The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) overrode President Galen Foulke's veto of legislation to prevent officers of USG from holding positions on the Penn State Board of Trustees at last night's meeting.

Last week, the Senate passed legislation which said that no officer holding a position within the USG should have a seat on the board. Members argued that an officer holding this position would experience a conflict of interest between his or her duty to represent the students and his or her ability to represent the university as a trustee.

"The positions are mutually exclusive. They are either speaking on behalf of the students or the university," Senate President Andy Banducci said. "This puts the person in a pretty awful position."

Foulke, who also serves as a trustee, vetoed the legislation based upon its merit.

"Think of the potential here for someone," he said. "Even if you don't like me, USG people tend to be the most knowledgeable of student issues."

The legislation will be brought before the USG Supreme Court on Monday at its meeting.

The Senate also appointed two deputies to the elections commission, brought before the Senate by head elections commissioner David Gelpi.

Andrew Smith has been appointed to head the voting and publicity commission.

Ricardo Torres will run the information technology service branch of the elections.

Both deputies went before Internal Affairs committee Monday night.

Gelpi found the deputies through "face-to-face dealings" and said there are other students interested in the two remaining commissioner positions.

In addition to the appointment of the new deputies, the Senate unfroze $515 from its elections fund to give to Gelpi for the elections commission.

Because USG does not have as much money to work with this year as in previous elections, $1,250 was initially frozen for election purposes. This is the first time this year that money has been moved from the elections account.

In addition to an already tight budget, USG has decided not to run its spring bus sales because money was lost as a result of fall bus sales at Thanksgiving.

USG normally helps fund buses through STA Travel to take students home from campus to Long Island, New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia for holidays.

"Based on my analysis of the situation, we financially cannot afford to do it," USG Chief of Staff Andrew Reeve said.

Reeve said they would have to charge students as much as $80 per ticket to profit from the sale.

Spring calendar sales will still be held this spring to raise money for the USG budget.

In other matters, Ashley Hill was appointed co-chief of staff at the meeting last night and will assist Reeve in his position and responsibilities.

Though Hill is a member of Students for Real Advocacy, a group organized to address students about restructuring student government, she said she will still work hard to increase effective communication between the directors of the executive branch.

"She wants to make USG as good as it can be whether it is for two weeks or 10 years," Reeve said.

Cara Morasco was also appointed to the USG last night as a liaison between the Senate and the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils. The position was created to reduce negative opinions of students involved with greek life and to keep the Senate aware of events in the Panhellenic community.