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...representatives—John F. Pararas ’08-’09, the chair of the College Events Board, a co-sponsor of the ATM legislation and a Crimson magazine writer, and Charles T. James ’09-’10, a UC presidential candidate??were expelled during the meeting because of absences. James said that he has missed meetings because he is “totally involved in the campaign.” [CORRECTION APPENDED...
...Maher may be right when he says that a candidate??s literal belief in scripture makes him or her ill-suited for high office due to the importance of having a rational hand on the levers of power. However, Maher then subverts his credibility by condescendingly condemning religious belief as fundamentally irrational, describing belief in God as maintaining that “…You’re in a long-term relationship with an all-powerful space-daddy, who will, after you die, party with your ghost forever...
...offer campaigns access to e-mail lists, name recognition, and a ready-made means of getting out the vote in an election that last year saw a record-low turnout of 2,181 undergraduates at the polls. Beyond that, a student group endorsement can simply lend weight to a candidate??s pitch. “When I’m going door-to-door explaining my platform, saying that this and that student group has endorsed me adds legitimacy,” Flores said. While chairing FiCom, Flores interacted with student groups seeking funding on a regular basis?...
...this innocuous sloganeering quickly went awry. Take, for instance, one candidate??s poster, which read: “All men have it, some longer than others. The Pope never uses his. What am I? A last name. If you have a dirty mind, [this candidate] doesn’t mind.” While perhaps not every voter finds vulgarity in this appeal, surely all of us can agree that it tells us little about the candidate??s ability to lead...
...vested interest in the UC from a funding and status-dependent standpoint. Taking this into account, we would suggest that student groups endorse candidates based primarily on how a their platform would specifically affect the group—rather than use the irrelevant criterion of how a certain candidate??s individual qualities or ideals may align with the group’s particular ideology. Endorsements are indeed an important component of any democratic process, and should not be denigrated by any such red herrings that are irrelevant to the election at hand. Ultimately, we applaud and anticipate...