Claudia Arevalo, sociology major, was appointed as commissioner of the Inter-Club Council during the ASCC Senate meeting last Wednesday.
However, Senator Leo Zambrano resigned when he addressed the Senate during the meeting and cited that he wanted to focus on his education.
Arevalo replaces former commissioner of Inter-Club Council Soccorro Muñoz, who resigned during the second week of the semester due to health concerns.
After her appointment, Muñoz said that she was glad that the position of commissioner of Inter-Club Council was filled.
“I have spoken to Arevalo beforehand,” Muñoz, “and she has got a good knowledge about why the position is important.”
Muñoz also said that as Arevalo stood up and took questions from senators, that she was well spoken.
Though Muñoz was sad at leaving the position, she said, “it was a great honor to serve but I know that with Arevalo in the ASCC Cabinet that the Cabinet will do a great job without me.”
Arevalo could not be reached for comment.
ASCC President Joe Cobarrubio and ASCC Vice President Alex Armendariz said that they too are glad that the position of commissioner of Inter-Club Council is filled.
“Arevalo seems like a smart person,” Armendariz said, “and also a hard worker so I know that she will do a good job,” and he added jokingly, “no one will be able to replace Soccorro,” as he gave her a hug.
Cobarrubio said that he is also glad that Arevalo was appointed but that there are still a few more positions to be filled in the ASCC Cabinet.
He added that there was no one who was really interested in filling the position of commissioner of Inter-Club Council and he and Arevalo just began talking about the possibility of her being in the Cabinet.
Following the appointment Zambrano said that unfortunately he had to resign from the Senate and that it was unfortunate that he had to do so because as he said, “During my short term I was able to build relationships with those in the Senate.”
He added that although he was not a senator for long he said “it was a great honor to be involved in student government.”
Both Armendariz and Cobarrubio expressed that they were glad to see that Zambrano had the time to talk to the Senate prior to his resignation.
“He didn’t just stop coming to the meeting,” Cobarrubio said, “because he was able to let the Senators know that he had the priority of his education first.”
Armendariz agreed saying he understood that for Zambrano education was important.
“So I would hope that he would return next year and not only that but that he was taking responsibility as a student,” he added, “and he did resign for a reason (not just because).”
