2008 Woodie Awards
The best candidate won, no scandal about it
By: Letter to the Editor
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Forum
The best candidate won, no scandal about it
When I picked up Wednesday's BG News I was so excited to see John Waynick and Sundeep Mutgi on the front page after a fantastic victory in the recent Undergraduate Student Government campaign.
However, I was not so fond of the article found directly below it.
Not only was I taken aback by the article, "USG campaign not without Controversy," it also confirmed exactly why I voted for and supported Waynick and Mutgi from the very beginning. While I understand that some of the candidates had concerns about others' campaigns, I cannot help but notice the blatant scrutiny that the other candidates had in reference to Waynick and Mutgi.
One candidate made the comment, "I feel that they should have been disqualified because they're cheaters," then left a Facebook status message claiming "cheaters never prosper," which made it that much more clear that the student body voted correctly in these elections.
The University prides itself in having outstanding leaders who dedicate themselves to not only the campus and community but to integrity and values.
Why would we want someone in office who openly speaks negatively about another student on campus?
The USG president needs to be someone who the student body can respect, admire and, most importantly, trust.
After the comments made by Jarell Potts, it is no wonder why we, the student body, did not trust his character and select to put him in office. Leadership is about taking the high road even when you may have disagreements.
It is about knowing the difference between holding your head high or being an obvious sore loser, even after losing a hard-fought battle.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
After four years of being a student leader myself, I can safely say that there are not two better people than John Waynick and Sundeep Mutgi to take USG to the next level, and I cannot wait to see what great things they have in store for the University.
-Ashley Howard is a senior majoring in interpersonal communications.
When I picked up Wednesday's BG News I was so excited to see John Waynick and Sundeep Mutgi on the front page after a fantastic victory in the recent Undergraduate Student Government campaign.
However, I was not so fond of the article found directly below it.
Not only was I taken aback by the article, "USG campaign not without Controversy," it also confirmed exactly why I voted for and supported Waynick and Mutgi from the very beginning. While I understand that some of the candidates had concerns about others' campaigns, I cannot help but notice the blatant scrutiny that the other candidates had in reference to Waynick and Mutgi.
One candidate made the comment, "I feel that they should have been disqualified because they're cheaters," then left a Facebook status message claiming "cheaters never prosper," which made it that much more clear that the student body voted correctly in these elections.
The University prides itself in having outstanding leaders who dedicate themselves to not only the campus and community but to integrity and values.
Why would we want someone in office who openly speaks negatively about another student on campus?
The USG president needs to be someone who the student body can respect, admire and, most importantly, trust.
After the comments made by Jarell Potts, it is no wonder why we, the student body, did not trust his character and select to put him in office. Leadership is about taking the high road even when you may have disagreements.
It is about knowing the difference between holding your head high or being an obvious sore loser, even after losing a hard-fought battle.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
After four years of being a student leader myself, I can safely say that there are not two better people than John Waynick and Sundeep Mutgi to take USG to the next level, and I cannot wait to see what great things they have in store for the University.
-Ashley Howard is a senior majoring in interpersonal communications.
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M
posted 4/03/08 @ 11:09 AM EST
Its funny that the candidate's that weren't within 200 votes of Waynick and Mutgi wanted to challenge the vote count or say it was cheating. I'm glad the student body made the right choice for USG President. (Continued…)
Andrew
posted 4/03/08 @ 1:18 PM EST
Who cares?
It's not like USG even has 1/8 of the power they'd need to fix the overwhelming amount of problems at BGSU. Hell, I don't think it's even possible. (Continued…)
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