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Volume CXXXII, Number 3 |
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Williams steps down as Student Affairs V.P.
HANNAH DEAN
STAFF WRITER
Conor Williams '05, elected last year as the Vice President of Student Affairs for student government at Bowdoin College, recently resigned from his position.
Many who participated in the election will remember his promises of "great things, dreams carried out through focused action in the best interests of the student body." Although he was eager to fulfill his new role, he found that "personal reasons and other time commitments" were preventing him from serving the student body to his full capabilities.
Williams said that he "wouldn't blame student government," but did comment that "structurally there is an emphasis on large time commitments in terms of the top six positions." Involved in many other clubs as well as a club sport, Williams did not have the "available time to fulfill the job, to fulfill my contract" to the student body. Williams also observed that it seemed that due to time commitments, student government had more trouble finding "well rounded people." He said that this might be due to a "highly centralized system that lends itself to highly devoted members."
Although Williams said that he "feels bad for leaving them in the lurch," Jason Hafler '04, the current President of Student Affairs, is actually somewhat elated by the whole affair. Although he was "sad to see Williams go," he is also pleased with the replacement candidate-Alexis Bawden '04. Hafler said that he is "really happy that we're going to have a woman at a high level in student government." He feels that Bawden will "add a new perspective" that will serve to diversify opinion at the top level.