By Anissa Stocks, Minnesota Daily (11/1/11) excerpt - ". . . . While ties to the student population have steadily increased over the past five years, the neighborhood groups still say there’s room for improvement. “It’s more twisting arms getting people to run for [seats], to be honest,” said James De Sota, neighborhood director for the Southeast Como Improvement Association. SECIA currently has two students who serve as general members on its board. But it lost a student representative last fall and is looking for a replacement. As a three-year term, the seat can be a big commitment for some,, De Sota said. “Every year is a new process,” he said. “It really is a block-by-block experience in the neighborhoods surrounding the [University].” . . ." |
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