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Student Government open to suggestions
Organization revamps comment boxes around Island university by JONATHAN FORNEY staff writer
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ecently the Student Government Association, or SGA as it is also referred to, unveiled their new designs for suggestion boxes being placed around campus. The changes will signify a new mentality for the SGA as well as encourage student participation on campus. SGA acts as a liaison between students and the administration. Its role is to tend to student needs by working with administrators to try and resolve issues, whether they are university or campus-wide. Jasmine Rodriguez, SGA President and senior political science major, said the redesign was a group effort of its public relations team and the Vice President. Additionally, the boxes were placed in new locations. Originally one box was in Bay Hall, another in the O’Connor Building and the final box was in storage. Now there is a box in O’Connor that travels month-to-month, one resides in the library and the final box is near The Cove in the University Center. The new design aims to make
the suggestion boxes more visible and distinguishable. “Beforehand, SGA didn’t have the manpower to utilize boxes the way they should’ve been,” Rodriguez said. “But this year with a whole new group together, they wanted to get a new look and locations for them, so we held a forum.” Identifying the purpose of these suggestion boxes was a real issue before. Students were unsure what
they were for and even mistook them for trashcans, on occasion. “The other boxes were getting trash in them and were not being maintained,” Rodriguez said. So far the boxes have been receiving suggestions based on their locations. The University Center’s box mainly gets food suggestions. Topics such as structure and student volume are the primary suggestions in the library. Addition-
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ally, there have been suggestions about topics such as parking. Along each box there are forms available for students to fill out with any grievances or concerns they may have. The form allows students to provide their contact information and ample space to describe their qualms. It is clear that students have
see REDESIGN on page 4