OPINION
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APRIL 19, 2012
THE VISTA 100 North University Drive Edmond, OK 73034 (405)974-5549 vistauco@gmail.com
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Do you think Earth Day is important? ANDREW LISTER-REYNA
SARA FAILY
ALLISON KLIEWER
Mechanical Engineering - Sophomore
Marriage And Family - Senior
Business Management - Junior
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“Yeah. I think it’s important to keep people informed about the environment.”
“Yes, it helps our environment out and it helps educate people for a day about the environment.”
STAFF
“Yes, very. It reminds us that we need to go green and we need to respect where we are and what we have.”
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Letters
LETTER TO THE EDITOR By Mackenzie Hall / UCOSA Supreme Court Justice In Tuesday’s issue, Braden was quoted as having said that he and I were both outsiders to UCOSA. He may be an outsider but I on the other hand do have quite a bit of experience as I’ve been highly involved in UCOSA since the Fall of 2009 when I served as a Senator for a year, then served on Matt Blubaugh’s 2010-2011 Presidential cabinet as Director of Public Relations and served this year as Chief Justice of the UCOSA Supreme Court.My only issues with this year’s UCOSA exec team was their lack of transparency and accountability in regards to the blinds being closed, door locked during office hours and the general lack of publicity. Unlike Braden, I did not believe that the UCOSA office was corrupt but I believe that one man’s dream to better campus was not backed by his executive team. I also did not take issue with Sigma Nu’s involvement with UCOSA. In the last six years the only individuals to serve as UCOSA President have either been Pikes or Sigma Nu’s. I also do not agree with Alex Braden & Evan Askey’s accusations about the alleged mismanagement of SAF funds by UCOSA. All of the funds in the UCOSA budget are allocated equitably amongst organizations and activities based on merit, size and level of campus involvement. Unfortunately there is not enough revenue generated by the current student activity fee to even get close to meeting the needs of UCO’s Student Life. This lack of funding is what inspired Melody Sweet to invite student leaders to be part of the Campus Improvements Board. As fellow presidential candidate Sarahi Wilson pointed out in debates, Braden feared the potential failure of SBR 11-201 would look bad on his future campaign and quit the Campus Improvements Board. I appreciate Sarahi’s dedication, work ethic and honesty in her campaign. She brought many issues to the forefront and I have the utmost confidence she will continue to better UCO in other roles. I want to thank everyone who participated in the campaign process and give special thanks to Britton Adams for being such a loyal friend & campus leader. I’d also like to thank the Vista staff for their extensive coverage of all the campaigns. I’m excited to see what the new government has to offer and hope they can meet the standard set by Matt Blubaugh as he departs.
“I don’t think it’s really doing anything. It’s got good reasons, but it doesn’t really affect anyone with major influence right now.”
“Yes, of course. The more days we have of that the better. It’s about time somebody started waking up.”
“Yes. It allows people to get involved with projects they wouldn’t know about otherwise.”
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By Evan Oldham / Cartoonist