At a weekly government meeting Dec. 8, former student government President Shelby Smith swore in her vice president, Kyle Maguire, as president.

During his first year in student government as a campus development senator, he proposed a policy to reopen the ski slopes, but it failed due to liability reasons, he said.

At the end of his freshman year, he was re-elected as pro tempore and student policies chair, he said.

“The first policy that was passed was an (electronic cigarette) and vaporizer policy that did not allow students to vape or smoke (electronic cigarettes) inside housing buildings,” Maguire said.

Maguire said the main goal he achieved in his sophomore year was to help organize the formal dance, at which he succeeded.

At the formal, Smith announced she would rerun for president with Maguire as her vice president, he said.

After campaigning and participating a political debate, the Smith/Maguire ticket won the election, he said.

“The next week, I was sworn in as vice president, and I couldn’t be happier,” Maguire said.

Maguire came into his junior year as vice president with no transition manual and no thoughts about what a vice president does, he said.

“I outlined my own area from within the constitution and set standards for myself,” Maguire said.

During his time as vice president, he created a committee report that each committee filled out each week about time, attendance and topics discussed at their meetings, he said.

“I met my first bump in the road on student government at this point. We had so many senators leaving and entering that no committee had a solid roster of people,” Maguire said.

Once Maguire was sworn in as president, he said he was excited to take control of the students’ voice and do his best for campus.

“My main goal as president is to get the students involved with student government members and let them know we are here for them, not the administration,” Maguire said.

Another goal Maguire has is to work on the budgeting process and to have a strong senator body committed to student government, he said.

“I’d like to make this campus a better place with my presidency. I want the students to rely on student government members to voice their opinion,” Maguire said.

Senior Nicholas DiGiorgio was sworn in as vice president Dec. 8 by Maguire.

DiGorgio was elected to student government his freshman year as a campus development senator and was able to gain experience drafting proposals, DiGorgio said.

His sophomore year, he was re-elected as a senator and was appointed by Shelby Smith as parliamentarian and campus development chair, he said.

As parliamentarian, he was able to start the brainstorming fairs, propose a parking proposal and host a Greek life cleanup event, he said.

This year, as a junior, he became vice president after an internal student government election.

“Steve Jobs said it the best: My job is not to be easy on people; my job is to make them better,” DiGorgio said.