The current USC Constitution dates back to the year 2000. Eight years ago, the University Student Council for the Academic Year 2001-2002 convened the Students’ Constitutional Convention in order to amend and revise the said Constitution. However, for still unclear reasons, that revised constitution was never published nor made known to the students of the De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, despite having it ratified through a plebiscite around the same time.
Since then, the old and superseded Constitution remained in effect despite its murky and out-dated provisions. This has led to confusion among the bureaucracy and organization of the student government with the USC at the helm. Some provisions are no longer applicable to today’s campus life, politics and culture. Most notable, is that the provision protecting and guaranteeing the rights of the students have almost been forgotten or neglected by the DLSUD community.
Therefore, it is but logical and prudent that the current USC leadership exercise its mandate to serve the students in a profound, fundamental and far-reaching manner. Amending and revising the current USC Constitution is a must, a need and a moral obligation that must bear fruit.
For this undertaking to be successful, the University Student Council will need all the support it can garner both from inside and outside the campus. The spirit of sharing the Lasallian core value of communion in mission beckons that the USC open the door for collaboration, cooperation and support for the mutual benefit and success of the Students’ Constitutional Convention.
