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One thing we do know is that some of these issues, student retention, parking and access to student services on weekends and late evenings, wonât be easy to tackle. In fact, none of them will. However, the faculty evaluation booklet would be the most valuable contribution this assembly could make.
Students are consumers and have the right to know what previous customers think about the product. Countless students sign up for classes only to discover they donât like the teacher, his/her style or the manner in which subject matter is presented. Evaluations, done every semester, might as well serve the students who take the time to complete them.
A week-long Thanksgiving break would be something to be thankful for. Though it serves as added convenience during the holiday season, it would be merely a perk.
Whispers of plus/minus grading seem to rile some. It wonât happen. At least not in a pure form. Too many teachers despise the idea, and there is no way the administration could force the issue ÷ which makes it a non-issue.
Nicholas and his staff offered all the enthusiasm a student could expect at the inauguration. Whether they can prod students to become as enthusiastic about the SGA cause remains to be seen. Only 522 of 17,000 Metro students voted, 336 of whom cast ballots for Nicholas. And, inevitably, the SGA suffered its first resignation ÷ moments after it was sworn in. Sara EchoHawk-Vermillion accepted a full-time job off campus, thus forcing her to resign from her post as vice president of Administration and Finance.
The new student leaders should be given every chance to live up to their promises, though some of their ideas must be questioned. Too many questions revolving around money have to be answered before anyone can hope to keep student services open longer or change the parking system. And the SGA wonât have much influence over who stays at Metro or whether they graduate.
Will the upcoming year be any different than past SGA disappointments?
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