The SGA is supposed to serve as a bridge between the school administration and the student body here at Prairie View A&M University. And as a student government association, it is the representatives’ duties to represent the student body, to ensure that as students at this university our voices are heard. However, at the SGA “debates” held Monday evening in the New Science building, the candidates didn’t effectively convey the concerns of student progression. Some of the candidates didn’t seem prepared or qualified to take on the task of their desired positions. And while a select few of the candidates appeared genuinely driven by their passion for the people, the majority seemed driven by a passion for popularity and a vote. Those candidates apparently answered questions according to what students wanted to hear rather than clear-cut, honest answers.
As a freshman here at the university, I was disappointed; not only with the debate but also with the organization as a whole. It has only been two weeks that I have been informed about the SGA here at Prairie View; the attendance for the SGA election debate is a result of the students’ lack of knowledge about the organization. If these are the types of students that represent our student body, maybe you should take a second look.
Brittanie L. Dawson