Student Life

January 30th, 2008

Treasury last night

By Neil Patel - Student Union on January 30th, 2008 at 11:34 am

I’ve heard many words of wisdom that said amounted to the following conclusion: about 90% of our time is wasted in meetings. From experience, I have discovered that usually, meetings get very little accomplished. Aside from sharing information and trying to cover up how we’ve all procrastinated, most of the real work gets done individually outside of the conference room. This is why I find it even more unique that a lot of substantial work gets done in Student Union’s weekly Treasury and Senate meetings, both of which are open to the entire student body. They occur each Tuesday and Wednesday in the Business School at 9:15PM. Look for the room with the people and the bright colored name placards. Last night, the SU Treasury and SU Executive allocated about $40,000 to a group of engineers wanting to put together a formula race car, piece by piece. The Society of Automotive Engineers has been doing this for years and has been very successful with the resources they have received. The College Democrats were also granted funding to protest the crimes of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He will be speaking at the 560 Music Center on February 19th. Outside the center, you’re sure to find many WU students protesting the acts of Gonzales - from his disregard of Geneva Conventions to his “I do not recall” statements while under oath. The College Dems are taking huge steps to raise the level of dialogue on this campus - a primary reason Treasury allocated them funding. And finally, be sure to check out today’s Student Life to keep current on the debate to bring Obama to campus. I think it’s important that students voice their opinions, whatever they may be. My ultimate vision is for the University to have the capabilities and the willingness to bring every active presidential candidate to campus. At the end of the day, that is what would benefit students the most. Neil   

Last 5 posts by Neil Patel - Student Union

• Treasury Meeting - Tons of money on the table - February 11th, 2008
• Election Day - February 6th, 2008
• Student Union Blog - January 16th, 2008

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