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Issue date: 4/7/08 Section: News

Caitlin Collins is the new Student Government Association's president at the University of South Alabama.
The announcement was made after presidential candidate Mikey Hendrich conceded in the middle of the runoff.
"I officially decided Tuesday to concede the SGA presidential elections," Hendrich said.
Hendrich is currently in the Mobile Fire Department Training Academy and has felt his obligations with the fire department would not free up his time to be president.
"I was assured by both my captain and the chief of the training center that once out of the academy I would have plenty of time to fulfill all the requirements of the office, but while I'm in academy, I don't have much time," Hendrich said. "With being far behind in the votes during the first elections and having very little time to campaign, I felt the next best option was to make sure that my issues were addressed."
According to Hendrich, Collins said she would address the food issue for students living on campus during the breaks that Hendrich expressed concerns about if he were to be president.
However, Hendrich will still be involved with student life and will help the impact students have on campus.
"With the movement towards NCAA Football that I helped start, I know that an office isn't necessary to make an impact on campus, and I fully intend to stay involved and help change South Alabama for the better," Hendrich stated.
Collins will proceed to be USA's SGA president.
"Jason [Shepard], Michael [Smith] and I have already started talking about ideas that we have for the coming year," Collins said. "We have a really good group of officers and senators, and I'm very optimistic about what SGA can accomplish. I'm looking forward to working with all of them."

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