Friday, the column about the student body president “Finding a Figurehead” raises some concerns. At its base level the column is indeed an opinion, but not all opinions are created equal. The accusations and statements about the position of student body president were generalized and nonspecific.
The column’s argument, if not titled and placed in The Battalion, could have been mistaken as standard rhetoric against the level of voting in the national election. At points where the argument could have brought in hard evidence of the student body president’s just being a figurehead, the author instead dilutes the argument to inserting individual quotes of students ignorant about the position.
Also, I feel the author has little firsthand experience of the student government association. As a senator, I encourage and invite the author and anyone curious to come make the next Senate meeting March 10 and grasp of how important and involved the SBP is to effectively serving A&M.