tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829745.post114186932364600131..comments2023-03-28T04:30:03.613-05:00Comments on It goes a little something like this...: What will they think of next?!Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632617157661276068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829745.post-1142027282496589612006-03-10T15:48:00.000-06:002006-03-10T15:48:00.000-06:00Crazy campaigns? Hardly. Empty campaigns? Certainl...Crazy campaigns? Hardly. Empty campaigns? Certainly.<BR/><BR/>This year has been rather bland. Only one team was disqualified, and that was for being too resourceful with their $250 campaign cap. Such resourcefulness must have scared the administration. This year provided no real controversies, no real promises, and the campaigns even simplified their identities down to unique solid colors. I have no idea what these candidates believe in or want to accomplish.<BR/><BR/>I feel like BYUSA and the administration need a special message from the student body. All the students should boycott the elections until there is some measure of influence worth voting for. The student body has no power for even simple requests, like:<BR/> * Keeping the BookExchange service free and open to students--even if the Bookstore will take a hit.<BR/> * Providing course book lists at least one month before classes start. Students could then purchase books online in time for class.<BR/> * Opening course and instructor reviews to the student body (with instructor responses and other dialogue)--like eBay. This would open a real dialogue about course quality between students and faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829745.post-1142023738080581782006-03-10T14:48:00.000-06:002006-03-10T14:48:00.000-06:00And this from a poli sci major... ;)And this from a poli sci major... ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632617157661276068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829745.post-1142023193446384072006-03-10T14:39:00.000-06:002006-03-10T14:39:00.000-06:00This is why, I, in my first ever appearance on the...This is why, I, in my first ever appearance on the Route Y voting system, decided to vote this year. These worthy candidates deserved my time and thought process (which not many things get now a days) so that I could choose from among them.<BR/><BR/>In so doing, I chose to follow the same principle they were campaigning with. "Vote for us cause we're cool," or something.<BR/><BR/>That ideal led me to choose the G & L campaign. I mean the one pair of guys had teeth that were way too white; they also looked like they could sell me a used car for a "special" price (apparently these guys were also kicked out of the race because of an improper use of campaign funds-go fig). The third set of guys didn't look cool at all. And the second set of guys looked liked guys I could play football with. And so, since football is cool, they won my vote.<BR/><BR/>Oh how I love exercising my educated vote in meaningless elections. <BR/><BR/>PS. Yes I did totally base my vote on the picture I liked best... boy does that make me nervous about other people who may do that for elections with a little more meaning than for BYUSA Pres... not that there are too many of those.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108830250542245265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829745.post-1141875261967494192006-03-08T21:34:00.000-06:002006-03-08T21:34:00.000-06:00There are some unusually frank editorials in the s...There are some unusually frank editorials in the student paper:<BR/><BR/>http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/58665<BR/>"It's time for BYUSA elections. And once again, it's time to ask why students should participate. Unfortunately, we at The Daily Universe do not have an answer. [...] Last year, only 5,123 students voted in the BYUSA election. It will be interesting to see how many do so this year. At this point, there is no reason why they should become involved."<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/58785<BR/>"Today, we participate in an election that couldn't be blander. The three candidate pairs for the BYUSA presidency are about as homogenous as they come - and fewer people than ever are choosing to run for office."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com