Abolish the SA
For a better student representation, for a better GW.
This year it has become increasingly apparent that the GW Student Association continuously fails in its mission to represent the interests of students. As you parse through the “History of the SA” page, you we sincerely hope that you reach the same conclusion we have – that ineffectiveness and corruption within the SA have become unshakeable commonplace.
Here are some fundamental problems:
-Student organization and club allocations are often biased and completely inefficient. More often than not, groups with great potential are denied adequate funding while other organizations on the decline receive a bigger piece of the pie. Year after year, student organizations are almost universally dissatisfied with the Finance Committee and the allocations methodology in general.
-The SA is all about politics. Candidates run to better their resume, not the University. The SA is all about talk, but little action. The SA is all about the individual GW “politician” who possesses grand delusions about being the replacement for his or her own congressmen and senators – not helping the people who matter most: you.
-The SA wastes far too much money. Valuable funds that could be going to student organizations are instead spent on trivial things in the SA such as “supplies,” “expenses,” botched Inaugural floats, and “Unity” Balls.
-The SA is corrupt. In the past, the SA has routinely and inappropriately misused its budget for nights out on the town and dining at extravagant D.C. restaurants. One year, student money was used to purchase alcohol for private parties! At the end of 2008, the Aswani administration was accused of attending a Nationals game on the SA’s dime. Greta Twombly, his former chief of staff, “remedied” the situation by sending a threatening email to implicated members, ordering them to evade Hatchet reporters and cover up misconduct.
-The SA routinely accomplishes little or nothing. Can anyone name a substantial SA accomplishment of the within the past 12 months that has significantly bettered your social or academic experience?
-The SA is ineffective and self-serving. Every SA Senate meeting turns into a social function where arbitrary rules and protocol are emphasized instead of a commitment to student advocacy. The SA devotes more time and resources to silly internal matters than to campus issues!
-The structure of the SA is ridiculous. The structure of the SA includes dozens of cabinet members, directors, and Senate staff, all of whom are unnecessary. The SA is modeled after the Federal government and actively mimics the corruption, carelessness, inefficiency, and wasteful spending.
Here are some fundamental problems:
-Student organization and club allocations are often biased and completely inefficient. More often than not, groups with great potential are denied adequate funding while other organizations on the decline receive a bigger piece of the pie. Year after year, student organizations are almost universally dissatisfied with the Finance Committee and the allocations methodology in general.
-The SA is all about politics. Candidates run to better their resume, not the University. The SA is all about talk, but little action. The SA is all about the individual GW “politician” who possesses grand delusions about being the replacement for his or her own congressmen and senators – not helping the people who matter most: you.
-The SA wastes far too much money. Valuable funds that could be going to student organizations are instead spent on trivial things in the SA such as “supplies,” “expenses,” botched Inaugural floats, and “Unity” Balls.
-The SA is corrupt. In the past, the SA has routinely and inappropriately misused its budget for nights out on the town and dining at extravagant D.C. restaurants. One year, student money was used to purchase alcohol for private parties! At the end of 2008, the Aswani administration was accused of attending a Nationals game on the SA’s dime. Greta Twombly, his former chief of staff, “remedied” the situation by sending a threatening email to implicated members, ordering them to evade Hatchet reporters and cover up misconduct.
-The SA routinely accomplishes little or nothing. Can anyone name a substantial SA accomplishment of the within the past 12 months that has significantly bettered your social or academic experience?
-The SA is ineffective and self-serving. Every SA Senate meeting turns into a social function where arbitrary rules and protocol are emphasized instead of a commitment to student advocacy. The SA devotes more time and resources to silly internal matters than to campus issues!
-The structure of the SA is ridiculous. The structure of the SA includes dozens of cabinet members, directors, and Senate staff, all of whom are unnecessary. The SA is modeled after the Federal government and actively mimics the corruption, carelessness, inefficiency, and wasteful spending.