Senior Justin Guiffré, a Hatchet senior columnist, discusses how the Board of Trustees’ decision will change GW’s academic landscape, and why it is so important to have more student input on these decisions.

I have an experiment for you.

Ask some of your friends what they think about the Science and Engineering Complex, the estimated $275 million behemoth expansion project that was approved by the Board of Trustees last Friday. I guarantee you will find two distinct philosophies on the subject.

Some students will live and die by the idea that specialization is key. Do what you do best. At GW, this usually means politics, business and law.

Others will argue that you must invest in the underprivileged. Why should the science program rot away in Corcoran Hall while the School of Business gets fancy stock trading software?