On the night of April 22, behind the 'Snack stand', I saw the president of GSA (General Students Association) smoking in a miserable condition. He ordered some of his staff members to buy as many instant noodles as possible with a bitter face.
This year, the snack stand was served by GSA, as is done annually, near the exam period. Remarkably, this year, there were so many people waiting with expectation because GSA had advertised widely that they would serve the lunch box which gained the most votes in a previous poll. However, the lunchbox soon ran out of stock, so GSA gave out a cup of instant noodles alternatively. Many students were disappointed; even people who had arrived late gave up standing in line. Though students recognized the effort of GSA and understood their hardship, there were some flaws in their planning.
It's impossible to satisfy all students' needs. Since the cost of the snack they prepared was more expensive than previous years, the quantity they could retain was limited, which every student understood. However, what made students discontent was that GSA had not declared their insufficient stock. The poster they used also made students confused; most of them misunderstood that the prepared stock was enough.
Also, some students pointed out that GSA didn't supervise the waiting line. If staff members controlled the waiting line by informing students about the shortage, people would have saved their time. These mistakes caused by their inexperience are still in every student' mouth.
The most regretful thing is that even though most students had some bad impressions about this incident, GSA didn't take any action. Even though it might sound heartless, as there were some errors and they had to be obliged in that situation, they should have explained their official viewpoint.
In the internet community of our school, I saw many posts about the event. Some of them were thanks to GSA, but the dominant opinion was dissatisfaction. Since GSA is run by students' tuition, it's natural for students to criticize them. GSA needs to reflect about that incident and listen to students' proposals.
Our GSA just started their work. As they are the representatives elected by the students, they ought to encourage and respect them. Still much work is left, including the 'Snack stand' for final exams. I hope that GSA will do their best to prevent situations like this one.