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What is student government?What is a student " leader" ?Doing a little for nothing.What in the hell can student governmentdo anyway? Allocate $116,000. THE 1971KYNEWISBOK IS BEl NG BROUGHT TOYOU BY THE AUSA SENATE (plusyour $3.00). Those who clamour forcollective action haven' t tried it, or ifthey have, they were either in agreementto begin with, or had the convenienceof a benevolent (?) dictator to makedecisions. Democracy presupposes conflict,self-interest, and ego-tripping.The following were also brought to you,in part or in their entirety, by the AUSASenate: A drug bust fund, the Open andDrug Clinic, the 1970-71 Clarion, KCFR­KVDU, DUTV, Multi-Media, EOP(Educational Opportunities Program),EVAL (faculty evaluation), the SpeakersProgram, and scores of appointmentsat least as meaningless as a committeechairmanship.l.nherent problems of representativegovernment- the 10% of studentsthat vote in school electionsselect a wierd assortment of people -none or all competent, depending onyour point of view.Individual efforts - individual conceptionsof progress for the University ofDenver and/or Harvey J. Wallbanger.Ego tripping in front of the press - notin the press, under the press, or overthe press, but in front of the press -rtot particularly healthy to the ego, norto student government, nor to the press ...DU's own "Woodstock West" found theAUSA Senate either incapable or unwillingto take a collective stand - butindividual Senators became involved inorganizing student security, and communicationwith the Administration andMother Nature. For the first time,student representatives spent the summerworking full-time to implement academicand student government programs.The world hasn't changed much . . . it neverdoes ... It is unlikely the AUSA Senateever got the attention it deserved: it isequally unlikely that the AUSA Senateever deserved the attention it got .. .~~Ego trippingin front of the press."308