Regardless of the preexisting presence of a minority liaison and women’s issues liaison, the members of the Student Assembly pine for more.

The Cornell Review reports.

Cornell Student Assembly Ponders ‘Restructuring’ and Concludes Race-Based Elections are a Good Idea

On Thursday, April 7th, the Student Assembly (SA) hosted a public forum on its present and future. Entitled “Change the SA: A Discussion on Restructuring”, the event gave SA members and non-SA affiliated students alike the opportunity to vent on problems related to the Assembly, and to converse about potential solutions. Positioned in an inviting circle, those in attendance remained civil—that is, until the need for more identity-based representatives was called into question.

Armed with evidence anecdotal and statistical, a modest but vigilant group of attendees raised concerns about the SA’s appeal to the student body, referencing the lackluster participation in both recent elections and community meetings. Alas, these proclamations failed to appease the audience; the real problem with the SA, it was felt by a majority of attendees, is a dearth of minority representative positions.

And rest assured it was something felt. Regardless of the preexisting presence of a minority liaison and women’s issues liaison, the members of the Student Assembly pine for more.