Pet project not so "Noble"
March 24, 2009Notwithstanding the two hilarious puns in the title, I am shocked and outraged at the mysterious and dark machinations of our student government that have conspired to select a University dog without any consultation of, or consideration for, the thoughts and opinions of the student body (?Student Council transfers power to Nelson administration yesterday,? 3/24/2009). In an unprecedented act of corruption and nepotism, Matt Schrimper made one giant leap towards the authoritarian regime we all feared Student Council was aspiring for.My question is simply this: at a University where we hold student self-governance in the highest regard, and revere the voice of the common man (as lowly as he may be), and in a year where we see record voter turnout, how can an act that so blatantly reaffirms the common student?s meaninglessness be tolerated?
