LETTER: Most candidates will do good job

Editor,

Recently the paper published its opinion on student elections. They said we should vote for people and not slogans. I agree to a certain extent. However, I find this extremely difficult. I do not know personally all of the candidates, but I believe that most, if not all, of them have a desire to help the students here at Utah State University.

After reading about the candidates, it is still a tricky task to decide for whom to vote. The people running for office are all exceedingly experienced both on and off of USU. But we have very little chance to get to know the candidates.

These are not professional elections. We hear about the candidates for a few days and the final elections are this week. To be able to discuss issues with each candidate is almost impossible. They all have certain objectives, but cannot address every issue that may come up during their administration.

I would like to know what they think about making campus better for left-handed people and to provide more free Aggie Ice Cream to students, but I just do not have the time or the means to do this. To make a good decision in this small time frame is extremely difficult.

They all promise to do good things, but how do we know they are even able to do them? If they say they will fight for students’ rights with the Legislature or administration, they may be able to. But what if these measures fail? A promise is no guarantee of a better life for me.

Because of this, I think almost anyone who has the guts to run would do a good job. A poll on the Utah Statesman’s Web site indicates that half of those polled think that the student government has no impact on their lives. Anything that can motivate someone to participate somewhere they normally would not is a good thing (even if it’s previously copyrighted). A slogan, cute sign, or a coupon is as good a reason as any to vote.

Paul M. Schmidt