SGC-MMC COMMENTARY: Senate rife with confusion during audit discussions
The Senate seems now to be as assertive as it was in its best moments during the fall, but given the spectrum across which their respective duties are scattered, it seems the Senate leadership at each meeting take for granted that the entire Senate is on the same page about every subject and task.
SGC-MMC COMMENTARY: Black Student Union considered for budget increase
The Black Student Union was granted a budget of $60,000 for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, of which they have so far spent $8,264.49, according to an audit report presented by Senator Carlos Rodriguez at the Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Campus’ Jan. 23 meeting.
SGC-MMC COMMENTARY: Apathy, miscalculation shuts down party system plan
First, for closure’s sake: the political party system proposed in Fall 2011, which seemed so enticing at first to senators and students alike before losing its luster and stagnating toward the semester’s end, has been tabled indefinitely.
Speaker of the Senate Donovan Dawson announced the tabling at the Student Government Council meeting held on Jan. 9 at the Modesto Maidique Campus, suggesting that the plans were being set aside on grounds of Senate inactivity and disinterest, and having underestimated the complexity of the party system.
SGC-MMC COMMENTARY: Final council meeting of semester presents setbacks
Apart from granting $164 to the Theater Department, a portion of the necessary funding for production rights to “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” the Nov. 28 Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Campus meeting, the last of the Fall 2011 semester, yielded little more than the same meandering contention of its inglorious past.
SGA COMMENTARY: Progress made, but political party discussions die out
Progress has indeed been slow, and SGC-MMC is less enthused about the idea than they initially were. But, considering how productive SGC-MMC has been lately—compared to earlier in the semester—it seems the political parties system might be too complicated, too demanding and too lacking in prospective benefits to give the senate the impression that it warrants the amount of time and effort it requires.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT-MMC: Gov. Scott’s stance on STEM met with opposition
So, considering the financial strain and the widespread disdain for STEM studies, at least as they are currently overseen, it seems likely that Scott may resort to luring students into STEM programs not by offering benefits, but by simply raising the price of any alternative.
