A couple of weeks ago, as part of Campus Invasion, the Student Government Association (SGA) asked students to fill out surveys in exchange for food. One of the questions on the survey asked, ‘Do you feel that SGA currently advocates on your behalf?’ Students could answer yes or no to the question, and there was a space where they could express why they feel SGA currently advocates for students or doesn’t represent them properly. Another question asked, ‘Did you know that you have a vote in the SGA presidential elections?’ Students had the choices of answering with ‘Yes, and I plan on voting;’ ‘Yes, but I don’t plan on voting;’ ‘No, but now I plan to vote’ or ‘No, and I don’t plan on voting.’
After examining the surveys, an alarming trend emerged:’ The majority of the people surveyed who answered that ‘No, they do not feel that SGA currently advocates on their behalf’ also responded to the second question listed above by saying they do not plan to vote in the presidential elections. (As the dates of the voting period were listed on the survey, no one could plausibly claim ignorance on not knowing about the elections.) How can they expect to feel that SGA advocates for them if they do not make their voices heard in the presidential elections?
Call it hypocrisy, call it apathy, call it whatever you like. There is no excuse for people to complain they do not feel adequately represented by SGA, and then don’t take five minutes out of their busy days to vote for the next person to hold the highest office in the association.

‘- Zachary Potter is the SGA
‘ executive assistant to
the president.