Shame on FUSA senators for allowing two of their own to be the first to reap the benefits of the all-access on-campus parking passes. At last Sunday night’s FUSA Senate meeting, senators held the first raffle drawing for the all-access passes, the proceeds of which benefit Special Olympics. Surprisingly, the first two winners were both senators -Janet Reinhardt ’07, a member of the Senate’s Student Life Committee that developed the fundraiser, and Ashley Toombs ’07.
Whether they were chosen by mere chance or not is irrelevant – senators, and all elected members of FUSA for that matter, should be obligated to exclude themselves from such contests. Senators’ reaping the benefits of their own programs not only discourages further student involvement, but, frankly, looks contrived.
If their names were chosen because a majority of those whom entered the raffle were FUSA members, is that not an indication that the fundraiser should have been put off and advertised more effectively? We applaud the senators and their kind gesture of donating money towards Special Olympics; however, their raffle win has muddled what should have been a beneficial and benevolent program.
Commemorating a legacy
The editorial board would like to take this opportunity to pay respect to Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., who passed away in her sleep on Monday, Jan. 30. Fittingly, King’s last public appearance was on Jan. 16, 2006, the day honoring her late husband and the strides he made toward racial equality.
It is our hope that Fairfield’s administration takes its cue from Mrs. King’s example on this somber occasion, and works hard to make the sacrifices necessary to reinforce the enormous steps taken during the civil rights movement in the United States. Last week’s convocation was filled with lofty speeches and kind words, but action is necessary. Without it, as Dr. King would say, “All progress is precarious.”
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