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Student
Government Association members finish another semester, look forward
to fall The last meeting has adjourned, the finances have been settled and the books have been shut for the summer break. The Student Government Association is ending its spring semester business and is satisfied with the progress it made communicating with the students, said Brad Thompson, SGA secretary. “Going out and communicating with the entire campus has been a huge challenge,” Thompson said. “We had to break down the stigma that SGA has had in the past of not communicating with the students or being accessible.” Thompson said that FrogStock, an outdoor event for each campus organization to talk about its schedule and motives, was the first event to open a line of communication between all of the organizations on campus. “After FrogStock, we now have an up-to-date list of the organizations and their presidents so we can get in touch with them,” Thompson said. “In the past there was no communication between SGA and most of the organizations because people didn’t know how to get in touch with each other.” Another accomplishment Thompson said he is proud of is the addition of Community Council, sponsored by the Programming Council, where students come to voice their opinions about what programs they want. “In the past, it’s been about convincing people to come to events that PC wants to do,” Thompson said. “But when we use ideas from people on campus, there’s less work to do to get them to come to the events because they are already excited.” Glenn Pfenninger, PC recruitment and retention chairman, said one of the organization’s goals for the fall semester is to include more students in SGA by making Community Council a more integral part of PC. He said he is proud of programs, such as Culture Shock, that PC hosted. “We always face the challenge of coming up with an event that captures the student body and Culture Shock did that,” Pfenninger said. Pfenninger said programming in the fall will emphasize campus unity. “Homecoming will be an all-campus event with more emphasis placed on getting the entire campus and alumni involved,” he said. “With Howdy Week, we’re working more on inviting all athletic teams, not just being exclusive to football.” Karl Kruse, University Affairs Committee chairman, said he would like SGA to increase awareness about building a new student center. “We need students rallying behind it,” he said. “The new student center will help the TCU community by making people feel part of a community.” Kruse said he wishes his committee would have worked more on a new student center earlier in the semester. “There are blueprints,” he said. “But administrators don’t know if students think it’s a big priority.” SGA has dealt with pessimism from the administration in gaining student support and heightening awareness, said Chelsea Hudson, the SGA president. “Generally, there was a feeling from the administration that the enthusiasm wouldn’t last throughout the semester,” she said. “But it’s evident from the productivity this semester that we have gained momentum.” Hudson said she is generally pleased with the current state of SGA. “I think we did a great job,” she said. “It will be exciting to see what direction SGA heads in the fall now that we have more experience under our belt.” Alisha
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