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      &lt;p&gt;Student government has an image problem.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A common perception of student government at Carnegie Mellon is that it is ineffective and pointless. To some extent this perception is accurate, but it stems mainly from student government leaders&rsquo; inability to communicate their ideas and accomplishments to the student body. Student Senate attempted to address this difficulty with last week&rsquo;s Senate Week events, and while they were a step in the right direction, they did little to inform the average Carnegie Mellon student about the role that Senate and student government play in undergraduate students&rsquo; lives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Despite Senate Week and other modest efforts by undergraduate student government leaders to raise awareness, most students cannot name a Senator from their college; many also cannot identify the current student body president and vice presidents. While some of the responsibility for this ignorance lies with students for failing to be informed about their leaders, most of it lies ...&lt;/p&gt;

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