Signpost April 7, 1981 Page 5 OfficersCalled Thieves by Kevin Okleberry With all the uproar about the ASWSC elections this week, many people would think that this editorial would be complaining about those ‘student body officers that appear to be lazy good-fornothing car thieves. If you did, then you are absolutley right, ’cuz right now I am going to give those commie dogs a big piece of my mind! About a week ago, I heard a couple of fleeting rumors that some of the politicians of this fair campus were starting to think about securing their jobs for another year. My worst fears were confirmed while, | walking to my 11 a.m. class, I saw a rather large yellow sign with big black letters, proclaiming the name of the candidate and the office she was Now, don’t get me wrong. There should be someone to act as a voice for the students, but not as many as we have. VOTE DUCK Well, roll up your pant legs cs ve yo les, it’s a 3.999 cumulative GPA seriously, what is so big about being an ASWSC officer? My knowledge concerning what they get paid is not very good, telligent student leadership. If we had one, we wouldn’t be in Finally, I ask another question: do we really need all those ASWSC officers? Or can we, like the Federal Government, get along with less? It is up to the students to decide this election. The people you elect will be the people who spend your fee money for another year, so choose wisely, Weber State. _the mess _we’re in THURSDAYS... 9:30-11: 30 P.M but I do know that they get a scholarship and stinepes. oad And which in itself says quite alot. er mind get election “at-least T on’t thin a college politics time again. And you thought: that; with:-—w same promises. were ahme in the 1980 elections over and the last election, and the one done with, there wouldn’t be before that and the one before any more hot air until 1984. that, too. The student body Wrong again, chump. - still has one avenue of protest: All across campus, student the write-in vote. This year, ‘candidates are trying their VOTE DUCK!! ~ hands at making the same empty promises that the ‘big guns’ in Washington enjoy so much. The only differences lie in the amounts promised. That the promises are empty is obvious. If student government has any voice in campus affairs, why is everything getting worse for the students? The student officers are drawing handsome wages for their during the . diligent efforts same budget crisis that is raising our tuitions by 12.5 percent. Neat trick. : Case in point: The Dee Event Center sits on the hillside with no apparent purpose other than as a landmark for enemy bombers. ‘Our voice in campus affairs’ obviously doesn’t realize the whe potential of the Dee Center. Imagine having (dare I sug/ <TL gest?) BIG NAME TALENT come to Ogden. Anyone willae ogee Ly ing to wager that the Dee Center would sell out for the FA FZ likes of say, Billy Joel or maybe Journey? If we had big name talent in the Dee Center on a regular basis, perhaps the revenues generated would take some of the heat off of our tuition. Again student govern- — . ment lets us down. But, no matter. The only winners in student politics are the candidates themselves. (Student offices looks great on a resume.) We may never know the feeling of an in- 3 and a position Or POWER. POWER. That’s probably what it boils down to. POWER. Lust for POWER. Today Weber State, tomorrow the world! Shazam! by the time they are about to graduate. Students here are the thing that keeps WSC afloat, not their officers. The question I am asking is: The Only Choice by Wm. H. Conlon II worse than a politician, _ especially one who advertises. Do you ‘tire’ of student politics? VOTE DUCK! tear down P.T. or LaSalle hall and make us live outside in rag tents, or who want to suspend -any students who fail to reach ADULT se running for. Yeech!! I swear, there’s nothing professional As an ASWSC officer, you have the ability to meet with important people, introduce convocations, activities, etc. People would look up to you, journalists would interview you, little kids would want to grow up to be just like you. At least it’s good practice for bigger things, like a major in Advanced Bureaucracy, or something like that. You know, it’s kinda funny the justification our officers give for having so many of them. To protect our rights. 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