-- Posted by tigris solemn at 11:15 pm on June 15, 2005 I recently got elected to EdmondsCommunitty College as the student Secretary, what are your thoughts on student governtment? -- Posted by Arfa at 11:16 pm on June 15, 2005 Having people being able to spell -- Posted by ihEARTpENGUINS at 11:18 pm on June 15, 2005 Quote: from tigris solemn at 11:15 pm on June 15, 2005 I recently got elected to EdmondsCommunitty College as the student Secretary, what are your thoughts on student governtment? I think it's just there so teens feel like they have some control over their life. -- Posted by Arfa at 11:22 pm on June 15, 2005 Quote: from ihEARTpENGUINS at 8:18 pm on June 16, 2005 Quote: from tigris solemn at 11:15 pm on June 15, 2005 I recently got elected to EdmondsCommunitty College as the student Secretary, what are your thoughts on student governtment? I think it's just there so teens feel like they have some control over their life. THat too... -- Posted by Rara Avis at 11:31 pm on June 15, 2005 I single-handedly toppled my class' mock Parliament, which was much fun. Student government is potentially interesting, depending on how much power you have. From what I've seen, most student governments don't actually have any real power and are just a way of keeping students busy, which is boring and pointless. -- Posted by AMC13579 at 11:19 am on June 16, 2005 I hate my college's student government but that's just cuase they keep using our student fees to pay for vacations for themeselves under the label of exploratory trips or needing to get away from distractions to make important decisions. They also used a ton of our money to put window tint on their office windows! Everyone here pretty much hates them and thinks they are a joke unless they are a part of it. I'm just pissed off that I have to pay them a couple hundred dollars every semester so that they get to have fun. You rarely hear of anything good they actually do and the attendance records that are on file show that the majority of them rarely ever show up to meetings. What the hell are they getting paid for? grrr... everyone is angry at them. It may be better where you are at though. Good luck and don't act like the ones at my college! -- Posted by PrettygirlLX at 7:29 am on June 17, 2005 Being in the SGA allows you to get involved and interact with the students on campus. It helps improve leadership skills, allows you to work with others, and helps you voice your opinion. It also allows you to be creative, and solve problems. -- Posted by Corsulian at 1:54 am on July 20, 2005 Anything with leadership is awesome because you get to control the rest of the student body like pawns on a chess board.  Got a problem with that, pawns?  Yes?  Too bad!  The people who are apathetic/resentful of such organizations don't generally vote and so you don't have to worry about what they want.  It's just like in real world politics. How does the quote go?  something like "Conformity achieves little, but rebellion often achieves nothing" -- Posted by LilGuardchic86 at 8:17 pm on July 25, 2005 I enjoy student Government.. Im a member of my college' student government as well as I was secretary of our Fine Arts club.. im going for secretary next semester!! -- Posted by JakeC at 8:23 pm on Feb. 14, 2006 At Everett CC, our student government seems to be getting really strong. When I first started attending school here, almost three years ago, it hardly seemed like anyone was partaking in their options in the ASB. The entire student body had the option to vote on adding a technology fee to our other class and lab fees, and of the almost 10,000 student body, approximately only 500 students voted. It seems to be alot better now.