Power

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/28/international/europe/28ukraine.html?pagewanted=1

This article is proof that government listens to young people if our voice is loud enough.
If you've been following the Ukraine elections at all you know how important the youth have been in the process. Camping out in tents, cancelling college classes...organizing peaceful civil disobedience. They're passionate - do we exude the same passion in what we do?

Welcoming New Blog Members

Just thought I'd post quickly to welcome Angie and Nicole to the blog. I love being an enabler when it comes to blogging. It's fun, and gives us the opportunity to share a little of the inner workings of Senate with the students, community and others who may be reading.

Wallys

So Berne and I have talked about this and I'm frustrated, and I think Berne is too. St. Olaf was rated 9th in the nation for their food service. Yes, they're private, but you can't tell me they don't have a food vendor...and they're in Minnesota!
I feel like we're being pushed around. We have an opportunity to make a change - will we take the opportunity, and is it what's best for students?

Bienvenue Au Togo!

Today, Sarah, Michelle, Angie, Josh and I cheered on runners at World Run Day. Runners were raising money for United Way.

As the name implies, different nations were represented at each mile marker along the route. Stationed at marker # 3, we represented the country of Togo. We even greeted runners in French as they passed, as French is Togo's official language.

The Gold Star for the day went to Josh. As we stood around waiting, (we were at our station by 10, and weren't set to see runners for quite a while), he mentioned that it would be an ideal time for a picnic.

Crazy people that we are, we decided to go for it. Michelle called Sarah, who had already run to get batteries for the CD player (We had Toganese music too) and had her pick up some hot dogs, chips and cookies, while Josh and I went to pick up his trusty Smokey Joe.

An impromptu picnic on the side of old Birchmont Drive while helping out a great cause. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Saturday At The Office

Spent the afternoon in the office working on the website and the next draft of the conference code. Also decided to clean the refrigerator... Julie had been saying lately that it was kinda gross.

Angie, Michelle, and Sarah deserve mad props...they worked like crazy on stuff for World Run Day tomorrow, and the Diversity News board in the lower union.

Senators are busy bees, even on Saturdays.

Energy

The energy in the office the past few days has been awesome! People are working extra hours and always asking how they can help. With the 'superman list' getting longer every day, this is something Jake and I really appreciate! Keep up the good work and enthusiasm!