2008 Woodie Awards
Letter to the editor: GPA is just a number
Jessica Johnson
Issue date: 3/17/06 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter in regards to the letter that Ted "Jughead" Hunt wrote in last week's edition of The Chanticleer.
I could not agree with him more on the fact that there are some senators who only joined because it looks good on a job application. However, are there not people like that in every club or organization?
If memory serves me correctly, you, Mr. Hunt, did not exemplify the perfect senator very well. I do not recall seeing you help out at very many SGA events and during the meetings you nayed every bill that was proposed, as a joke.
Although there are some "bad apples", the SGA also has some very hard working, dedicated and caring senators. These are full-time students who take an hour out of their busy schedule for meetings and volunteer their time to help out with SGA events. These people work very hard to make JSU a better college and they never seem to get the recognition they deserve.
Yes, I know the officers receive tuition, meals and a parking decal, but they most certainly deserve it. Without these leaders the SGA would be nothing. So what if the officers do not have the perfect GPA? A GPA is only a number; it does not represent the time, effort, or dedication they will put in.
So, I hope the student body hears my cries and rallies behind me. I think we should all stop and truly appreciate our hard-working SGA.
Go as far as thanking one of them when you see them in the hall. Without them there would be no concert, movie nights, homecoming activities, J-Day or any other events that make the special memories you will remember.
So, thank you SGA and officers for all your hard work in trying to make JSU a fun and better campus for us all, including Mr. Hunt.
Sincerely,
Jessica Johnson
I am writing this letter in regards to the letter that Ted "Jughead" Hunt wrote in last week's edition of The Chanticleer.
I could not agree with him more on the fact that there are some senators who only joined because it looks good on a job application. However, are there not people like that in every club or organization?
If memory serves me correctly, you, Mr. Hunt, did not exemplify the perfect senator very well. I do not recall seeing you help out at very many SGA events and during the meetings you nayed every bill that was proposed, as a joke.
Although there are some "bad apples", the SGA also has some very hard working, dedicated and caring senators. These are full-time students who take an hour out of their busy schedule for meetings and volunteer their time to help out with SGA events. These people work very hard to make JSU a better college and they never seem to get the recognition they deserve.
Yes, I know the officers receive tuition, meals and a parking decal, but they most certainly deserve it. Without these leaders the SGA would be nothing. So what if the officers do not have the perfect GPA? A GPA is only a number; it does not represent the time, effort, or dedication they will put in.
So, I hope the student body hears my cries and rallies behind me. I think we should all stop and truly appreciate our hard-working SGA.
Go as far as thanking one of them when you see them in the hall. Without them there would be no concert, movie nights, homecoming activities, J-Day or any other events that make the special memories you will remember.
So, thank you SGA and officers for all your hard work in trying to make JSU a fun and better campus for us all, including Mr. Hunt.
Sincerely,
Jessica Johnson