Wheeler, a senior in international studies and political science, said there had not been any issues in the past, but ASUU thought making the Attorney General an elected position would be a smart change. Even though one of her duties is to “check” the president, she said she has enjoyed working with current ASUU president Sam Ortiz, a senior in social work.
“I think we really complement each other well,” Wheeler said. “We keep each other in the loop about what we’re doing.”
Ortiz said ASUU is lucky to have Wheele, calling her intelligent and hardworking. He has been able to go to her on numerous occasions for advice on ASUU matters.
“Working with her so far this year has been great,” Ortiz said. “ASUU is lucky to have such a great and capable leader.”
Wheeler has spent most of her time this semester working on revising Redbook, the ASUU Constitutional document, and making it easier to understand.
“[It’s] kind of a nightmare document. There’s some inconsistencies and errors, and some things that just don’t make sense,” she said.
ASUU created a committee to help Wheeler with the Redbook project that meets once a week to “comb” through the book and fix these problems. Wheeler said she will continue to work on Redbook next semester and that even if the team doesn’t complete it, they want to leave it in good shape for the next administration. Wheeler said they would like to “do a good job and not just get the job done.”
Wheeler is also taking another look at the impeachment process. Last summer, ASUU had its first ever impeachment, and some things still need to be cleared up.
Wheeler said the fine points of the process need refining, such as whether or not a quorum should be called immediately if another impeachment were to occur in the summer.
She also writes legislation for the executive branch of ASUU, attending the Senate and Assembly meetings each month to make sure everything that’s passed is in accordance with Redbook. Because of this, Wheeler joked that sometimes she “isn’t the most popular person there.”