Ask your average GUSA representative what, exactly, he or she does, and they'd be mystified as well.
Student government is, in theory, a pretty good idea.
Serving as a formal voice of the students to the neighborhood and, most importantly, the administration, student government should ensure that conditions on campus resemble neither a police state nor a carnival. Georgetown is the perfect environment for a strong student government. Pinched between an administration and a set of neighbors both committed to regulating their behavior, Hoyas need committed, diligent representation. Just the kind of representation that GUSA fails to provide. If campus disappeared tomorrow, you can lay even money that GUSA would barely bat an eyelid.