As we’re sure you already heard, Student Government Assocation senator Jereme Pozin — yes, his name has been released despite attempts to black it out on the affadavit — is under a full impeachment investigation for allegations of being inebriated in the SGA office.
Pozin, the deputy pro tempore of Legislative Affairs, came to the office on June 23 after he had allegedly been drinking at Knight Library during a World Cup game.
The senator “began yelling and running around the office” and yelled that he was “hammered” and “wasted,” according to the June 29 affadavit.
The senator has also been accused of driving an SGA golf cart while intoxicated. A drunken joy ride in a golf cart is still considered illegal.
Looking back, it’s hard to remember who was not drunk during those games, but thankfully most people were smart enough not to do it on the clock.
The rest of the world may stop everything for a soccer match, but not us.
The Superbowl, the World Series, the Olympics and the World Cup are not excuses for tipsyness on the job.
Aside from having a senator come into the office drunk, there are several other aspects to this situation that make it embarrassing.
For one, the affidavit for impeachment — a public record, by the way — had Pozin’s name blacked out.
Except on page four that is. Someone in the office either messed up or has a vendetta against Pozin. One may never know.
Secondly, we question the legality of UCF attempting to redact names and certain information from the affidavit.
Is this a policy to protect the student’s reputation? Or does UCF have its own policy about releasing names in an affidavit?
Reasons for redacting his name would have been a nice disclaimer to include either within the affidavit or at least to its link.
This is not a rape victim we’re talking about here. SGA members are elected by the student body and part of our tuition goes to their salaries.
The student body has every right to know exactly who it was that allegedly came into the office drunk that day.
Transparency is important in all levels of government, including a student one.
We applaud SGA for taking measures to impeach Pozin and feel it is the right thing to do.
If he were to get away with his alleged actions, or if he simply faced suspension instead of impeachment, it would have reflected very poorly on UCF.
This sets an example that SGA members, though they are still college students, can’t let stuff like this slide, because they have a responsibility and a commitment to fulfill to the student body and the university.
It is unfortunate that Pozin will likely be remembered for his misconduct rather than any accomplishments during his time as a senator, but those are the rules of the political game and something he should have realized beforehand.
Nobody cares what you did right when you do something wrong.
Just ask Bill Clinton or Eliot Spitzer.
Rules are meant to be followed, and breaking them is just more noticeable when you’re a senator.
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