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Show COLUMNIST CONSPIRICY Poor promises By Steve Madsen With the resignation of Jeff Fox, Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) Student-Faculty Board chairman, the big question comes of how often will this take place. Some people say his resignation was good while others disagree. Some students felt it was a political move; others thought it was an honorable act. Not long ago a student asked a senatorial candidate, who spoke to University students in the Union, "where's the telephone booth where you change your clothes?" This question should be asked to students running in studentbody elections or applying for certain posts on the studentbody ladder with platforms that only Superman can accomplish. It should be stressed that students commit themselves to their platforms only if they KNOW the job can be done. If everyone ran for student elections saying they'd get the job done or resign, there'd be very few studentbody leaders. Jeff Fox lived up to his commitment. He should be respected for this. However, the question should not be whether or not the resignation was good, but whether or not the commitment was good. Fox's pledge was "to act on every part of my platform or resign." Studentbody leaders have suffered a great loss as a result of Fox's resignation. If history begins to repeat itself around the case of Jeff Fox, steps will have to be taken. One step open to ASUU would be to include the suggestion that students make reasonable platforms and don't apply for an office if resignation is involved with the commitment. Another step is making suggestions during interviews with studentbody office seekers. If students commit themselves to a platform, it should be a committment to work towards the goals in the platform. The studentbody needs leaders to work for them. Jeff Fox did just that, but his commitment interferred. Let's not let It happen again. 1 |