Student Association must engage the student body beyond asking for our votes
Annabelle Gordon | Asst. Photo Editor
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On Monday, a column was published in The Daily Orange titled, “It’s on Student Association to remedy low voter turnout.” While the headline is spot-on, I think the rest of the column misses the mark. Now, I preface this by saying SA should be open to any and all ideas to raise voter turnout. However, our low voter turnout is a symptom of a much larger issue.
The author of the column is completely correct when he says that “(Student Association) cannot possibly advocate for (student) interests without the voice of the student body.” However, student engagement by SA should not solely be focused around election season. Instead, SA needs to put a greater emphasis on the way we interact with students in the day-to-day.
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About one year ago, the World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, and life around the world and in New York came to a screeching halt.
March 9 was the first warm day in central New York last year and students at Syracuse University couldn’t resist the sunshine. Senior Josh Shub-Seltzer skipped class and spent the entire day on the lawn outside Psi Upsilon’s fraternity house and even watched the sunset from its steps at the day’s end.
“I spent the entire day on my front lawn hanging out with friends… and part of me was like, I should make the most of this just in case,” he said. “I m very glad I did.”