SGA campaigns provide unintentional entertainment to campus community
By Josh Rizzo
Issue date: 3/19/10 Section: Opinion
It's that time of year again.
Spring break is over and many students are thinking about summer and relaxing after another grueling semester.
But my thoughts are focused on the Student Government Association elections. After the two parties began to campaign on Facebook, I noticed something strange.
After both parties-Rock Revolution and The After Party- posted their platforms, some of their ideas were being attacked by current SGA members.
What's interesting is that most of their points were valid, fair critiques of ignorance in campaigning.
Some of the initiatives proposed were already being worked on by the current senate.
Rock Revolution wrote that they wanted to see a wheel chair ramp between the Spotts World Culture building and the Physical Therapy.
Sam Goodge, current SGA vice president of student affairs, has been working on adding a wheel chair ramp between Spotts and the Physical Therapy building for six months.
The After Party also had problems grasping the issues.
A "rate my professor" type of system?
Isn't that what students do at the end of each class when they fill out the survey?
Also, the Facebook page mentions the group wants reassurance of the blue light boxes on campus work.
Well, the emergency systems are tested regularly and SRu Police are said to have a response time under 10 seconds.
How much more of a reassurance do you need?
Now in my mind this raises two important questions.
First, do we want to be represented by two parties that haven't been paying much attention to SGA?
And shouldn't a campaign be more than playing loud music and Facebook groups?
If the first question is in anyway correct, my concern for next year will be great.
While it's true that you can't know every little detail of what the current SGA has accomplished or is working on, but up have to at least do some homework.
Call them and ask what's going on.
Spring break is over and many students are thinking about summer and relaxing after another grueling semester.
But my thoughts are focused on the Student Government Association elections. After the two parties began to campaign on Facebook, I noticed something strange.
After both parties-Rock Revolution and The After Party- posted their platforms, some of their ideas were being attacked by current SGA members.
What's interesting is that most of their points were valid, fair critiques of ignorance in campaigning.
Some of the initiatives proposed were already being worked on by the current senate.
Rock Revolution wrote that they wanted to see a wheel chair ramp between the Spotts World Culture building and the Physical Therapy.
Sam Goodge, current SGA vice president of student affairs, has been working on adding a wheel chair ramp between Spotts and the Physical Therapy building for six months.
The After Party also had problems grasping the issues.
A "rate my professor" type of system?
Isn't that what students do at the end of each class when they fill out the survey?
Also, the Facebook page mentions the group wants reassurance of the blue light boxes on campus work.
Well, the emergency systems are tested regularly and SRu Police are said to have a response time under 10 seconds.
How much more of a reassurance do you need?
Now in my mind this raises two important questions.
First, do we want to be represented by two parties that haven't been paying much attention to SGA?
And shouldn't a campaign be more than playing loud music and Facebook groups?
If the first question is in anyway correct, my concern for next year will be great.
While it's true that you can't know every little detail of what the current SGA has accomplished or is working on, but up have to at least do some homework.
Call them and ask what's going on.
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sam goodge
posted 3/19/10 @ 3:34 AM EST
Josh,
Great article. Im glad that you pointed out exactly what was frustrating myself and my committee and that was the ignorance of certain people/parties (I dont want to call anyone out). (Continued…)
Concerned student
posted 3/21/10 @ 3:32 PM EST
Yes i agree both parties have platform ideas that are currently being worked on, if not already in place, like the rate my professor. Dont forget this current SGA also took credit for the initiatives that last years SGA did. (Continued…)
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