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Th~ history revealed . • • As• ACC celebrates its 40th anniversary there has been much in the way of reminiscing. Here is a look at how student govern- ment has fared through the years. At ACC student government has lobbied for the right to have student representation on vari- ous college oriented committees in order to give students a voice in how things are done on cam- pus. As a result of their lobbying, students now have representation on the Curricu- lum Committee, Budget Review Board, Publications Board, and the Student Judiciary Board. Other community colleges do not have student representation to the extent that we do at ACC. Through the years student government has fought for changes, actively pursuing those like the formation of the Student Judiciary Board, a revi- sion of the student activities fee policy, instal1atton of pedestrian crossing signs on Johnson Street and newspaper machines in the student lounges. Though some ideas met with more success than others, student government has worked toward making change in the students' best interests. • The early to mid - seventies student government made the most noticeable strides. How- ever, student apathy was still a problem that plagued many a student government president. Today, student apathy is the number one problem. Jim Miesen, an English in- structor at ACC since the mid- sixties, has written a book on the history of ACC, and sheds some light on exactly why it's so diffi- cult for students these days to get involved in campus activi- ties. Miesen pointed out that enrollment was smaller twenty years ago. Nowadays a larger, older student body that have jobs, families and academic demands on them adds up to less involvement. Miesen also observed that there is hardly enough time to develop a government that can work before those involved have transferred to universities or have completed their studies. Student Government, though faced with these obstac es, Miesen says, "I believe they do an unbelievably good job with what they have." UJ F=POLEMIC Vol 2, Issue 6, December.JI 1992 design by jen goodburne