This semester the Student Government Association has rivaled their big league counterparts. True to fashion in the way real government acts, all the unpleasant events surrounding SGA have eclipsed the good things they have done. And like so much of our federal government, a bushel of bad apples have soured the few that were good.

While big plans were being made, SGA let petty bickering slow an already slow process with allegations of censure.

Like our own government, when things got bad they spiraled even worse.

The latest transgressions perpetrated by a majority of the SGA are the most egregious to date.

While SGA was attending a leadership conference, to the tune of approximately $13,000 of student money, numerous members of said association broke alcohol consumption rules. This type of action by a student government cannot simply be chalked up to “college-aged antics.” Whatever the circumstances that surround the allegations, these people who willingly place themselves at a higher standard of judgment should have been aware of their actions and faculties at all times. What further compounds this notion is that there are already senators and executive board members who have been cleared of any wrongdoing. There were people who refrained from such activities. For those that decry the people who sat idly by while others broke rules, the true nature of politics was at work there.

The realization that it is only now that a student body would care about what SGA does is not lost, however student apathy to the situation is not the only factor. The people who care about SGA are officials and administrators.

The face of our school, to those who make the most crucial decisions about BC, is SGA. Since this is not the first time that SGA has been caught doing such things at a conference, it only further degrades the image of BC.

It is terrible that the only way to make students shed their apathy is by being embroiled in some controversy. Students will only continue to find SGA important when they are in trouble, instead of focusing on the good ways they spend their money.

In light of all these transgressions by SGA, the school does still continue its daily activities. There is still an SGA, however, it is operating at reduced capacity and function. There will be another SGA next semester as well. To what extent their effectiveness can only be speculated. Hopefully, the next installment will operate under the assumption that even with apathetic students, they are always being watched, students ready to latch onto a hot button issue.

From the minutes posted outside the SGA boardroom, the SGA may have already elected an interim student body president.

So while all of this is taking place, at least we can take solace in the fact that at least good apples are attempting to do good work for the benefit of the students.

Whatever transpires from all of this fallout, there will soon be a new batch of bright-eyed prospective politicians to watch and write about.