Much like the United States government, when French Club’s president, senior Israel Wheatley, suddenly left office, the vice president took over.

But this wasn’t a hostile take over — just circumstances getting in the way.

“I’ve actually known since this summer, but we just decided that we were going to move, like, a few weeks ago because my mom got a new job [in Colorado] and so our whole family is moving there,” Wheatley said.

When a president leaves office, the vice president has two options: to do what their predecessor wanted, or to do their own thing. Senior Ashley Stuckwisch chose neither.

“I don’t really know any of his plans for this year so far since it is still kind of, like, early,” Stuckwisch said.

But with her new role, Stuckwisch wants to improve communication throughout the club.

“One of the things I want to try to do is start, like, a GroupMe, which is a group messaging system that is pretty convenient because it sends to, like, any type of phone,” she said. “Everyone can get messages from it usually.”

With better communication, Stuckwisch hopes to improve club participation.

“I would like to have more meetings, I guess, where people can get together and speak in French and maybe some, like, parties where we can make crepes or make different types of French food and we can discuss, like, French culture and stuff.”

But one thing is missing: a new vice president.

“We’ll probably hold another election to determine who the new vice president will be,” Stuckwisch said.