

By Brandon Santiago | January 23, 2009

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The first official Associated Students Inc. (ASI) senate meeting of the semester established yet another change within the executive members.

Former ASI Executive Vice President (EVP) Beatriz Campuzano submitted a letter of resignation addressed to ASI President Graham Wahlberg and to members of the ASI senate on Jan. 21.

Her resignation was effective on Jan. 16.

Illness reason for resignation

Campuzano was elected to the position of EVP last fall by an ASI senate vote. Before her election, Campuzano had been a senator-at-large.

The previous EVP, Sandra Flores, resigned after admitting in a letter to students that she was present while the substance-free pledge was broken during an ASI retreat in July 2008.

In Campuzano’s letter to Wahlberg and the ASI senate, she stated that because of medical concerns she is stepping down as EVP.

“Last semester I became very ill and was trying to take a leave of absence from school,” Campuzano said.

“After I became ill my doctor suggested that I remove myself from highly stressful situations and confrontations in order to keep my health … under control. As is evident the position of Executive Vice President requires much time and attention, which unfortunately I am in no condition to offer,” Campuzano said in her letter.

Sweeten ‘ready and excited’

So, with a 10-3 vote by the ASI senate, former Senator for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jessica Sweeten was elected to the position of EVP.

Sweeten, a junior, is an agricultural education major with an option in agricultural communications and an emphasis in public relations.

She told The Collegian in a telephone interview that she can’t wait to get into office and get to work.

“I am ready and excited. I’m glad we’re starting the new semester on a good foot and ready to get some things accomplished,” Sweeten said.

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5 Responses to “Campuzano out and Sweeten in as former executive resigns ASI position”

    Paul Blart:
    January 24th, 2009 11:03 pm

    Bollocks………doesn’t matter who’s in there…….Welty decides what’s done—–he’s the monarch at Fresno State—–everyone else is simply a pawn

    Journalist:
    January 25th, 2009 8:35 pm

    And its people like you that make change impossible at Fresno State.

    Collegian answer this?:
    January 25th, 2009 9:27 pm

    True that ASI is definitely a pawn. Look at the new Prezzy, he claimed so many things and nowwhat? i find it hilarious that the resignation was due to not being able to take on stressful issues………obviously ASI is a headache because any student whotruly wants to get real work done hits a brick wall with welty written all over it. or in fresnos crime ridden case, weltys name is spray painted all over it.

    i dont buy campuzanos exucse, i think theres more to this than mets the ete, we laeady know we cant trust ASI officers. If campuzano knew of this since last semester why did she so blatanlty take on the duty as EVP? she wasted time and money and now another resignation.

    Too many turnovers in officers….sounds like our football team.

    George Costanza:
    January 25th, 2009 10:20 pm

    change is as meaningless in student government as it is on the national political stage when the Obama campaign touts the word. Change? Blahhhh

    FresNO:
    January 25th, 2009 10:28 pm

    Its obvious that she was kicked out due to grades; mid-year resignations are always about that. This is precisely what happened this time last year with her in ASI too.