Corrections: A previous version of this article cited Diana Carbajal as saying she was unaware of Luis’s resignation prior to last Wednesday’s meeting. Olivia Sullivan, not Diana Carbajal, was unaware.

The previous version also cited Sullivan as saying that Diana Carbajal was likely to be removed from the position of vice president had she not resigned. Diana Carbajal is actually a former senate member of SGA, not a former vice president.

The malfeasance accusations listed are paraphrased from Olivia Sullivan and are being investigated.

Luis Carbajal announced his resignation as president of Wichita State’s Student Government Association (SGA) last Wednesday.

In a written statement, Carbajal cited “family and health problems” as causes for the resignation.

Carbajal missed last Wednesday’s meeting, marking his fourth consecutive absence. His written resignation statement was read during the meeting by SGA faculty advisor Wade Robinson.

Vice President Olivia Sullivan will be filling in as SGA president through May.

This is because newly-elected SGA President Darren Beckham was sworn in at the SGA banquet on May 2. His term does not officially begin until June 1.

“Even though there may not be enough time to complete a project as President, there are still a lot of day-to-day functions that I will be responsible for,” Sullivan said. “I think filling the role is important for the time being.”

Because Carbajal’s absence had already been felt among the Senate, Sullivan said that she had already begun carrying out some presidential duties.

“It’s been hard with him (Carbajal) being gone for so long,” Sullivan said. “I had to start signing time-sheets so people could get paid.”

Sullivan said she believes Carbajal’s resignation could be due to something other than family and health problems.

“This has been a tumultuous year in SGA to begin with,” Sullivan said. “Some of the issues that have occurred in the Senate led to it being time for him to resign, before we had to hash out any more of the ugly details of things going on behind the scenes.”

These “ugly details” included a malfeasance charge due to Carbajal’s failure to appoint an SGA treasurer and student advocate for the next term. According to Sullivan, Carbajal also owes money to SGA for a trip that he and other senate members took to New Orleans earlier this semester.

Carbajal could not be reached for further comment, but denied Sullivan’s claim that he misused SGA funds for the New Orleans trip.

Sullivan said that the illumination of these events in the senate may have contributed to Carbajal’s resignation. She said she was unaware of Luis’s resignation prior to the meeting.

“We did have a memorandum submitted to call him out on the charges that he had committed, and I think he might have known that was coming,” Sullivan said.

Diana Carbajal, Luis Carbajal’s sister, made her own statement immediately following Luis’s written resignation statement. 

“I neither feel comfortable to serve under the person who is taking over [Carbajal’s] term, nor feel confident that this person will do a good job, given previous history,” Diana Carbajal said during her resignation.

Diana claimed that Sullivan had slandered her brother “under the radar.” 

“It’s getting ridiculous,” Diana Carbajal said. “I have witnessed (internal) things that shouldn’t have happened that did.”

Sullivan claimed that Diana Carbajal also wanted to get out before she was removed. Diana Carbajal endorsed a candidate during the election. According to Sullivan, she was likely to be removed from senate if she had not resigned.

Sullivan admitted that she did call Luis Carbajal out on some violations, but said it wasn’t personal.

“I think people need to learn how to remove their personal feelings from things, which the Carbajals aren’t very good at doing,” Sullivan said.