Show Sounding Board For The Student Sounding a student-faculty discussion group will be revived again this year with the first meeting The composed of student University and was initiated by last year's Executive It was stated then by the Council that the purpose would be a-chieve better which will result in more effective working relationships among the various elements of the University This year's Sounding Board appears to be formed on the same principals as last year's with the same In order to understand these goals of Sounding Board a closer look needs to be The board consists of members who meet for an open discussion of various problems on It is not another student-government policy-making or decision making The board is well-represented by different groups on Greek residence and Each has a different Much less red tape is involved when discussion can be carried on over mutual problems in an informal This aids in furthering campus No particular agenda will govern the Members are free to touch upon any subject which they feel needs to be Sounding Board helps to close the gap between the student representative and the faculty but not between the student body and the This is the main disadvantage of the the student body will not be able to The majority of members of Sounding Board at the present time do not want the discussion to be covered by the pertinent student issues will be examined which effect the student and which the student needs to Little value can be derived by the student body when the same student representatives and leaders express their views in a closed An open meeting in which students who wish to seek views of the members would accomplish a great deal If this is not possible then the students should be able to find out these views via the Sounding Board would be more successful if the discussion ivas open to the majority of students and open to There would be less friction and misunderstood views between students and the administration if Sounding Board were to be a sounding board for the student |