Make it Reign endorses More ‘09
When we decided to run for Student Government president and vice-president, we committed to run our campaign the same way we would’ve run our administration. For us, that included making no promises to fiscally-irresponsible pet projects.Ultimately, we feel only one campaign has been conducted in the same way. The More for LSU campaign, led by Stuart Watkins and Martina Scheuermann, created a platform based on sustainability. Rather than just having words on a push card, they took direct action, placing recycling stations in the Quad and Free Speech Alley.The student body showed it is committed to recycling, voting overwhelmingly to spend $5,000 of existing student fees on more recycling bins throughout campus.Watkins and Scheuermann continued to uphold their views by refusing to purchase giant campaign signs that are the epitome of waste, staying well under the maximum-allowed campaigning budget. Their opponents, Andy Palermo and Phoebe Hathorn of The Next Level, plan to “encourage faculty to distribute syllabi and accept assignments electronically, thus saving paper.” They advertised this by handing out thousands of paper push cards, thus wasting paper.The Next Level has elaborate promises. They are deficient, however, in tangible solutions to many of the problems LSU faces. With our University facing $45 million in budget cuts, they focus on springing up a costly parking lot. It will not happen.Next Level supporters love to promote their promise to establish a true dead week. However, when asked at the Tiger TV debate how to specifically accomplish this task, presidential candidate Andy Palermo instead chose to talk about why we needed one, rather than offer a real solution. Inconceivably, by endorsing The Next Level, leaders of the One Voice and Unity tickets have abandoned their own remaining candidates, some in close races where they directly oppose Next Level candidates — for example, the Business College senate race. As further embarrassment, the leadership of those campaigns felt it necessary to personally attack the desire, initiative and ability of the More candidates.Those attacks are unfounded. It’s time to support a campaign steeped in accountability and sustainability. We encourage everyone to vote for Stuart Watkins and Martina Scheuermann and embrace viable solutions rather than empty promises.Jeff Noel and Ryan Ginnformer presidential, vice presidential candidates, Make it Reign—-More support for More ‘09While I appreciate the candor and sincerity of the former presidential and vice presidential candidates of the One Voice ‘09 and Unity ‘09 tickets, there is a substantial number of candidates and supporters of both of those tickets who now seek to support Stuart Watkins and Martina Scheuermann in the run-off election that will be held on Tuesday, myself included.Personally, I try to give my support to the candidates that have the courage and fortitude to work hard for the students of this university and to effect positive change both in policy and through positive example. In the primary election, I supported the candidacy of Greg Upton and Laura Boggs, as I believed these candidates to have possessed the qualities that would most complement LSU. I also ran with One Voice as a candidate for the University Court.With that said and the primary campaigning season over, it is time once again for students to select the remaining candidate they feel would most effectively represent them. Many believe, as I do, that Watkins and Scheuermann are the best candidates for this role. I personally worked with Scheuermann for a year on the UCFY College Council when she was the president of that body. I have witnessed firsthand her natural leadership skills and her tenacious drive to accomplish more.I feel this more than qualifies her for the office of Student Government Vice President. I also have faith in Watkins’ ability to uphold the office of Student Government President for the benefit of all students.The support the More ‘09 campaign enjoys is large and diverse, and I do expect and encourage voters to choose them once more in the run-off election. They have put in the work to deserve it, and they will continue to put in that work once elected.James Zitzmannpolitical science juniorSG director of external affairs—-Daniel Morgan wrong on chivalryDaniel Morgan’s March 30 column was ignorant. Luckily, more people on campus know better than to call Reveille writers a “credible source.” Saying chivalry is dead is like saying capitalism is dead. Ladies, don’t let Morgan mislead you to believe that all the nice guys are gone. I don’t care how attractive or rich or unpopular a girl is, if I am going to eat with her for any reason, I will always pick up the tab. Any young man in their right mind should hold a door open for not only a lady, but anyone coming through a door. It is just good manners. This is the South, it’s how we were raised as boys and we should continue it even though there are people like Morgan, who inexplicably find it funny to “snap the door shut behind him” when a “good-looking female follows.” So girls, don’t get yourself down if you happen to go on a date with Morgan. There are WAY better fish in the sea.Spencer Lamb finance sophomore