Student government must set some New Year's resolutions that will help it be more productive in 1994. Here are some familiar suggestions for our fearless leaders to add to their resolution list:

-- Lose weight. USG President Chris Saunders put the organization on a diet to be more efficient. But following through on promises becomes difficult as members get caught in red tape and bickering. It's obvious USG lacks focus when it uses meeting time to argue about trivial items such as tape recorders -- instead of issues.

Abolishing the University Student Advisory Board was supposed to replace it with something better, not with a fancier name like Executive Student Action Council. Let's see some of that "action."

-- Exercise. You can hop on the NordicTrack, but never go anywhere. So far, USG has discussed establishing new University internships and addressing student concerns between Association of Residence Hall Students, Organization for Town Independent Students and USG. It also formed a committee for mid-semester evaluations and talked about forming joint committees made up of ARHS, OTIS and USG. While planning is good, execution of these ideas is essential for change.

-- Be thrifty. As college students know, having money is crucial to a successful semester. The ESAC student activity fee could prove successful to student organizations. Let's hear more about the plan USG announced in November to allocate a percentage of tuition increases annually to the Office of Student Aid. Saunders also suggested monitoring tuition increases by having a tuition jury in the Office of Student Aid and distributing grants to students who can't pay tuition. But good intentions don't pay the bills.

-- Visit old friends. Remember those campaign promises --increased campus lighting and campus emergency phones? Promises are promises so students expect results from committee meetings and discussions. The course selector guide concept made the Saunders/Shore ticket unique, and now we want to see real results. Rumor has it the course guide will be out early this semester. Rumors don't get anyone anywhere -- make it a reality. The open budget was another good idea, but don't stop halfway and forget faculty salaries, which could reveal inequities across the board.

It's time for student leaders to put away the champagne glasses and party favors and get to work.