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by Liora Danan thresher editorial staff Lucky Sahualla is worried he'll be bored next year. He and his wife Maureen Rae Sahualla have officially announced that this will be their last year as Hanszen College resident associates. Lucky (Hanszen '91) said he and Maureen (Wiess '91) made the decision to move out over the summer after they purchased a Houston Heights home that they are currently leasing. He said they also wanted to ensure they don't leave at the same time as Hanszen Masters Klaus and Eugenia Weissenberger, whose term ends next year. "Having to get to know all new people ... at the same time that you're just getting to know those people is probably not the best way to provide that support for students," Lucky said. The Sahuallas could have served two more years as RAs before the maximum seven-year term ended. Lucky has been an RA at Hanszen since 1997. Hanszen President Erik Vanderlip said Lucky and Maureen, who have been married for one year, have always been very involved in college activities, intramural sports and behind-the-scenes work at Hanszen. Lucky has also been involved in at least one theater production on campus each year. "I just picture him coming out for the Hanszen musical last year, for Sweet Charity, in a tutu," Vanderlip, a senior, said. Lucky said he's enjoyed the position and especially his interactions with students. "You give to the students, but really you get so much more back. You feel like they've been doing something for you instead of you've been doing something for them." Lucky said. "That's what makes it such a great job." Lucky said there is one part of on-campus life he won't miss. "I think the only real advantage I see to moving off campus is just more space for all the stuff we've accumulated," Lucky said. "The living quarters are really cramped for two people." Lucky said he and Maureen plan to help with the search for the new RA. "We're going to make ourselves completely available to facilitate that process and make it go smoothly," he said. Vanderlip announced at Hanszen's Cabinet meeting Wednesday that Hanszen members can sign up to be on the RA Search Interviewing Committee, a preliminary committee that interviews and selects members for the RA Search Committee. This preliminary committee, which will consist of the masters, the college coordinator, college president, two chairs of the assistant heads, and three members at-large from the Hanszen community, will choose eight or nine students who will then be responsible for choosing the new RA. "It's a great opportunity to get involved and really make a big impact on Hanszen for a long time," Vanderlip said. "Hanszen has traditionally gotten the best people available at that time because our RA searches and masters searches are so personal and we spend so much time getting people and recruiting them." Vanderlip said he hopes the committee will choose an RA by the end of the semester. The search should not interfere with the Martel College RA search, scheduled to be completed in October.
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