While I am excited to see that Miss Hook is bringing a great attitude and enthusiasm for improvement for Student Government, I feel I must remind her that a significant portion of the student body, including myself, has a sour taste in their mouths when it comes to SG.  In her letter she asks the students to trust that Student Government will use their influence to advocate the voice of the students, but just last year the student body voted overwhelmingly against a raise in student fees to fund the renovation of Talley Student Center.  Instead of advocating for the voice of the students our student leaders, who seemed more interested in bolstering their resumes than representing their constituents, ignored our voice and voted to recommend the fee increase anyway and now our upperclassmen are shouldered with the burden of paying for the renovation of a building we will never be able to utilize.

While I respect that this school year brings us a new Student Government administration, the average student sees all the same suits, just in different chairs.  Still, I’m optimistic that Miss Hook can affect a positive change for the student body, but please don’t burn us again.

Jason Kubota

Senior, History