Currently, writing with chalk anywhere on campus is considered a form of vandalism according to the Ithaca College administration. Should students be allowed to use chalk to promote events?
In the past few years, the SGA has received feedback from students that chalking could offer a more sustainable form of advertising than wasting paper to print hundreds of flyers. Additionally, some student organizations have suggested that there is a need for better, more creative ways to promote events on campus. As a result of this feedback, the SGA has spearheaded efforts to institute a chalking policy on a semester or year-long trial basis.
Now, we need to hear from you more than ever. We have not yet reached an agreement with the administration on the best way to implement this trial policy.
Do you think chalking should be allowed on campus? Or do you view it as an inconvenience? Should students be subject to judicial action for writing with chalk, or is it important to regulate chalking on campus?
More specifically, what kind of plan do you think should be put in place if you support the idea of chalking? Should anybody be allowed to do it? Just student organizations? Should people be required to get prior approval before chalking?
We'd love to hear your opinions on this important topic! Feel free to shoot an email to sga@ithaca.edu, stop by our office in the Student Activities Center (3rd floor of Campus Center), or call 607-274-1414. You are also invited to come to our meeting this Tuesday at 8:15pm and speak to the SGA directly during our "public forum". Individuals simply sign up on our public forum sheet before the meeting and are given five minutes to address the senate. Our meetings are held in the Taughannock Falls Meeting Room in Campus Center.
About the SGA
The Student Government Association is a representative body of Ithaca College students which functions as a liaison between the student body and the administration. In addition, the SGA plans events and seeks new ways to improve the lives of students at Ithaca College. The SGA meets every Tuesday night in the Taughannock Falls Meeting Room on the third floor of Campus Center. Meetings begin at 8:15 p.m. and are open to the public. More information is available online at www.ithaca.edu/sga.
