WCCC leader steps down, reasoning unknown

Western Colorado Community College vice president Dennis Bailey-Fougnier resigned suddenly last week after 17 months on the job, according to the Daily Sentinel. Bailey-Fougnier and CMU Director of Media Relations Dana Nunn presented Bailey-Fougnier’s informal resignation to President Foster, but as of Tuesday, there has been no formal letter of resignation.

President Foster sent out an email to university staff on Jan. 31 to announce that Bailey-Fougnier was “resigning and taking a leave of absence,” according to the Daily Sentinel.

ASG continues constitutional debates

The Associated Student Government of Colorado Mesa University tabled its final two constitutional amendment bills after a lengthy debate about the contents of the first.

A smaller group of senators has been working outside of meetings in a committee format to propose changes to the current constitution, which they presented at the general assembly meeting to pass.

Although Senator Elise Leonard, one of the bill’s sponsors, has repeatedly suggested during meetings and through email that any senators with questions or ideas for discussion come to her, the process during the Feb. 7 meeting was filled with clarification, as well as different ideas from senators not at the smaller meetings.

Kokopelli prankster: Don’t take things too seriously

On the night of Confluence Hall’s grand opening, as the sun slipped behind the Monument, a Colorado Mesa University senior engineering student made his way past the crowd of attendees on the first floor with a paper banner rolled and tucked under his arm.

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Engineering students, administration officials from the University of Colorado and CMU and politicians such as Rep. Scott Tipton socialized as the student climbed the stairs to the third floor.

“I put on a brimmed-hat while I was walking up,” the student said, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the possible repercussions for his actions. “And I think I walked by a couple cameras; they could find out who did it.”

The appointed student government

After the appointment of Dillon Paningsoro to fill the seat of minority senator, the Associated Student Government was once again whole with 26 senators. Of those 26, 13 seats have been filled by appointment and 11 of the 13 elected senators ran unopposed campaigns in the last election.

“It’s half and half right now. Thirteen won election last spring,” ASG President Ben Linzey said. “Thirteen have been appointed throughout the year.”

Students encouraged to run for ASG offices

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With election season approaching, it is time for Colorado Mesa University students looking to become more involved on campus to start planning. Those interested in running for one of the Associated Student Government (ASG) seats need to fill out the election intent form by March 9.

Elections take place April 11-13.