Closing announcements at last week’s Government of the Student Body meeting have sparked discussion among outgoing and incoming GSB members.

Zaal Tonia, former GSB senator and senior in physics, said he was referencing the scene in the 1998 movie “Half Baked,” when a character quits his job by saying “f—k you, f—k you, f—k you, you’re cool, and f—k you, I’m out,” when Tonia made similar comments at last week’s meeting. However, he said he wasn’t really referencing anyone specifically.

“I was barely pointing at people,” he said. “If I would have wanted to call people out, I would have called them out by name.”

Tonia, Daily cartoonist, said he didn’t care how his comments would be received by the people at the meeting.

“I wasn’t really worried about whether people took it as a joke or not,” he said. “I thought it was a fitting way to end my term.”

Tonia said GSB was taking itself too seriously at last week’s meeting and said the organization is just a “resume padder.”

Emily Jensen, former GSB president and senior in political science, said even if it was a joke, it was inappropriate.

“I understand that it was from a movie, and it was said to be a joke, but I think it was unprofessional and it was a poor representation of himself,” she said.

Brian Phillips, GSB president and junior in political science, said he thought the comments were “pretty inappropriate.”

Jonathan Richardson, former GSB speaker and senior in chemical engineering, also said he thought Tonia’s remarks were inappropriate. If this had happened during an earlier meeting, some action would probably have been taken, he said.

The rules committee would have met to determine if Tonia was guilty of malfeasance of duty for violating decorum. The committee would have talked to Tonia to determine if he had done it to intentionally defame the senate. It then would have been determined if a censure bill would have been necessary.

A censure bill is simply a written warning, Richardson said.

Jensen said she thought it was an inappropriate way to end his term as a GSB senator.

“Whenever anybody says disrespectful comments, it throws off the structure of the meeting,” she said.

Jensen said Tonia’s statement may have a negative impact on how GSB is seen on campus.

“He potentially undid all of the progress that has been made as far as communication and GSB’s image,” she said.