Lately, the University seems like it's in a constant state of change.
The new Wellness Kitchen and the Foy renovations are only the most recent examples of the many improvements made during the past several years.
Generally, these improvements do just that -- improve the quality of campus life. A few of the improvements, however, have shown a complete lack of understanding of student life and what we actually need from the University.
Consider the recent changes in service for the Auburn Security Shuttle.
Until this semester, the Security Shuttle was the safest way to travel on campus and to downtown. Anyone who needed a safe ride on campus could count on the shuttle to get them home.
Unfortunately, the service's reputation as the "drunk bus" had come to overshadow its true purpose. While possibly abused, the service itself was not flawed.
Ask any of the women who didn't have to walk alone from downtown to the Village or the Hill at midnight, and they will tell you the shuttle service was fine as it was.
However, the SGA thought they could make the Security Shuttle better, but they did exactly the opposite.
According to Colonel Randal Cervosky, associate director of Public Safety and Security Services for the Auburn University department of public safety, the SGA contacted the department and suggested improvements to the Security Shuttle in order to make it more efficient.
Now, people have to wait for a shuttle that has a route close to where they want to be dropped off.
This wait can take a long time, depending on how many shuttles are running on a given route.
Although these changes are only a few weeks old, it's obvious they were poorly planned.
Whether a student is waiting for a shuttle to get home from the library or downtown, they should not have to worry about how long the wait will be and if they can catch a shuttle that will take them where they need to go.
These changes are a sign of the SGA's ineptitude and show how detached they are from the realities of Auburn student life.
Perhaps they don't realize the University has an obligation to keep us safe.
So it's now up to us to remind them.
Call the department of public safety and complain; let them know how bad the new Security Shuttle is.
Call SGA and let them know we can do without their ideas on improving campus life.
SGA is supposed to represent students.
It's supposed to act on our behalf, but anytime it implements changes like it has done with the Security Shuttle, it shows a complete disregard for our needs.
If the current SGA has similar improvements planned for the future, then the next elections can't happen quick enough.
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