The Undergraduate Student Government Senate voted last night to allow USG President Seth Williams' veto of recent legislation to stand, temporarily ending the senate's three-week deadlock on the area senatorial appointment process.

East Halls Senator Chris Gazze, a co-sponsor of the legislation, withdrew the motion to override Williams' veto after a majority of senators expressed opposition to the motion.

"We've wasted enough senate time with this," Gazze concluded as he withdrew the motion. "I never intended it to get this involved."

East Halls President Robyn Walls and Association of Residence Hall Students Dominic Mattioni spoke in opposition of the override proposal during the senate's open student forum. The legislation, passed by the Senate Dec. 5, would have given the senate partial control of the area senatorial interview process.

Williams vetoed the legislation Dec. 9, after meeting with students and ARHS leaders. He said earlier this week that his rationale in vetoing the resolution was that "if the areas want to appoint bad senators, they're only hurting themselves."

Gazze said he also withdrew the motion because "the solution (in the resolution Williams vetoed) isn't the best . . . we need to work more on it."

However, Mattioni said political motivations made Gazze withdraw the motion. "A former senator told me ARHS will be pivotal in this year's (USG) elections," he explained.

South Halls Senator Bobby Zoldos said despite the veto, not all was lost for senators who favored the legislation. "I think that, from now on, area presidents will take a lot of time making their appointments," he said.

East Halls Senator Sean Wilson noted that senators communicated better during informal debate about the override motion. "We finally did something we needed to do -- get into informal discussion," he said.

In other business, Senate President Kendall Houk announced he will also serve as senate chairman because former Senate Chairwoman Amy Manderino has a class during the group's regular meeting time. Also, the senate vetoed a resolution that would have requested the University safety officers to escort Campus Loop drivers home after the Loop's last run.