And the SU president is out here saying he’s pushing for as much F2F teaching as possible to avoid what happened at the other institutions and I’m like, stop putting this on us.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
The real problem is a wider cultural one (shared by too many students), which sees university as an extension of school - so once schools re-opened f2f (which they had to, even if I don't agree with how they did it), unis got lumped w/ it too. (Cf. the obsession w/ contact hours)
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Replying to @NiallOSuill
Yeah you're right about that. But I think that the government sees university the same way.
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Replying to @NiallOSuill
I'm just perpetually angry that I can't even get some answers from those who are meant to represent us, but you know my feelings on our student gov't
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
I remain in awe of your ability to stay angry at the (G)SU - it's an organisational form designed deliberately to be ineffective and unable to effect any meaningful change. I have been deeply cynical and apathetic towards them for the best part of a decade.
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Replying to @NiallOSuill
Since I’ve been here I have been closer to the GSU than I wanted to be, but I have seen a range of effectiveness there. But those who are good in their roles are limited by those who are doggedly terrible.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
I have seen individual officers be effective by acting as communicators/lobbyists, cultivating relationships w/ ppl who can actually change stuff, usually on a local, departmental level. But as an institution or an overall organisation, I've never been convinced.
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Replying to @NiallOSuill
It definitely comes down to the individual. I think a large part of the issue is a cycle, so we get people wanting to be pres or VP for the CV and pay, but because of that people don’t care about the GSU and then we get ppl in who are petty and bad at their jobs.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
Pretty much, yep. I have never found any of the paid sabats to be very effective - it's always the lower, representative, volunteer roles. [The one exception was an SU prez while I was an undergrad who networked w/ local businesses and got really good 'deal of the week's for us]
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I think that Shane was a good president but he was overextended and I think the other sabbatical officers weren’t great. But I do know he pushed hard to get the tuition freeze.
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