6 —The Daily Collegian Friday, Sept. 13, 1985 GSA to focus on grads By CELESTE McCAULEY Collegian Staff Writer The Graduate Student Association should concentrate this year more on issues that affect graduate students and less on other University-wide issues, GSA President Brian Del Buo no said. “This year we can voice our opin ions through graduate delegates in the University Student Executive Council, Undergraduate Student Gov ernment and other student organiza tions and place more of our emphasis on graduate concerns,” he said. GSA lost its focus at times in the past because it was involved in many campus issues, Del Buono said at the organization’s first monthly assem bly meeting Tuesday. “There is nothing more important for GSA than focusing on academic issue projects this year,” he said. GSA will address concerns about the quality of graduate student teach ing assistant training, he said. "The GSA academic division is TAILGATING THIS WEEKEND? 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