Reading about the impeachment of its vice president, we were left wondering whether Student Senate is completely losing touch.
There were five charges against Amanda Roder; she was found not guilty of three, including a charge that would have led to her losing her position on senate. She was, however, found guilty on two of the charges ' not ensuring senators have access to material necessary to understanding senate processes and not distributing a form to evaluate the performance of executive officers and chief of staff.
Is it just us, or do these seem like petty grievances? It's Winter Quarter; senators should know their jobs ' and the rules governing them ' by now. If not, the blame can hardly be placed solely on Roder, even if her updates to the senate regulations were not as timely as some might have liked. And if senators were so terribly concerned about evaluating the executive officers, they could have asked Roder about it, reminded her of it, or even just mentioned their concerns directly to the people involved. Why all the bureaucracy and drama?
This little escapade is a silly distraction for Student Sandbox. While more pressing issues ' such as the university's unwillingness to evaluate the president in public ' deserve their attention, some in the Senate are apparently more focused on internal squabbles.
Senators might not have much power, but what little sway they do have is being wasted. No wonder no one can take them seriously ' they take themselves far too seriously to work together and get anything real done.
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Instead of confronting real problems, Student Senate impeaches a member
