Over these past few weeks, our campus has seen a great deal of negative campaigning. These negative attitudes and sometimes questionable tactics have led to a fracturing of the student body. Whether it was the presidential election or even the Senate election that recently happened, people felt it necessary to go negative on their peers. Even if they did win, in the long run they hurt the student voice.
When the administration sees fracturing occurring in the student body, it calls into question the leaders we have selected to represent us.
I would like to congratulate all those who have won these important elections over the past week. I would also like to ask them not to wait for their opposition to approach them, but maybe to take a proactive approach and meet with their formal rivals; be the first to offer the olive branch.
All students need to unite and work together to ensure that our voice is heard. We need to legitimize it. We need to follow our leaders and make sure they are attentive to our needs. It is the only way our best interests will be served.
Ryan McCaffrey
A&S '09
Denice and Montenegro victory hard won and deserved
To be honest, I'm shocked that any team that wasn't endorsed by The Heights was able to win. It was the deal breaker, because most students - as much as you may not like to admit it - couldn't care less about the election (even in this election, much less than half of BC voted) and will vote for whomever the higher powers tell them to. As a current member of the UGBC executive department, I've seen the fantastic job that Chris and Alejandro have done this year (though I did not take part in their campaign).
The fact that they won should be a testament to their hard work, not to third-party politics. To address the letter incident, I doubt even 100 people who were undecided voters saw them. Again, as much as people who actually care about the campaign hate to admit it, the majority of students do note care (I say this with utmost respect, having knocked door to door to inform people about the election, only to get responses such as, "I'm not even voting").
I sympathize because I would very much like to stop being attacked in the Quad by people in T-shirts and to eat dinner without getting serenaded.
Andrew LaVenia
A&S '10
2008 Woodie Awards
