The Bowdoin Orient

Over the past few weeks, Bowdoin Student Government's (BSG) role in the campus discussion about the Judicial Board (J-Board) has been largely misinterpreted. Recent opinions expressed in the Orient have been written on the premise that BSG did not support the J-Board hearing process or our fellow students on the board.

On Wednesday, a campus-wide referendum will be held to approve amendments made to the Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) constitution. We write to you today to ask for your support. All of the changes that we have made are part of an effort to make us a more effective body in order to serve you, our peers. Over the weekend you will receive official information about these initiatives, but we would like to take this opportunity to present the reasons that we are enthusiastic about these reforms.

Why does student government exist? What are its aims? These questions are rarely asked because there is an assumed identity and legitimacy inherent in student government.