2008 Woodie Awards
SHU Senate Report
Erin Maurer, Contributing Writer
Issue date: 3/23/06 Section: Perspectives
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Recently, two of the Sacred Heart University senators attended a national Student Government Conference at A&M in Texas. Many new techniques for leading fellow Student Government members were discussed. The following are comments from Aisha Lubin and Michael Tarantino about their experiences.
"The idea of a full Student Senate was one of the best ideas I heard while I was in Texas. This involved having someone from each college (i.e.: College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, etc.). This would give us a bigger senate as well as help to know what's going on throughout the whole university. We tend to only know what's going on within our own classes and senate here at SHU. Speaking of class boards, we also chatted about removing senate from class board. It would elevate the questions about where a write up should fall and it would give the senator more time to fully commit to senate. I think it would be a great thing for us to try. It would also give students a chance to join class board and make things happen for their class through unelected positions. I don't know how it was at everyone else's high school but everyone wanted to be part of prom committee at mine. So, if we could talk it up and invite others to be part of the "magic 2007" it just might work." - Senator Lubin
"Tradition, tradition, tradition! They were brain-washed as well. AHHHH! One of the things that made Texas A&M so great was its lasting tradition. Given we are a young university, founded in the 1960's compared to the late 1800's for A&M, traditions have to start somewhere and the four of us who attended the conference from SHU agreed that this may be one aspect of college that SHU is missing out on. The traditions are something that brings the students together and gets them involved with the university without having to join anything. One of the things that our amazing tour guide Jay Tom Ratliff told us, was that if Aggie saw another Aggie wearing their class ring, they would have to buy that fellow alumni dinner. That is just one example of a huge list of traditions that A&M had that I felt would make SHU even better than it already is. Following the tradition now at SHU, I would never be inclined to just buy dinner for an alumnus, but that is just an example." -Senator Tarantino
"Oh man they sure brainwashed me! AAAAAAA-WHOOOP! We definitely need to figure out something because I know STA has been trying for many years and we need to put a 110 percent effort into this. At my high school we had bright yellow shirts that said "Cardinal Crazies." We were always the biggest group wearing bright yellow. It could work for SHU." -Senator Lubin
"The idea of a full Student Senate was one of the best ideas I heard while I was in Texas. This involved having someone from each college (i.e.: College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, etc.). This would give us a bigger senate as well as help to know what's going on throughout the whole university. We tend to only know what's going on within our own classes and senate here at SHU. Speaking of class boards, we also chatted about removing senate from class board. It would elevate the questions about where a write up should fall and it would give the senator more time to fully commit to senate. I think it would be a great thing for us to try. It would also give students a chance to join class board and make things happen for their class through unelected positions. I don't know how it was at everyone else's high school but everyone wanted to be part of prom committee at mine. So, if we could talk it up and invite others to be part of the "magic 2007" it just might work." - Senator Lubin
"Tradition, tradition, tradition! They were brain-washed as well. AHHHH! One of the things that made Texas A&M so great was its lasting tradition. Given we are a young university, founded in the 1960's compared to the late 1800's for A&M, traditions have to start somewhere and the four of us who attended the conference from SHU agreed that this may be one aspect of college that SHU is missing out on. The traditions are something that brings the students together and gets them involved with the university without having to join anything. One of the things that our amazing tour guide Jay Tom Ratliff told us, was that if Aggie saw another Aggie wearing their class ring, they would have to buy that fellow alumni dinner. That is just one example of a huge list of traditions that A&M had that I felt would make SHU even better than it already is. Following the tradition now at SHU, I would never be inclined to just buy dinner for an alumnus, but that is just an example." -Senator Tarantino
"Oh man they sure brainwashed me! AAAAAAA-WHOOOP! We definitely need to figure out something because I know STA has been trying for many years and we need to put a 110 percent effort into this. At my high school we had bright yellow shirts that said "Cardinal Crazies." We were always the biggest group wearing bright yellow. It could work for SHU." -Senator Lubin