keepin' it real
This is how I think a lot of students feel about Student Government (SG):
SG is a waste of time and money.
SG is just a bunch of kids who take themselves too seriously and want to play lawyer or politician and pass legislation on issues that push political agendas or don't immediately concern the majority of students.
Or that some reps let politics get in the way of passing legislation that could make a difference.
While others feel there are SG reps who don't take their jobs seriously enough, pass legislation on frivolous stuff, and pretty much don't do shit.
Generally speaking, students don't really have any deep thoughts about SG, but it's pretty much widely felt that SG is detached from the student body.
Can SG really represent a body of over 50,000 students and make any positive, meaningful change?
What does it mean when candidates promise to be more accessible to students?
My position:
Regardless of its inadequacies, SG is actually our only direct link to communicating and bargaining with the powers that be. A lot of that stuff is behind the scenes and we never hear about it.
SG can set a new tone for engaging student led action.
There are some issues that require legislative consideration by Student Government. I will comprehensively look into issues of student privacy, tuition increase, library hours, and research funding, from all angles and in context of a bigger picture.