Thursday, May 01, 2003Trustee ElectionEmmett, as I mentioned in a post way back, I disagree with the very idea of voting in Trustee elections. The reality is that all the candidates are selected by a committee that actively seeks people who won't rock the boat, and then muzzles them so it's next to impossible for them to say what they believe on any specific issue. This is clearly illustrated when the best we can do is a guy who's willing to keep our liberal arts mission around on equal footing with the research university he agrees we should be building.Bottom line, turnout in trustee elections is viewed by the College and the alumni organizations as an indicator of alumni support. Voting just makes them believe you're happy with the way the system is currently run. So people who aren't (which includes both Emmett and myself I believe) shouldn't vote at all. Trust me, with this choice of candidates it doesn't matter how you vote anyway. Posted by Alexander at 10:52 AM Comments Post a Comment (we enforce our comments policy) |
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