OUR VIEW: USU students are missing out on chance to change Logan

The platform behind Quinn Millet’s ultimately successful campaign for this year’s ASUSU presidency was simple: No more booting.

The issue struck a chord for many students and it was enough to earn him 1,619 votes from the student body – about 300 more checkmarks than the top vote getter in Logan’s recent mayoral primary.

At worst, Millet’s efforts to change the city’s booting ordinance are ambitious; at best, they are admirable. He has vocalized the issue, and to his credit, has continued to battle it, despite what some might call overwhelming odds.

After having his case dismissed from court, Millet is now working with mayoral hopeful Randy Watts on possible changes to the ordinance in the future.

While we respect Millet’s efforts, it seems as though the students have taken something of a bottom-up approach to tackling this issue.

Millet – booting crusader that he is – is just one vocal student. He is one voice trying to get the attention of those in charge. And just like everyone else, he has to answer to the man.

Yes, this is America. And yes, one person can make a difference. But there’s strength in numbers.

The mayor of Logan and the city council are in control of the booting issue, and the voters are in control of who holds these titles.

Millet says, “If we got together, [the students] could elect the next mayor of Logan.”

A lot of talk centers around students and their low voter turnout during national elections. But turnouts are even lower in local elections. We realize that many students may not feel connected to the college communities in which they live – they come, they learn, they leave.

We encourage USU students to have a different attitude and recognize the influence local leadership has on their lives outside of the classroom. From air quality to zoning, more will be decided in this election than political involvement.