One of Facebook’s newest pages, [“Chick-fil-A for Mizzou”](http://www.facebook.com/CHKN.4.MU) has picked up 1,120 fans and growing in less than a week. [“Sandy of Plaza 900”](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandy-of-Plaza-900/213837885338558?sk=wall&filter=2) has picked up more than 1,400 in less than a month.
[“MU Campus Dining Services,”](http://www.facebook.com/mucampusdining?sk=wall) however, is stuck at 469 fans after almost two years on Facebook. Well, CDS, let us tell you: We’re one of your biggest fans right now.
In an article detailing a few students’ efforts to bring Chick-fil-A back to MU, CDS Marketing Manager Michael Wuest said the following:
“We’re totally for students who have a passion about how they want their dining to be. If there’s something students are driving for, we’ll definitely look into it.”
Look at that: Someone is actually listening to us students!
As some of the biggest stakeholders within the university, it shouldn’t necessarily be notable when our voices are heard. What should be notable is _what_ we are fighting for rather than the fact that we are just doing it.
We pay to go to this university, and because of this, the university should cater to our interests.
Students fought vigorously for the diversity intensive course requirement, but it ultimately failed. A student vote was never taken to gauge student interest in this issue; it was left entirely up to a faculty vote.
Many of the faculty members said part of the reason they voted against the proposal was because they didn’t think MU should add more requirements to obtaining a degree.
Ultimately, we’re the ones that are going to be slaving through these additional requirements, and we’ve practically screamed that [we’d be willing to do that](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/7/6/now-not-time-take-diversity-lightly/) if it meant that the diversity course requirement was going to be implemented.
Our voiceless voice can be carried all the way up to the UM System Board of Curators. Yes, we do have a student who sits on the board, but the fact of the matter is not only does she have no vote, but oftentimes curators brush off her concerns in pursuit of their own interests.
There’re more than 32,000 of us on this campus, but we can count on one hand the number of times in recent memory that our concerns have ultimately led to major policy change.
So, Chick-fil-A-aphiles, keep doing what you’re doing. We’re not even the biggest fans of the restaurant, but we are a fan of you making a fuss about something you believe is important and actually potentially succeeding in it.
Administrators, faculty members and other campus departments: Take a page out of CDS’ book. We’re here, now it’s time for you to hear.
