Sure, there are plenty of fliers announcing events on campus, but students sometimes don't even read those.
If we're already so accustomed to ignoring churro sales and Late Night bingo, what else is going unnoticed by students?
We're the largest population on campus and sometimes the most clueless.,”
Do you think you really know what goes on at Marquette?
Sure, there are plenty of fliers announcing events on campus, but students sometimes don't even read those.
If we're already so accustomed to ignoring churro sales and Late Night bingo, what else is going unnoticed by students?
We're the largest population on campus and sometimes the most clueless. But unlike the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, we don't seem to be bothered by the gap separating students from decision-making.
UWM students disapproved recent decisions of its student government, the Student Association such as student organization funding and the promotion of diversity on campus. Because of students' interest in these topics, UWM has seen an increase in student turnout at Student Association meetings. Students have a first hand account of what is discussed and how the university is handling them.
We're jealous to hear that UWM students, so aware of campus issues, actually prevent bad decisions from being made instead of pulling a Marquette and just reacting.
Students should realize how much decision-making power they could hold and take a greater interest in campus issues before any final decisions are made on our behalf.
The best way to do this is to take advantage of open student government meetings. Anywhere from 50 to 150 students usually attend the Student Association meetings, said Tyler Draheim, a senator from the College of Letters and Science at UWM. Usually no students attend Marquette Student Government's weekly Senate meetings, said MUSG Executive Vice President Kristen Kamm, senior in the College of Health Sciences. She said students only take advantage of the meeting's "forum for concerned students" for "big events," such as the South Africa Service Learning Program suspension and the School of the Americas trip.
If students at Marquette continue to disregard important decisions made by student representatives and the administration, we won't be able to act on these issues until they have already been enforced – and then, it may be too late.
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