The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate has not decided whether to exonerate or impeach South Halls Sen. Andy Banducci more than two months after the body voted to investigate his role at a controversial Halloween party.

"Personally, I would have liked to have seen an up or down vote by this point, but frankly, I think the majority of people on this campus and the majority of my constituents are tired of hearing about this situation," Banducci said.

The Senate formed a committee in December to investigate the character of the three senators who attended former Town Sen. Brian Battaglia's controversial Halloween party: Banducci, East Halls Sen. Matt Ritsko, and former Pollock/Nittany Sen. Vicky Cangelosi.

At its Jan. 20 meeting, the body voted to exonerate Ritsko. A resolution to commit Banducci to trial failed. The Senate immediately introduced a second resolution concerning Banducci.

However, the resolution was not brought to the table after it was deemed unconstitutional because some senators said it referenced information discussed during a closed executive session.

At the Feb. 10 meeting, a vote to bring to the floor a third resolution concerning Banducci failed.

Banducci said a resolution is not necessary for the Senate to conduct business. He said he has not been denied any rights as a senator.

"For all practical purposes, I was exonerated the same night the Senate rejected the resolution to send me to trial," Banducci said.

Senate Vice President Galen Foulke said the Senate will introduce more legislation concerning Banducci, but the body is not required to come to a decision before the term ends.

Foulke said he believes the Senate should form an official opinion.

"However, if we try again and we still can't reach a conclusion, that's a powerful statement," Foulke said. "It just shows that there are not enough people one way or another."

Foulke said Banducci could run for another term even if the Senate does not reach a decision.

Town Sen. Tara Dulaney said the Senate needs to be careful with the phrasing of a resolution about Banducci because the body debated the issue in a closed session.

"We'd rather wait for clarity and wait for [Internal Affairs] to check the legality of the resolution before we bring it to the floor," she said.

Dulaney said the Senate did not introduce a resolution concerning Banducci Tuesday because he did not attend the entire meeting because of a class conflict.

Ritsko said the Senate should reach a decision for Banducci's sake.

"Leaving it in purgatory is ethically wrong, mainly because for somebody to go through ambiguity with the decision, with no clear-cut decision made, is something nobody should go through," Ritsko said.

Dulaney agreed the Senate should reach a decision.

"I feel as though out of respect to our peers and out fellow leaders, we have to see things through to the end."