The president himself cannot be the only one to blame though. ECU's administration has let this happen. There should be more involvement between the administration and student life. In fact, administrators should even keep a closer eye on SGA after all of the controversy that has happened surrounding the president. There aren't any real restrictions on who can run for office and there should be, especially with how much money members of the executive council make.
The SGA and other organizations should do a better job of holding primary elections and conducting actual debates that students want to attend. Students would much rather hear realistic proposals than promises made by the executive branch that they can't follow through with.
The final problem with the SGA and ECU is the complete lack of student involvement. Most students do not care about SGA and the students who do vote on OneStop usually just pick a name that sounds the most familiar to them. It's unfortunate that students are so apathetic toward SGA. However, the Student Government Association won't take themselves seriously until the student body takes them seriously, so it is our responsibility as ECU students to care about who we elect as officials on our campus to make any sort of change happen.
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