Monday, April 04, 2005
Idiots
The day before the election, we are finally informed about another attempt to raise student fees. You can check it out on page 7 of the voter's guide here, and discover that again, a YES argument is presented, but no NO argument is available. This is the second fee referendum in as many months where things are already stacked towards supporting the fee. We need to take action now and stop this "Get a fee increase for your pet cause for free" methodology.
However, [EAVP Liz Hall] said the ASUC elections provide accountability to the students, and it will not get tangled up in ASUC bureaucracy if the money is sent directly to the office.
How do elections provide accountability for us if the people we elect have no oversight over the money?
[EAO Chief of staff Amanda Martin] said the external affairs office's lobbying efforts could stop future proposed fee hikes as high as $400.
Yeah, but they probably won't, so we're just throwing money away.
At least Ben Narodick has some brains on the issue and is standing up for students.
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