A new study published on the National Journal of Student Federations shows that most student unions in North America are sometimes mostly beneficial, a sentiment shared by all student unions surveyed.
Student unions and federations typically represent the interests of their student members. The members would pay fees with or as part of their tuition.
“The opinions of student members were generally not considered, ” said one of the researchers, ” since student unions are legal students anyway.”
“It would be redundant to survey people that are already perfectly represented by the student unions” she added.
The Waterloo Federation of Students (FEDs) has been successful at improving student life, the study notes. Last year saw the roll out of advanced touch screen-based maps. It is believed that maps based on colour printing technology, first used in China in 13th century, is no longer viable in current climate.
“Students only look at things that glow and change at the same time,” says former FEDs CEO Ellan Bao, “so we upgraded to 21st century LCD technology which can glow and change simultaneously. ”
The study also concluded that a dictatorship-based decision making model is most appropriate for adoption by most student unions. A communist-like structure ensures that the wisdom of the great student leader is always put to good use with minimal opposition, increasing efficiency.
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