2001 ticket completes term with IUSA

The past year has seen both successes and failures for the IU Student Association, but the executive staff said it feels that their tenure was a productive one. The Supernova administration has seen successes, achieving most of the goals laid out in their platform.\nSenior Jake Oakman, IUSA president, feels that his term was a triumph.\n"I believe our administration was a success," Oakman said. "We were able to restore some credibility to IUSA in the eyes of some students and the IU administration. Once we leave office, I think I can speak for my fellow executives when I say we have no regrets."\nAccomplishments of this year\'s administration include a campaigning successfully to reduce dining hall prices, bringing Bank One ATMs back to campus and donating more than $5,000 to Sept. 11 relief funds.\nIUSA also increased student voice on campus with the creation of an IUSA news show on WIUS and the Illuminator, a free advertising forum for student organizations. IUSA also brought the administration to the students through town hall meetings. Oakman said the increased use of these services helped ensure that students are heard. \n"We helped student groups increase their awareness by creating the Illuminator," he said. "We also brought the administration to the students by creating the IUSA Lecture Series, including a first-time town hall forum with IU president Myles Brand. We also created the student rights system."\nGraduate student Emily Kolles, student body treasurer, said she is especially pleased with the Illuminator.\n"The Illuminator is a great way for student groups to advertise their events in the Indiana Daily Student for no cost," she said. "Also, the Illuminator will be online in a few weeks, so there will be an online rolling database of campus events that can be accessed by all students."\nWith the end of their term approaching, the Supernova administration stresses that IUSA is an organization that all students can use to their advantage.\nOakman said he believes student input is the most influential ingredient in a successful student government.\n"Student government will have even more credibility if we can show the community that students are united behind an issue," he said. "Many students remain apathetic about the issues, and that needs to change"