One person in the audience said it might be hard to find students who can commit to eight months because they might be transferring next semester. The amazing thing is that Shannon Gyde, the student trustee, was silent in all of this and gave a yes vote to the one-student proposal. The utter disregard, and disrespect, of students displayed by the governing board is enraging. I doubt that all of the people who work at Palomar share the governing board's disregard for students. They will tell you they are here because of the students, even though the governing board is here for different reasons.
Students can ultimately make their voice heard.
Jensen is up for re-election in November, and students should go to the polls to replace him. We need a governing board that is here for, and listens to, students. We need a governing board that doesn't laugh away our concerns and doesn't ignore the reason they are there.