tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post1007366622405704421..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Upset In Local JC Student Government ElectionDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-76261878720388717132009-04-26T16:45:00.000-07:002009-04-26T16:45:00.000-07:00The problem with "Student Government" is that they...The problem with "Student Government" is that they usually don't represent anyone's opinions but their own. Case in point, at the college my kids attended, the University wanted to stick on a TEN DOLLAR PER CREDIT HOUR SURCHARGE to fund, you guessed it, a new stadium. Did I mention that this football team hasn't won a game in two years? Granted, the current stadium is old, but they don't even fill up that stadium-so whose going to fill this larger one? And ten bucks per credit hour is a steep fee on an average student. Over the course of four years that would be around $1200-$1500. But after the student body as a whole voted this issue down, the Student Government (largely members of more affluent families and the Greek system) held another election where the fees were PASSED. Of course they did this election on a weekend right before a holiday. It may teach them how to use the Friday to bring out bad news, but it also taught them to game the system.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.com