SGA officers removed from office for drinking
Johnie W. Burch, IV
Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: News
"We were in Washington, D.C., for less than 24 hours," one of the three said.
"We're going to have to pull together, buckle down and pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps," Mugema said about the effects of the situation on the dynamics and inner workings of the SGA. "We're just going to have to move on as an SGA."
The trip, an annual occurrence for SGA, is student funded. The money spent, acquired through the $1 student representative fee from registered students, was as follows: approximately $900 per round trip airplane ticket, $200 for each two-person hotel room, approximately $250 per conference ticket, as well as $230 per diem for each SGA member in attendance.
It is unsure whether the positions of vice president, treasurer and legislative liaison will be refilled at this time.
The four remaining members of SGA went on to attend numerous workshops and went sightseeing while in Washington, D.C. In fact, Mugema got a chance to meet her favorite graphic novelist, Neil Gaiman, and take a picture with him.
One workshop that Mugema attended focused on voter turnout. The workshop brought to light a method by which voters would list their candidate choices by preference. Voters would list their first, second and third choices for each office.
Another workshop that interested Mugema was on affirmation statements.
"An affirmation reads like a poem but is like a mission statement or school spirit cheer," Mugema said. "It should be about 10 lines in length."
Mugema believes that an affirmation would help in achieving SGA's goals for this year. That goal is to enhance BC's reputation with not only the student body but also with the community.
"We want to change the view of Bakersfield College from such notions as 'High School - The Sequel,' 'Harvard on the Hill' or BC being 'High School but you can smoke,' " Mugema said.
"We're going to have to pull together, buckle down and pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps," Mugema said about the effects of the situation on the dynamics and inner workings of the SGA. "We're just going to have to move on as an SGA."
The trip, an annual occurrence for SGA, is student funded. The money spent, acquired through the $1 student representative fee from registered students, was as follows: approximately $900 per round trip airplane ticket, $200 for each two-person hotel room, approximately $250 per conference ticket, as well as $230 per diem for each SGA member in attendance.
It is unsure whether the positions of vice president, treasurer and legislative liaison will be refilled at this time.
The four remaining members of SGA went on to attend numerous workshops and went sightseeing while in Washington, D.C. In fact, Mugema got a chance to meet her favorite graphic novelist, Neil Gaiman, and take a picture with him.
One workshop that Mugema attended focused on voter turnout. The workshop brought to light a method by which voters would list their candidate choices by preference. Voters would list their first, second and third choices for each office.
Another workshop that interested Mugema was on affirmation statements.
"An affirmation reads like a poem but is like a mission statement or school spirit cheer," Mugema said. "It should be about 10 lines in length."
Mugema believes that an affirmation would help in achieving SGA's goals for this year. That goal is to enhance BC's reputation with not only the student body but also with the community.
"We want to change the view of Bakersfield College from such notions as 'High School - The Sequel,' 'Harvard on the Hill' or BC being 'High School but you can smoke,' " Mugema said.
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Tsk tsk
posted 10/08/08 @ 2:48 PM PST
I love how Mugema talks about SGA wanting to enhance BC's reputation at the end of the story. I don't see that happening after this fiasco.
mugema
posted 10/10/08 @ 1:30 AM PST
Shame on SGA PRESIDENT for allowing this to occur.
Matt Munoz
posted 10/10/08 @ 11:52 AM PST
Fix it.
Ash West
posted 10/10/08 @ 10:53 PM PST
I agree - I winced when I read the part about the SGA "...enhanc[ing] BC's reputation with not only the student body but also with the community." That's going to be much more difficult now. (Continued…)
Amazon Herbs
posted 10/13/08 @ 1:54 PM PST
Whenever you live in a society, you have to follow the rules of that society or suffer the consequences. If you live in Lebanon then you should not steal unless you want to risk having your hand cut off. (Continued…)
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