It’s just the first week of April, but while the rest of the world attributes spring to fine weather, greenery and long walks in the country side, very often University and Junior College students attribute April to KSU (Kunsill Studenti Universitarji) elections.
In contrast with other months, life on campus grounds becomes much more active during April, due to the KSU elections. There is a considerable amount of university students who claim that both SDM (Studenti Demokristjani Maltin) and Pulse are two powerless, greedy organisations.
What surprises me most is that ironically, the people who criticise these two student-organisations are people who have never been part of a student organisation. Those who attended Junior College are more familiar with the two organisations and the rivalry that separates them. There are students from both sides who truly believe in the change that their respect organisation can bring about. These are the people who promote the values and ideas of their own organisation, the people who spend sleepless nights in order to help their organisation, at the end of the day these are the same people who would cry or jump out of their skins in joy when the results are announced. Instead of falling in the dangerous trap of apathy, these people take initiative to make their years at University memorable and useful.
Despite their limited resources, both SDM and Pulse strive to help students out, to make life for students easier and more fun. On the contrary of what most people think, these organisations do not revolve around elections, or maybe not just around elections. The problem is that very often runners from both sides end up choosing a begging tone, similar to that of a young child who is bargaining with his parents in an attempt to be given his favourite toy.
This is one of the causes that some students perceive students organisations as annoying; it is reasonable that this type of attitude would not attract students to get to know what these student organisations consist of, let alone gifting their vote to anyone of them. Instead, active members should show that their organisation is really interested to listen and act according to the students’ concerns. Runners should build an image that shows that their organisation’s priority is to improve the students’ lives.
Having been elected in KSU for long, consecutive years, SDM might hold a minor advantage, but it could also be the appropriate time for Pulse to turn the tables around. Whatever the outcome is, while in the world there are people who are huge amounts of their time in order to be allowed to vote, you are being encouraged to voice your opinion, to choose the people who can take the right decisions for you!
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