What makes the college experience an experience is almost not existent at San Jose City College; our students seem to be only concerned with point A, taking classes, and point B, transferring but not the journey between them.

Our student body at times appears to be a collection of separate muscles and bones rather than an actual cohesive functioning body. As a result recent unsuccessful attempts to capture the interest of students have been met with apathy and low participation.

The people who seem to show up at sporting events are mostly family and close friends of the players; the student body in general does not present a strong showing.

The accreditation celebration recently held by the Associated Students had only a handful of students participating.

The failed Club Rush day was an attempt by the AS and clubs to convince students to become involved on campus.

There are many contributing factors to the lack of involvement. Time management is the largest reason students cite for lack of involvement in extracurricular activities.

Clubs are typically very understanding of busy schedules and will work one-on-one with students.

On the other side of the coin, the administration, AS, clubs and other event-hosting bodies on campus have issues with effective event planning, organizing and management.

Activities seem poorly planned and rarely function as intended, so it is hard to become involved and proud of the school.

It is for the organizer to determine the most effective methods for getting people to participate.

Administrators and organizers need to become more in tune with the student population. Being able to understand what kinds of events would get students involved and interested would be beneficial.

Making exciting dynamic events that build a buzz about them and about the campus and would make participation something students would not want to miss.

Lack of proper advertising and communication between students and organizers is a major problem on campus.

Better advertising on a grand scale would increase attendance at events. Students would then be able to plan in advance what events they can attend.

Joining clubs and having the opportunity to attend conferences and meet officials can be helpful in the long run. These are connections that can help you after transferring or graduating and pursuing a career in your chosen field.

Our student body should work together to participate more, attend a game, event,or club meeting. Campus events and activities  should be organized and planned better. Work to make them something people don’t want to miss.

As students take the time, make participation a priority and enjoy the journey. Changes like these are necessary if we want to have a bigger better community here at City College.