To the editor,

Having been a representative as well
as an executive of the DCSS for the
past two years.my experiences have
for the most part been challenging,
enjoyable and rewarding. | am obliged
to share with you a grave concern
about a rapidly growing problem. Very
few students at the college take the
initiative to run or even vote in student
elections. Although some of your
representatives should be commended
for their efforts; it is disturbing when a
few of the individuals turn student
elections into a frustrating and intimi-
dating affair. Although a CRO (Chief
Returning Officer) is appointed by the
DCSS to assure that the elction
policies and directives are upheld it is
not within the realm of the CRO’s
position to search for and seek out
conflicts or situations which go beyond
his/her directives. Politics is about
differing perspectives, but candidates
should not be forced into conformity
through mockery, humiliation, intimida-
tion, or other forms of manoeuvering

 

tactics by radical opponents at the risk
of being forced to either drop out of the
race or resign from a democratically
elected position. Student representa-
tives and executives need to realize
that they are representing a “students’
society,” not a “representatives’
society” or “executives’ society.”
Stuents need to wake up to look at
who is controlling their student fees
and how the money is being spent.
Each representative and executive
collects an honorarium provided by
your student society fee and it is time
that each student held the representa-
tives accountable for their actions. The
students do not appreciate propa-
ganda and aggressive scare tatics..
Students are not interested in partisan
political alliances or self righteous
personal agendas. | apologize to those
of you who still value your integrity and
act in the best interests of your fellow
students.
Mandeep Bhuller
(A concerned student)

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