You've been hit by a Smooth Criminal
Bellow is a comment I recently posted on the All State website. Please, read the article that this is in response to here.
Here is my comment:
Here is my comment:
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I firmly disagree with the decision of Dr. Byrd. She has now officially made the SGA a useless entity at Austin Peay. The decision was made by the Election Board, and then upheld by the Student Tribunal. I feel that her decision has resulted in an administrative take-over of the SGA. The purpose of the SGA is to speak on behalf of the students. While I do believe that it is important for the students to have their voice heard through the election process, I also believe that it is important for rules to be followed. All candidates for office were notified of the rules. All candidates were expected to follow these rules. Service to the university is by no means a punishment fitting the crime. These candidates were able to unfairly gain more exposure on campus. This could have had an influence on the 400 students that received a flier at their dorms. Often, when a person votes in an election, if he or she is not familiar with either candidate, that person is likely to vote for the more recognizable name. It is important to note that it is the duty of the president to respect the rules at Austin Peay. If the president is Huffman, this could be seen as very contradictory. Finally, I would like to make it clear that I did not write this to support one candidate over another. I wrote this because I believe that it is important for rules to be enforced, and it is even more important for the SGA to be run by the SGA. |
Not everything goes as planned. SGA is important, but sometimes happen seem unfair. I was robbed once, not of an election, but of my belongings. I took out a loan and recovered. It wasn't fair, but it happened, so I dealt with it and moved on.
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