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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
ASG representatives: take charge, make a change
The announcement that Student Government Association President Forrest Gilliam was resigning as chair of the Council of Student Body Presidents in protest is the latest incident in a long list of issues affecting the Association of Student Governments.
The Appalachian believes the student body needs to take notice of what’s going on in the ASG, since they are responsible for lobbying for student interests.
The ASG is also in charge of around $200,000, which comes directly from student fees.
Each student in the UNC system pays a $1 fee that goes directly to the ASG.
Even members of the organization who have left their positions because of the state of the ASG believe it is ineffective.
According to the Sept. 25 edition of The Appalachian, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte Student Body President W. Justin Ritchie
said, “ASG is just a huge drain of money right now for basically zero
results.”
The Appalachian applauds those involved who have physically tried to
take a stand by no longer participating in the organization.
These individuals realize that, in its current state, ASG is not a functioning body that can effectively serve students.
The Appalachian believes elected student leaders should be able to
attend meetings on time and conduct themselves professionally.
While these student leaders should not have to be babysat, they
obviously need either supervision or stricter guidelines in order to be
an effective, decision-making organization.
The Appalachian feels these individuals need to be held accountable,
whether by the Board of Governors, administrators or the students on
the various UNC campuses they represent.
The Appalachian urges students to assess where their student fees are
going and how they are being put to use in order to hold governing
bodies responsible.
The students holding these leadership positions at ASG should not forget what their positions entail.
The Appalachian suggests ASG representatives remember, while they are
students, they are expected to act as responsible adults who are
passionate about making changes and lobbying for student interests and
concerns.
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