Student commends ASG involvement on campus

Oct 28 2009 - 11:14pm | Gabrielle Samples

I have come to notice that the Associated Student Government has been extremely active in working to pass legislation that will be beneficial for the student body. With the new semester, the Covo-Luna administration has made noteworthy attempts to improve student life.

Although they have presented some indications of shortcomings, I believe we can be proud of our student government. I urge everyone to pay attention to the organization that plays a key role in orchestrating changes on campus based on our needs and requests.

Senators have been working with university officials and other figures to pass resolutions that will affect student life. For example, the proposed resolutions for the extension of meal trade hours in The Lair will benefit a large percentage of students.

Other pieces of resolutions that have been proposed deal with adding an additional dead day in future semesters, possibly altering class schedules in order to increase the time between classes and advocating after-hours parking permits. Although some of these pieces of legislation are merely in the idea stage now, I view them as examples of legitimate effort. They must accept the challenge to go beyond effort and work to turn those ideas into actions.

The grievance sessions at The Stallions show ASG’s apparent interest in the viewpoints of individual students. Allowing students that are not directly involved with ASG to express their concerns exhibits the characteristics of an adequate government. Opportunities such as the grievance sessions encourage students who may feel reluctant to get involved that their views matter.

Even with evidence of their persistence, ASG is far from flawless. The issue of favoritism in the recent appointments of the tailgate committee displayed an impression that they were lacking a bit of organization. In spite of these issues, ASG has responded accordingly and assure they will correct their mistakes.

Honestly, I did not recognize the impact that ASG could possibly make until recently. I commend the members of ASG for getting involved trying to make a difference at Texas State. We can depend on ASG to help enhance our university experience.

Overall, this year’s student government has shown their potential to make a significant difference on campus. Yes, they do need to assess some of the issues that are blemishing their image as an organization, but we should look forward to what they will be doing in the near future.

–Gabrielle Samples is a public relations sophomore

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