Most Iowa State students have probably seen the front-page headlines in the Iowa State Daily about the Government of the Student Body. However, many may have no idea what GSB is all about.

“GSB is the voice of the students,” GSB President Adam Gold said. “It is there to facilitate their needs, desires, wants and opinions.”

Gold said at its level, GSB is similar in structure to the U.S. government.

“We allocate fees, and we try to open lines of communication to the students,” he said.

“With the limited number of people, my main goal is the students have the right to know everything that’s going on,” Gold said.

“I want to find a way so that every student who wants to know information about an issue can get it.”

To help accomplish this goal, Gold plans to make some changes and advancements in GSB for the new semester. “I want to increase the amount of publicity and news releases,” Gold said.

He also said he is in the process of creating a show on the student-run television station STV9 about GSB issues.

“If we made one mistake in the past it was we spent too much time on doing things instead of taking time out and explaining them,” Gold said.

He said one of GSB’s primary goals this semester is opening the lines of communication and explaining GSB issues to those it represents.

President of GSB may be one of the most prestigious, publicized and highlighted student offices, but it also comes with some hefty responsibilities.

“There’s no specific duties of the president,” Gold said. “You do as much as you need to and then a little more. That’s when you know you’re doing what you should.”

Gold said one of his duties requires him to be a boss to part-time employees in the GSB office. Another duty makes him a moderator between students and administrators.

When a disagreement occurs between students and members of the Board of Regents, the president of GSB acts as a liaison between the groups.

One issue that nearly every president must face is tuition. “Tuition is a big issue every year between the students and the Board of Regents,” Gold said.

Gold said his most difficult job responsibility is determining what students think about campus issues.

“It’s hard determining what the majority of the 29,000 students think,” Gold said.

This year’s GSB has the chance to rewrite history, literally, with the creation of a new constitution by which to govern.

“We’re going to give students the opportunity to have a say in how they want their government to be,” he said.

Following the GSB senate meeting on Wednesday there will be a constitutional convention for all students who wish to participate in rewriting the constitution.

GSB meets each week at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union. The meetings are open to the public.

“We’re hoping for a lot participation from students,” Hansen said. “We’re looking forward to working with the students.”