The Erosion of Diversity: the once solid party begins to crumble

Last year there during the elections there were two tickets – Diversity and the Student Party. Diversity swept the elections, and easily clobbered the Student Party. But since Austin Shaw, who ran on the Diversity ticket, took over the presidency the party seems to be crumbling.

Over the winter break an emergency meeting was called while Shaw was out of town. At that meeting a controversial resolution that conflicted with the wishes of FAU President Frank Brogan and administrators was unanimously passed.
The resolution called for a limited or scaled back rewrite of SG’s constitution. Administrators, however, have made it clear in the past the constitution had to be scraped and a new one started from scratch.

As soon as Shaw found out about the resolution he was adamantly opposed to it.
In fact, Shaw later vetoed it. And while SG’s top leaders chose not to override his veto, it was clear the Diversity Party was at odds with itself.

A week later, one of Shaw’s staunchest supporters, current Boca Senate Pro Tempore Chris Mack stood before his senate and openly called for Shaw’s resignation. Mack feels Shaw has become nothing more than an extension of FAU’s administration and is no longer an advocate of the students.

“He’s a yes man for President [Frank] Brogan,” Mack says.

Mack is the only SG leader to openly oppose Shaw. But others have hinted at their dissatisfaction.

“Anytime I say anything that goes against the flow of Student Affairs. I am not going to have the support of the Student Body President,” Boca Gov. Rocky Joarder says.

At the same time though Joarder says that Shaw is better president than the last two – Kirk Murray and Dan Wilson. While Mack says Shaw has “good morals.”

Could another impeachment be on the horizon? Maybe, maybe not, but the one thing that is clear is the Diversity Party is no longer as solid as it once was.

But Shaw isn’t concerned about a possible impeachment or Mack’s remarks.

“I do the best I can do,” Shaw says. He doesn’t know if there are others that share Mack’s sentiments.
But the first question that comes up in Shaw’s mind when a decision has to be made is “What is the right thing to do. Who likes it or doesn’t comes second.”