SGC Where To Go Next?
(Contnued am Pgo 0) most But it is disappointing to ob-
deteriorate into something most serve how many supposedly ra-
unpleasant. t tional people have gone off their
trolleys since SGC's Sigma Kappa
IF A GROUP of well-meaning decision.
students calendars your acti- We see now the ama' .ng spec-
vity at the wrong time, approves ,icle of a sizable and vocal sec-
your constitution too late for some ion of the student body demand-
big dance or meeting, schedules - ng more administration control
sorority rushing in the spring in- and less student government con-
stead of the fall, and then closes rol simply because student gov-
the library at noon, you can al- rnment ruled Sigma Kappa in
ways defeat these people at elec- violation of some University rule
tions, talk to them over cups of r other.
poisoned tea, or simply hang them This is certainly a rather short-
in effigy, But if the administra- sighted view, for it is fairly ob-
Lion does these things, all you vious that these same students
can do is leave school. would be in an exactly opposite
If a group of students is ser- position if it had been the admin-
ously disturbed by some Univer- 1stration that found Sigma Kappa
sity rule or regulation (like the - in violation of a rule, and it was
strict driving rules which were in student government that was at-
force until recently), it cannot tempting to get this decision re-
do very much to change things. . versed.
But SGC, recognized by the Re-
gents, the president and the deans CHANGING the membership of
can, (and did) get the rules an elected group which fails
changed. So it is sometimes useful to carry out the wishes of the vot-
to have a student government, ers is to be expected. But abolish-
after all. AN SGC MEETING ing or weakening the elected
.. some are interested group is something else again.
MANY SGC projects are begun But all these comments only Students who advocate the
with the best of intentions, deal with some of the symptoms abolition or weakening of the
only to be abandoned when un- of the single significant problem power of their own representatives
foreseen difficulties develop. SGC is right now up against. are somewhat in a class with the
The much publicized "Reading This problem is, simply atated, man who shoves his new automo-
and Discussion Group" appears tO that members seem to be more bile off a cliff because the brakes
have bitten off about fifty more concerned with playing the roles don't work. The cure is effective
books than it could chew, al- they think they are expected to but expensive, and it will be most
though this issue is still in doubt. play; and less concerned with unfortunate next week or next
The proposed Course Evaluation thinking logically and (perhaps) month when your government or
Handbook failed because of an your car might be needed.
almost comical lack of foresight in a creative mannerThe future of student govern-
by its supporters. CAMPUS opinion regarding its ment is a popular subject for
Campus Chest was probably one student government changes speculation.
of the best ideas ever proposed by with each breeze. During the past few months,
SGC. Unfortunately the students After the much-awaited modi- SGC has suddenly found the offi-
found it easier to dodge one fication of the driving ban, every- cial administration policy of the
bucket drive than four, so the one loved student government. University to be in conflict with
project failed. When SGC was investigating an SGC decision. More specifically,
methods of getting students bet- student government now finds that
THE MOTIVES of SGC mem- ter seats at football games, SGC it is not trusted, that it cannot
bers are often questioned. It was popular. When SGC threw a carefully consider a certain matter
might be comforting to think that few thousand dollars into the gap and arrive at a plan of action
the whole gang is primarily in- and saved J-Hop, SGC was the, which will be acceptable to higher
terested in the best interests of local hero. authorities.
the University community as seen
through their own eyes. (c a c o c e eo c
But occasionally members seem YOUR MICHIGAN RING
more fascinated by their own
opinions than the opinions of
others, and sit waiting impatient-
ly for their turn to talk. This oft-
en results in a curtailment of GOLDSILVER
meaningful debate, while 'ndi- I
viduals struggle with elusive ideas
which they grope through the dis-
mal fog. p
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O ROADS are now open to conservative, somewhat unreason-
student government. It can able, somewhat incredible Univer-
attempt to work in closer coopera- sity administration. It wviii not be
tion with the office of student af-i.h.
fairs, and become something of an impossible though, and at present
official consultant representing this seems to be the best method
"student opinion." Or it can re- of effectively recpresenting well-
turn again to the status of an informed, well-intintioned student
unofficial pressure group, opinion.
At this anriiulx nint it c m
n( a)pa Gl ar poin, ,LSeems
much more realistic to adopt the
first proceedure. The first goal of
student government must be ef-
fectiveness. If student government
must lose some of its presumed
autonomy to become more effec-
tive in acting as liaison between
students and faculty-administra-
tion, this must be done.
It may be difficult to work with,
and consult with members of a
somewhat paternalistic, somewhat
ANY ARTICLE of this sort would
be incomplete without some
comment on the recent SGC elec-
tion.
Maynard Goldman's landslide
victory was the most prominent
feature. This represented some-
thing of a campus vote of con-
fidence in the council; a much
needed bit of encouragement. SGC
was not quite so far out of touch
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