As a concerned yet neutral
student, I have been and continue
to be shocked by your treatment of
the Student Council Elections. First
of all, you say that you do not have
the space to publish complete
statements of the candidates. This
can only work in favor of the status
quo - it basely (else) denies those
students who do not have enough
money to run a properly gaudy
campaign the publicity they need:
to get across their ideas and let the
students know about themselves.
Further, your reporting of
events is totally slanted in favor of
the more typical parties. You treat
the elections as if, for all practical
purposes the JP and VPP were the
only people running. Your little
articles about the other candidates
that manage to slip by the Editor
are biased too. The extreme case of
this being the deliberate mangling
of the Peter Freinberg statement
last year.
The Liquifactionists, and the
Independents (sle) to a lesser
extent, are important too. There is
certainly as much chance, if not
more, that they will truly represent
the students.
This is your last warning.
