When the Dress Code policy was implemented on June 16 of this school year, it confused and caused inconvenience to a lot of students who were halted by the guards at the gate area. There had been no clear guideline as to what clothes are admissible in campus and what are not. Students has since then complained about its unclear guidelines and the way it was implemented.
In an attempt to answer the queries of the students, The NORSUnian took the initiative of interviewing the university President regarding the issue. In the said interview, the university president said that there had been no agreed guidelines yet as to the exact standard of dressing because it is the student government who would be formulating it. Dr. Henry A. Sojor explained that it is the Student Government who will make the memo and he will only approve it.
It has been a month now since the policy was implemented and weeks since the statement of the university president was released in the student publication yet the confusion continues. For more than a month that this confusion existed, there had been no move from the student government, not even a simple clarification for the student by the people they voted to represent them.
Though the SG did prepare a guideline and currently on the process of securing the signatures of respective university heads, as confirmed by the Student Government of Dumaguete City I (SGDCI) president herself, it is still questionable why their move came in late already. This move should have been done by the SG the moment the confusion arises. There is no need for them to wait for the university president to suggest that they do something about the matter because it is the students’ welfare that is the issue here.
Matters that concern the students should always concern the SG because, like the student publication, they exist for the students. They do not need to wait to be hit first before they make a move and do something about issues that should have been addressed a long time ago.
It is worth reminding that the student government was created to represent the student body and would, supposedly, serve as the voice of the students. However, for the past years now, it is quite evident that the SG is not living up to what is expected of them. The role of the SG is not only limited to providing projects and organizing programs because, in the first place, they were elected to become leaders and not event organizers.
Supposedly, the SG serves as mediator between the administration and the students. It is their responsibility to voice the students’ complaints and such to the administration. The SG has the responsibility to champion the cause of the students and to, at least, clarify issues such as this dress code policy which caused a lot of confusion to the students ever since it was implemented.
The officers of the Student Government should, at least, give justice to the votes cast by students as it symbolizes the trust that they are giving the leaders that they expect to stand up for them.
The Student Government had been silent for so long now and it is high time that they wake up and face the very reason why the students placed them in their positions. The student government is the voice of the students, but this voice is still yet to be heard.
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