The next Student Association – president, executive vice president and senators – should make a larger effort to bridge the gap that exists between the SA and the student body. After all, if
it’s supposed to represent us, then they should know us: what we like, what we want and who we are.
Likewise, we should know about them.
I know I’m not the only one who feels disconnected from the SA’s leaders. For many underclassmen like myself, the SA is distant, mysterious and kind of confusing. We know they’re there, but don’t really know anything about them. And how does that make sense, given the fact that they’re supposed to lobby for us?
How do they advocate for our views and desires if they hardly know us, and we barely know them? How do we know they’re doing their job if the leaders aren’t visible on campus?
So, new SA, talk to us. Meet us. Ask us what we want and need. We’re here, and though you may not think so, we’re interested. So many students want to make the school better, but with your access to administrators you have the power to do so. Do something to establish a relationship, something to make sure the interests you end up lobbying for are those of GW as a whole, and not just what you think GW is.
Marissa Fretes, a freshman majoring in English, is a Hatchet columnist.
