If the adminstration makes a decision the faculty is unhappy with, for example, the organized, entrenched professor lobby screams bloody murder. Every effort has fallen flat, because students have become essentially disenfranchised. The token student presence on the CAS board has been rendered powerless. They have no chance against the rest of the board, many of whose members have been there since the 1970s and are used to getting their way. With only four years to make a difference, students outside the board have their hands tied as well.
Explosive issues arise, ignite protest, and then disappear as students graduate.
The fact is, CAS is doing nothing legally wrong. It seemed incredulous to us at The Lamron last year that there was nothing shady about your corporation's pouring half a million dollars of student money into a venture that targets off-campus customers, but your contract allows it. It seemed incredulous that you could be allowed to chop the legs off the Union by pulling out dining services without having to listen to those affected, yet you have complete freedom to do so. You've said that you listen to student opinions before making decisions, and we don't want to second-guess you. We understand that running a business like yours is complex.