I was asked by someone last night—I won’t say who, to protect the innocent—if I was going to run for President of the UAH SGA next year. I tried not to laugh at the person’s suggestion, but it is pretty laughable. Why? Look, I was Executive Vice-President. I had a President who almost got thrown out on his keister. Some people considered me the de facto President that year. You know what? That job sucks. You couldn’t pay me to do it, and they sure wouldn’t pay me enough to do it.

Not only do I not have the time, but I do not have the inclination, at least not right now. I am far more enjoying being at the bottom of the organization—getting people riled up and getting them to think about what we’re doing and how we can do it better—than I ever enjoyed being EVP. A well-motivated member of the Assembly can do far, far more to effect change than the SGA President has, purely because the Assembly has the power of the pen and the power of the purse.

The only reason I’d ever consider doing the SGA President thing is in terms of a study in leadership and management. [And yes, studying leadership and management is why I'm back in graduate school, and I consider this second SGA experience to be a part of that process.] But not right now.