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The intrinsic value of being a student senator
I've been a bit under the gun lately, so I haven't had time to log in all that much. The biggest news, besides my first published article, is that my resolution in Senate got defeated by a vote of 8-9-2.
Let me explain something, my resolution was for a small stipend, something like twenty five dollars a semester. It wasn't meant to be compensation, more of token of appreciation.
But I found out that several of my fellow student senators love the intrinsic value of being a senator. I understand that the people who are in Senate now are there because they want to be, not because they get paid. But nobody is going to rush to be a student senator for a measly twenty five bucks.
The sad thing is that the two abstentions were senators on the committee I that I chair. I'm going to get to the bottom of this if it's the last thing I do.
If you know me well, I don't like fighting for a cause. But when I do pick something to fight for, I'm going to fight to the bitter end.
I guarantee that the Student Senators of the Student Association of the University of Tulsa will be paid a small stipend every semester. I know this because I plan to use every legal trick in the book to get this passed.
This probably has something to do with the fact that this most bitter senator wishes to leave some sort of legacy behind him.
Fortunately, I had the perfect story from Aesop's fables for my fellow senators.
The Fisher and the Little Fish
It happened that a Fisher, after fishing all day, caught only
a little fish. "Pray, let me go, master," said the Fish. "I am
much too small for your eating just now. If you put me back into
the river I shall soon grow, then you can make a fine meal off
me."
"Nay, nay, my little Fish," said the Fisher, "I have you now.
I may not catch you hereafter."
So it is said, A little thing in hand is worth more than
a great thing in prospect.
In discussion of my resolution, many people talked about getting a credit hour or something like that. Their eyes gleamed with great prospects.
However, I'd rather have something sure in my hands before I start thinking about bigger ideas.
Let me explain something, my resolution was for a small stipend, something like twenty five dollars a semester. It wasn't meant to be compensation, more of token of appreciation.
But I found out that several of my fellow student senators love the intrinsic value of being a senator. I understand that the people who are in Senate now are there because they want to be, not because they get paid. But nobody is going to rush to be a student senator for a measly twenty five bucks.
The sad thing is that the two abstentions were senators on the committee I that I chair. I'm going to get to the bottom of this if it's the last thing I do.
If you know me well, I don't like fighting for a cause. But when I do pick something to fight for, I'm going to fight to the bitter end.
I guarantee that the Student Senators of the Student Association of the University of Tulsa will be paid a small stipend every semester. I know this because I plan to use every legal trick in the book to get this passed.
This probably has something to do with the fact that this most bitter senator wishes to leave some sort of legacy behind him.
Fortunately, I had the perfect story from Aesop's fables for my fellow senators.
The Fisher and the Little Fish
It happened that a Fisher, after fishing all day, caught only
a little fish. "Pray, let me go, master," said the Fish. "I am
much too small for your eating just now. If you put me back into
the river I shall soon grow, then you can make a fine meal off
me."
"Nay, nay, my little Fish," said the Fisher, "I have you now.
I may not catch you hereafter."
So it is said, A little thing in hand is worth more than
a great thing in prospect.
In discussion of my resolution, many people talked about getting a credit hour or something like that. Their eyes gleamed with great prospects.
However, I'd rather have something sure in my hands before I start thinking about bigger ideas.