35 Million or Bust?

And the 35 million dollar question is, do we give money to a radio station sponsored by the school, and how do we decide if we should. I said we should get a say in how the school spends the money, since, after all, we pay the school the money. However, Joe brought up to me that this is not exactly how it works, because each student pays different amounts based on scholarships, finical aid, ect. However, I don’t think that plays a big factor in my idea. In the end, it equals the same amount. The students on scholarship often have to work much harder to keep their money. At the same time, the same could be said about the students with finical aid. My point is that the students should each be given the same vote, but, their vote should be the deciding factor in the school. After all, if we dislike what the school is doing, can’t we tell the prospective freshman, and in doing so keep an entirely new group of freshman away from American University? We deserve some kind of say. As for communities, wouldn’t students voting for what occurred in the school be an act of community? I would think so. This whole system that the president and the board of trustees chose what to do with the money paid by students is almost individualistic, as it seems selfish that only they get to decide. Community can decide together, and work together. This system is not like the government of the United States, because the people of the US get to vote for their president, their senator, and their congressman, but here, the college does not give students the ability to even pick their Board of Trustees or the President. Power is kept in a select few, and leaves the ones paying, the students out of any control of power. For like the United States, those that have the power of the purse have power over almost all.