I want to commend your staff for a well researched article in yesterday's Daily. ("What you need to know about the candidates for TCU president") Too often, student body elections seem only about catchy slogans and decorative chalkings. By meticulously laying out each candidate's platform, the Daily successfully focused the debate around the issues at hand. Moreover, the Daily did not take these plans at face value. The job of a free press is to continually examine those in authority. The Daily did a remarkable job of going to campus administrators to get their opinions, for without these views the article would be incomplete. I truly feel confident now, that with yesterday's article, the student body can make a well-informed decision on a crucial matter.
That being said, I would have to take issue with the conclusion you reached in your editorial of the same day, arguing that these platforms represented "unrealistic thinking," or that academic policy is entirely "out of the hands" of the Senate. From the reform of the Culture and World Civilization requirements to the creation of the Summer Internship Stipend Fund, TCU senators have been integral in advocating, and some cases demanding, that the needs of the students be met. Many of these ideas came directly from the students. Without these senators proposing new and important projects, we would be living in a campus lacking many services we now take for granted.
Michael Eddy, SophomoreTCU Senate Education Chair '05-'06
