The Award-Winning Political Arts Magazine of the College of Staten Island/CUNY Winter 2016 www.ThirdRailMag.com i& siSsiiN E E R E ism m m s COLLEGE OF STATEN ISUiND IS :/ - t h is ju s t m : T h i r d R a i l w ins 8 awards at 2009 Gold Cirde Awards. ^ more info ^ n e x t i s s u e on being conferred the r in The Colum bia University Graduate School of Journalism ’s prestigious Colum bia Scholastic Press Association yi . A nnual Collegiate Critique. Founded m l 925,*the C olum bia Scholastic Press A ssociation is; an international student press association w hose goal is to unite students and colleges by critiquing publications and recognizing outstanding w ork. 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Subm issions can also be left in Third Rail’s m ail box in the Student G overnm ent office in 1C-207. I I www.THIRDRAILMAG.com SPECIAL EDITORIAL A n O pen Letter To CSI’s Ineffectual Student G overnm en a n d NEWS f -rr^,.; ,V-ti , tVf-■*&..■<•'■'.I?.' An Open Letter To CSI’s Ineffectual Sludent Government S O, as w e’re sure m any of you don’t know, we had a willing to raise all sorts of hell for the students. If you are not great concern to us. Even if it is just one speaker, that CSI Student Governm ent election last spring. To clear prepared to go to bat for the Students, then why did you would show your willingness to engage us. It would show the air; several members of T h ir d R a il and other stu­ run for STUDENT GOVERNM ENT? good faith that you are looking out for us; not just joining dents ran together for SC on a slate with a com m on politi­ Student Governm ent for the stipend check because you Student Governm ent (SG) must also take the lead on stu­ cal platform . Sadly, most of us did not win. W e m ention this don’t have the tim e (or the desire) to look for a job. dent activism. A former Student Governm ent President out of one of the saddest, most disgusting m om ents of the W e call on Student Governm ent to cut their stipends, and hod this idea, but he failed to fake the initiative. He w ant­ election. After the election results had been announced, cancel their yearly trips. Last year, SG spent in excess of ed to partner up with NYPIRG, but he waited around for Wosheika Torres, one of our opponents who hod barely $50,000 of OUR student m oney on them selves! Using our NYPIRG instead of taking charge himself. If you want to eeked out a victory, thought if was an appropriate time to student m oney to take luxurious trips, buying yourselves engage the student body, take the lead! Carpe diem! com e into the T h ir d R a il office to gloat about her victory. clothes, and then on top of everything else, paying your­ Grab the student body by the scruff of the neck; stand At the time, we were busy doing the various magoziney selves a salary are only things that an ACTIVE Student them up on their feet and once more, good fellows, into things that w e do from time to tim e, but our award-winning Governm ent deserves. How do you think it m akes us stu­ the breech! work was interrupted when Student Governm ent Senator dents feel w hen you spend m ore than $50,000 of our stu­ W osheika Torres barged into our office and started flash­ It will be hard, very hard indeed! The College of Staten dent m oney on yourselves and virtually nothing on fight­ ing on and off our lights and shouted, “This is w hat victory Island, being a com m uter school, lets the national problem SG Senator Washeika Torres of student apathy increase tenfold. Coupled with the re­ ing tuition increases and budget cuts to CSI and CUNY? Don't just sit in those m eetings, eating the pizza and drink­ looks like!" active ideology of Staten Island itself, gaining student sup­ To the average student, it looks like corruption. W e have ing the soda - things that, once again, were bought at port will be hard. But, this is som ething you must do! The She then took the time to brag about winning by a mere a severely dysfunctional Student Governm ent when the our expense - just to fill a seat for som e God-forsaken sti­ option not to do this does not exist! It is your duty to stand t w o v o t e s . W hat kind of Student Governm ent Senator does SG President admits that, “w e haven’t done anything to pend! Stand up for the students, and do it loudly! W hat this to her constituents? up for the students and help to rally them ; to fight for bet­ fight against CSI tuition increases or budget cuts.” w e are saying is not impossible; other CSI Student G ov­ ter prices on the required textbooks sold at our corporate, ernm ents in the past have done this.