Several students at Lake Forest College have gathered together and decided to elect Reuben, a member of the staff at the cafeteria, as the president of the college, following a recent increase of criticism on the College’s methods, such as SPARK’s budget use and dysfunctional internet connection on campus.
The student body organized a process in which Reuben held an open space, sort of office hours, to personally address each individual’s concerns and ideas about a possible change on the dynamics of SPARK and internet connection. After developing a one-to-one connection with the people who voted for him, Reuben called for a press release in which he released key information regarding his public policy on omelet and bacon sandwiches.
Additionally, he talked about the evidence that support the statement that he is the right candidate, for instance, his leadership skills, his hard- working abilities at the cafeteria, and of course, his fundamental empathy with the students.
As a matter of context, the increasing concern about the way in which the on-campus events department, SPARK, uses its budget has led students at the college to take a further step towards college involvement and change the politics on campus. Arranging meetings, attending conferences, and a variety of open office hours have derived the possible best candidate to the presidency at the college.
“I think this is a great opportunity to implement my proposal ‘omelet’s policy’ during dinner time and hold office hours while having bacon sandwiches,” Reuben said. The informal meetings included topics on Forester internet, better computers in the library, greater diversity in student’s meals, and the creation of an independent committee to foresee the expenditure on events on campus.
Although the Board of Trustees at the college has agreed to listen to the demands of the student body and has accepted the democratically elected candidate as the new president of the college, there is some resignation from unnamed members of the Board who disagree on the position of Reuben as the president.
“The student body’s voice is very important for us and we have taken into consideration several factors to determine that Reuben is the best candidate for the position. However we cannot afford to have him as a president of the college right now” a Board of Trustee’s chairman said.
Students have shown their disagreement with the Board of Trustees and have decided to wear cafeteria cups as hats as a way of protests against the injustice of a fair, liberal, and democratic process of electing representatives. While this is a time to focus on the college’s academics and athletics life, students have made a social statement by showing genuine interest on the college’s politics.
“I’ve know Reuben since my freshmen year and I know how nice and charming he is. Even though he might not have the credentials or anything, I think he’d be a very caring president. As sociology major, I’m really concerned about the issues on campus and I believe we need a change now.” Junior sociology major Sally Smith said. The position at Lake Forest College has had tremendous change over the past decade. In a matter of chronological order, Reuben would be the 14th president at the college. While the past presidents have had specific credentials to lead the school, students take pride in Reuben’s interest in the students’ wellbeing.
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