Letter to the Editor: Student Senate

I watched the Student Senate meeting for a first time in a while and was incredibly disappointed by the lack of engagement by our Student Senators.

This Sunday, our senators passed three resolutions in support of three higher education bills pending in the North Dakota Legislature; they adopted these resolutions without much discussion. The only questions or comments the senators made would have already been answered if they had bothered to read the resolutions and corresponding bills.

It’s incredibly foolish for Student Senate to adopt official positions on legislation without even knowing what they’re voting on.

UND students deserve senators that are passionate about their jobs and want to serve the students. The pin-drop silence of the last meeting screams that’s not the case.

Jed Hanson, Political Science and Public Administration major