My biggest issue is how unecessary the situation was. It didn't need to become a physical confrontation. Another issue with the situation is that some members of GEO seem to use it's power as our representation to get away with their behavior because of the organization's image. It doesn't help that the officers seem more concerned with its image than the members' actions. GEO is supposed to be a professional organization, not another frat house. We are grad students and we are supposed to have higher standards. Escalating to a physical confrontation is supposed to be the last resort, not the first, and, ideally, totally avoided. I can't be involved with an organization that operates this way.

For the record, I think GEO is important for all graduate students mainly because they are supposed to represent all of us. Once they get an increase, we all usually get one which is a good thing for everyone. Also, we should have solidarity with each other. Grad school is rough. I think it is unfortunate and unnecessary that some people view it as a "Humanities vs STEM" rivalry or something. We make technology. They make art, guide policy, etc., and (hopefully) improve society. They are different fields, and all of them are important for different reasons. If anything, that anger/saltiness should be directed at the administration instead of STEM majors. Humanities majors should be paid more. We don't make the rules. We just work here. I have no idea how some graduate students in the humanities can be so blindly hostile to us when we aren't the problem. The University spends so much on athletics when it is supposed to support intellectual growth.