Editorial: An open letter to the USGA
Editorial Board
Issue date: 5/16/08 Section: Ed-Op
Congratulations to Kristen Smith, Undergraduate Student Government Association president for 2008-2009, and the rest of the elected officials in the USGA. You are in a unique position to affect change at Drexel. The potential and ability to do great things is there for you; the only requirement is that you act.
We feel one of the most pressing issues for the USGA to address is the increased demand for student organization funding. The University is growing and in order to improve campus culture, University officials need to recognize the importance of student organizations. Last week, SAFAC itself acknowledged that student organizations shouldn't rely on them for their main source of funding ("Letters to the editor: Explaining your SAFAC Allocations," The Triangle, May 9). We urge the USGA and University officials to work together to find a solution to this problem.
Another major problem for the USGA is lack of involvement with student government. The Triangle has reported on low voter turnout and the number of uncontested races in this year's election. The USGA needs to go beyond marketing buzzwords and "street teams" to actually engage students.
We feel it would be wise for Smith to join with other organizations to increase the USGA's visibility around campus by creating more partnerships with student organizations. A great place to start would be the Campus Activities Board, since they control almost all University-wide student events.
We like what we hear from Smith about holding more events to meet informally. She has good ideas and we hope she and the rest of the newly elected student government can rally the Drexel community to improve campus life. At this time next year, we would really like to write an editorial about what an amazing effect USGA has had on Drexel's community.
We feel one of the most pressing issues for the USGA to address is the increased demand for student organization funding. The University is growing and in order to improve campus culture, University officials need to recognize the importance of student organizations. Last week, SAFAC itself acknowledged that student organizations shouldn't rely on them for their main source of funding ("Letters to the editor: Explaining your SAFAC Allocations," The Triangle, May 9). We urge the USGA and University officials to work together to find a solution to this problem.
Another major problem for the USGA is lack of involvement with student government. The Triangle has reported on low voter turnout and the number of uncontested races in this year's election. The USGA needs to go beyond marketing buzzwords and "street teams" to actually engage students.
We feel it would be wise for Smith to join with other organizations to increase the USGA's visibility around campus by creating more partnerships with student organizations. A great place to start would be the Campus Activities Board, since they control almost all University-wide student events.
We like what we hear from Smith about holding more events to meet informally. She has good ideas and we hope she and the rest of the newly elected student government can rally the Drexel community to improve campus life. At this time next year, we would really like to write an editorial about what an amazing effect USGA has had on Drexel's community.
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