Two consecutive weeks of nothing new in the Student Government Association have campus activists disappointed, and the majority of the student body indifferent. Why even bother covering an organization that has arguably done little for its constituents, and done nothing but pad the résumé’s of its members.

Not very much is going on with Freshman Council, at least in the eyes of the students. Sure, your organization may be making great strides in accomplishing… well, whatever it is you do. We think that may be the root of the problem. Does freshman council have a defined purpose? Represent freshmen?

The only evidence that the organization exists is that there are still applications available on the SGA’s web site (sga.utm.edu). Too bad the deadline passed months ago, and the web site hasn’t posted meeting minutes since the end of last semester. But on the good side, at least you can see pictures of these fine, upstanding students. Even the roster isn’t up to date. What gives?

Why even bother with student government in the first place? Is it that we do not trust the administration of this campus to find and meet the needs of the students? Our view is that the SGA provides the proper channels in which student concerns are heard. If this is the case, then they either aren’t being heard, or nobody’s talking. It took the senate six week to even define a mission statement, and it was rather evident that the membership still stands divided.

All we’ve heard of lately is philanthropy. Someone needs to explain to the Executive Council that charity starts at home. You are isolating 5,700 students that take little comfort in can drives. What about real student concerns? Not everything is as easy as painting a sidewalk or putting up signs in the UC hallways. Get down to business already.

This newspaper has learned of a number of senators considering leaving the ranks to dedicate their time to more worthwhile causes. We cannot say that we blame them. It is our challenge that SGA get its act together and start producing measurable results.