ASU students are not the only students affected by election date change
Bryan Weaver
Issue date: 8/25/07 Section: Horizons
Kirkwood said that he expects 2,000 students to vote in the municipal election.
Wishful thinking is fine, but the fact of the matter is that SGA can barely get 1,500 out of 5,500 students to vote in an SGA election, what makes Kirkwood believe that he can encourage more students to vote in a municipal election than the one that impacts them more - SGA elections?
If Kirkwood is going to rally the students on an issue as important as voting rights or the lack of, he needs to take the time and do the research needed to fully understand all of the issues involved.
When the local reporters asked Kirkwood whether he had voted in a municipal election before, he responded with a "no." When he was asked if he knew who the city councilman was for District 3, he did not know.
As a result, Kirkwood's credibility and respectability as a conscious and well-informed leader was undermined. An effective leader would first, educate himself before soliciting the support of others.
Because many of our students disenfranchise themselves by not exercising their right to participate in the political process, it was incumbent upon Kirkwood to emphasize the seriousness of the city's actions through an educational campaign.
The disenfranchisement of any group from voting is serious, however, we must take our own rights seriously before anyone else will.
Wishful thinking is fine, but the fact of the matter is that SGA can barely get 1,500 out of 5,500 students to vote in an SGA election, what makes Kirkwood believe that he can encourage more students to vote in a municipal election than the one that impacts them more - SGA elections?
If Kirkwood is going to rally the students on an issue as important as voting rights or the lack of, he needs to take the time and do the research needed to fully understand all of the issues involved.
When the local reporters asked Kirkwood whether he had voted in a municipal election before, he responded with a "no." When he was asked if he knew who the city councilman was for District 3, he did not know.
As a result, Kirkwood's credibility and respectability as a conscious and well-informed leader was undermined. An effective leader would first, educate himself before soliciting the support of others.
Because many of our students disenfranchise themselves by not exercising their right to participate in the political process, it was incumbent upon Kirkwood to emphasize the seriousness of the city's actions through an educational campaign.
The disenfranchisement of any group from voting is serious, however, we must take our own rights seriously before anyone else will.
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tough call
posted 10/22/08 @ 2:29 PM CST
It's a tough call... they're screwed if they do and screwed if they don't.
Wilma Shakeshaft
posted 3/01/09 @ 11:36 PM CST
A think this new storie have some mistakes.
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