As you will discover, you will receive advice from many different people. Some of this advice will be good and some of it may not be so good. The following is a letter from Father Hesburgh received by Duane Lawrence and Bruce Loman, 1985-1986 Student Government Officers. In the spirit of Notre Dame, we have chosen to pass these words on to you as some sound pieces of advice. The letter's wording and content are in its original form.
Mistakes are inevitable.
You have to learn to live with them and so do I. Don't get caught up with global issues, such as remaking the whole University and out gunning the Trustees. Politics is the art of the possible, so pick out some realistic goals and really go for them. Try to strike up a friendship with the administration. They aren't really bad guys and you might have something to learn from them. Also they are not automatic adversaries.