Many students on campus are largely unaware of what the Student Government Association does; however, this Thursday (Oct. 9), the SGA Senate will vote to arbitrarily and unnecessarily increase the student activity fee.
Two weeks ago, the Senate debated whether or not to double the current activity fee from $20 to $40. While this may seem like peanuts to some, the reasons behind this proposed increase were "we need more money" and "the fee hasn't been raised in a while," both equally invalid arguments for such an unnecessary proposal. The measure was tabled and will be debated again Thursday.
The interesting thing about this proposal is that it was suggested and supported by the SGA Sponsor, Dr. Gene Fitch, but the current SGA President, Sondra Wilson, as well as three former SGA Presidents, oppose the measure!
Students need to be aware of this arbitrary and unnecessary hike in the student activity fee.
For more information, visit the Facebook group: "Stop MTSU SGA from raising tuition."
It's time for students to rise up and tell the SGA Senate "NO" to arbitrary fee increases!
- Matthew Hurtt
Senior liberal arts
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