Sophomore Joel Greenberg last night announced his resignation from his seat on the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate at the first Senate meeting of the semester.
Greenberg did not go into the specifics of his reason for resigning but expressed his belief that the time was appropriate for his decision.
'It was the right change at the right time,' he said. 'I feel strongly that given current circumstances, the remainder of my term would be better served by one of my peers.'
Senators Dan Pasternack, a junior, and Alice Pang, a freshmen, were elected unopposed as co'minus;chairs of the Services Committee, positions that had previously been held by Greenberg and junior Sam Wallis, who resigned at the end of the last semester to study abroad.
Greenberg's resignation brings the number of vacant student government seats to three. Wallis' seat has yet to be filled and junior Lindsay Helfman left a seat on the TCU Judiciary empty when she resigned as chair at the end of last semester.
Tufts' Election Commission (ECOM) Chair Sharon Chen confirmed that all three seats will be filled in an upcoming special election. ECOM will announce the date of the election in the next few days.
Greenberg expressed his hope that his resignation would open up an opportunity for someone who would not otherwise have had the chance to serve on the Senate. He also said that serving on Senate had been a valuable learning experience.
