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Most Behrend
students just
don't care
Last week Behrend students were given the
opportunity to elect their Student Government leaders
for next year.
Finally all students had a chance to make a
difference and get involved by taking a few seconds
to vote. How simple could it be?
Obviously, it wasn't simple enough. Of the 2031
students eligible to vote, only 401 took the time to do
so. That's only 20 percent. Only one in every five
students on this campus cares who will be
representing them next year in SGA.
That is incurably sad.
No wonder nothing ever changes on this campus.
No one really wants things to change. Students here
just want to complain about how terrible everything
is at Behrend.
It is bad enough that SGA can barely find enough
people interested in running for elected positions.
What is even worse is that four of five students on
this campus can't even be bother with something as
important as electing their student representatives for
next year.
Stire, it takes work to get involved and make a
difference, but not much more than it takes to
complain and be miserable all the time.
Maybe if students thought that they were getting
something out of these elections, they would vote.
Perhaps SGA needs to really be shaken up and try to
make a bigger difference for all the students it
represents. Maybe they should make some radical
decisions and take a hardline against the
administration. Maybe that's what the nonvoting
masses want. Or maybe it isn't.
You see, nobody is sure what those four out of
five nonvoting students want, because, well, they
didn't stand up to be counted when they had the
chance.
The Collegian
Published week • the students of Behrend CoIle•e, Erie PA
Editor
Todd J. Irwin
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The Collegian
Opinion
Unfair ticket
I went to hear the choir
sing on Sunday, April 21,
1991. They did a beautiful job,
just outstanding.
However, upon leaving, I
discovered I had gotten a ticket
for parking in the circle
behind Reed Hall. Being a
visitor to your school I feel a
written warning could have
been sufficient. I feel this
ticket was given in very bad
taste because of the parking
lot being full and because there
was an event going on which
was open to the public.
I was very excited about the
concert and disappointed in the
lack of judgement shown by
this individual campus police
officer.
Larry E. Bowers
Erie
Critical review
This letter is in response to
your paper's article on
Thursday, April 11, 1991,
Morrissey's Latest boring and
uninspired."
The Smiths are solid and
very enjoyable, however,
Morrissey's solo career has
produced marvelous albums,
including his new one "Kill
Uncle."
His second solo album
"Bona Drag" is upbeat and
strong even without the
services of Johnny Marr. The
Smiths put together some good
stuff but that occurred mainly
because of Morrissey. In one
of the best, "Death of a Disco
Dancer," Morrissey played an
excellent piece on the piano.
Morrissey is one of
alternative music's best and
creates wonderful material;
Editorial
M=ffl
"Kill Uncle" is also in step
with his past work. The lyrics
as usual are superb and
Morrissey is simply a most
innovative performer.
I feel you were too critical
of this modern day Superman,
who dares to be different,
challenges, imagines the
unimaginable, and writes it.
Thanks, Morrissey. Hand
me Morrissey's latest tape,
would you please!
Sixth semester
Business and Behavioral
Science
Good luck SGA
On April 17 and 18 Behrend
students had the opportunity to
vote for their future leaders.
There are 2031 students at
Behrend of which 833 are
residents and 1198 are
commuters. After the ballots
had been totaled, it was
recorded that only 19.7% of all
students voted. More
specifically, 31.6% (263) and
11.5% (138) of resident and
commuter students
respectively, had voted.
This fact is very
disappointing to me and I
sincerely hope that these
percentage wills improve in
future elections.
I would like to congratulate
all students who ran and won
all senate seats I and council
offices. I also , extend my
congratulations tci Jason Bates
for being elec t as Vice
President of the Student
Government Association.
I would like to thank the
many students who did come
out to vote and would like to
offer very special thanks for
everyone who supported me in
my campaign for Student
Government President.
I am very disappointed that
Thursday, April 25, 1991
I was not elected because I
truly feel that I would have
been an asset to the students.
However, I am determined to
find alternative ways in which
I can benefit them.
To David Mahoney,
President-elect of SGA, I offer
congratulations and wish you
the best of luck. I hope that
you are sensitive to the needs
of the students and that you
can serve them to the best of
your ability.
Paul Benim
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Christopher J. Hilden
Sixth semester
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