Petition to open Mega One Stop Shop early begins to get traction

        A petition by the Student Government Association to move the Mega One Stop Shop the week before classes start has begun to attract support. .

       Proponents of the petition believe that opening the shop a week before classes would re- duce the huge influx of students that overwhelm the shop during the first week of school.

        "The overall purpose of opening the Mega One Stop Shop one week before school starts is so that students will be able to have all of their questions answered about their accounts without being on hold with the One Stop Shop for hours, or waiting in line for hours as well," said Marcus Kernizstan, the vice president of Academic Affairs of the SGA.

       Kernizan is the creator of the petition and said the impetus for it came after experiencing personnel frustration with the One Stop Shop in previous semesters.

       "[We received] many com- plaints about being on the phone, on hold for hours and long wait times for the    One Stop Shop, Kernizstan said. "So, I proposed an idea that we should open the Mega One Stop Shop a week be- fore school starts so we can re- duce these problems."

        The Mega One Stop Shop usually opens the first week of classes and is typically packed with students. This service caters to student's questions or concerns about financial aid, student accounts, enrollment services and registration.

         Currently, the petition for the opening of the Mega One Stop Shop has over 200 signatures and SGA encourages anyone who is interested in supporting this petition to visit the SGA Office to sign the petition posted outside of the office door. The petition will be available to sign until the end of the semester.

SGA's goal for the petition is 1,000 signatures. If the petition receives 1,000 signatures before the end of the semester, it will be sent to the Office of the Registrar.