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Some participants said they anticipated a larger turnout at this year's event, although it was a scaled-down version of previous vigils and included fewer speakers...
...despite the relocation of the vigil and the low turnout, organizers said they were positive about the event...
This year's council--like the others before it--consists of eager first-years, weary upperclass students and confused leadership. It is a council plagued with an abysmally low voter turnout and thus diminished legitimacy among students and administration. It is a council pestered by biased campus media and outspoken critics overly anxious to pounce on the slightest mishap and play down even the most notable achievements. And most troubling, it is a council that exists within a constituency of students who seemingly just don't give a damn...
...static debate lacking substance and misguided by simplistic solutions. Critics, who belittle the organization as incompetent and ineffectual, say the answer lies in focusing on larger issues instead of trivial whims. Others insist that the problem lies in an "apathetic" student body and that only by increasing voter turnout can the council can achieve the legitimacy it needs...
...large turnout at the event, Heiermann had to tailor her instructions to fit the crowd...