Assembly amendment remains stalled
Weeks after being written, Student Assembly leaders stalled a vote again Tuesday on a constitutional amendment that would allow the Assembly to select student representatives to sit on the Alumni Council. In recent years, the sophomore Class Council has nominated students to serve two-year terms as non-voting members of the Alumni Council. Alumni have ultimately chosen the student representatives, but if the proposed amendment passes when it is expected to finally come to the Assembly's floor next week, the Assembly would assume this responsibility. A vote on the amendment has been delayed by discussions within the Assembly about which committee should choose the student Alumni Council representatives, Student Body President Julia Hildreth '05 said. The Assembly did, however, address alumni relations at the Tuesday meeting, when members confirmed Brian Martin '06 to chair its alumni affairs committee. The position, held by Ralph Davies '05 until last week, will set Martin up for a potential run for student body president this spring. In an interview with The Dartmouth, Martin said he was "pretty stoked" at landing the job, because "there's a lot of great things already cooking there." Martin attributed the committee's progress to Davies' campaigning on a slate of alumni issues last spring. "Alumni affairs was Ralph Davies," Martin said.