Impeachment charges against Adam Gold, president of the Government of the Student Body, were withdrawn Tuesday afternoon.

Impeachment charges were originally filed two weeks ago by Sen. Michael Pogge, LAS. Since that time a committee was formed and the official impeachment resolution was drafted.

Discussions were held during the past week by many GSB members in the hope of reaching an agreement. It was decided Pogge should withdraw his resolution for impeachment, under the conditions of an agreement that Gold issue the following statement:

“When I campaigned for the current position I was elected to, I concentrated on my ability to lead and help provide a better student government. I feel through the first six months of my tenure I have done just that.

“Student participation is up, and involvement and interest is at an all time high. There have been several decisions some people have not agreed with, and I apologize for the conflict these decisions might have caused, but in the long run, GSB will prosper because of them.”

Pogge also released the following statement:

“As part of my campaign platform last spring, I made it a goal to take GSB to the next level of honesty and service to the ISU community. By filing the impeachment papers against Adam Gold it was my hope to show my sincerity and conviction on making ISU a better place for all. Now is the time to come together and work to improve our government. In the long run I believe that the government is the strongest it has been in sometime. GSB can and will work to become a place of honor that all students will be proud to call their student government.”

Gold and Pogge stated they are working to provide the best government for all students. “Let’s place the past behind us and grow as a government and become the best possible government we can be,” they said in the release.

GSB Vice Chair Jamey Hansen, author of the resolution, was concerned with how the situation was handled. “I think the senate and the student body was expecting more out of this, and instead all they got were two quotes,” Hansen said.

“They should have been more open about what has been going on. It concerned a lot more people besides Gold and Pogge,” he said.

In other news

GSB senators will seat a new chief of staff tonight.

John Tannehill, former GSB senator, was selected for the position from a pool of four applicants. The chief of staff position was formerly held by Dan Etler, who resigned from the position last month.

GSB President Adam Gold had nothing but favorable words about the selected new chief of staff. “I have worked closely with him before and I have a lot of confidence in his abilities,” Gold said. “He has excellent qualifications and he was by far the best choice.”

Tannehill has served as a senator for two years, and he was associate justice senator prior to his new position.