Nothing draws a college student into a building faster than hearing there is free food. Yet, what makes them stay needs to be more meaningful to their night. Churros and Change aimed to do just that. Associated Students’ Representation & Engagement Programs, Research and Outreach Programs and Ethnic Student Center hosted an event Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Viking Union Multi-Purpose Room called Churros and Change. At the event, students gathered to talk about the social changes that need to be made and how to make an impact on their community. AS legislative liaison, senior Nora Selander, was in charge of the logistics of the event. “We are trying to get the message across that there are many ways on our campus, in the Bellingham community and across the state that students can get involved and actually make decisions and take power over the systems that we are a part of,” Selander said.
“I hope that someone walked in tonight and thought that they couldn’t make a difference here in Bellingham or at Western and came away thinking differently.”
AS legislative liason, senior Nora Selander
Students have the power to make policies on campus though committees. They can impact how much tuition they pay by advocating on a state level, and lobby locally on issues such as housing that impacts each and every student, Selander said. The event was held with the goal of informing students of the different programs and organizations around the community that one can join in order to work towards improving current systems. “I hope the audience sees where they can fit into these systems,” Selander said. “I hope that someone walked in tonight and thought that they couldn’t make a difference here in Bellingham or at Western and came away thinking differently.”
