| Show Widespread Apathy Government For The Few The low vote in the class elections just completed makes it obvious that next year's Senate will not represent the student The only senators who will come close to expressing the opinions of their constituents will be those appointed by special interest groups on the At first this seems a discouraging picture and a strong argument for abolishing the Senate On second student government may be providing a valuable exercise in political processes for the minority of students who are and perhaps it is not fair to let the apathy of the others deprive them of this The new senators cannot really be held at fault if they are unable to represent campus-wide since the large number of students who couldn't even bother to vote will surely not take the trouble to express their opinions on issues to their But the legislators can and should try to represent those who elected them and also to use the individual discretion with which they have been entrusted as Even though it will have little or no effect on the large part of the student body which has no interest in student government can serve a useful Those who show an interest in campus government now will probably be those most interested and most active in civic affairs outside the and experience with participation in government will be valuable to This is not to say that widespread apathy is not it for it that are not playing the part they be playing in-democratic government Government should not exist just for the but neither it go out of existence when only the few will show an This column has objected in the past to the over-representation of some students through appointed senators from special interest these students are usually those most interested in student and actual representation in our Senate seems to be only a myth Perhaps we should stop worrying about accurate which seems to be unimportant to the and concentrate on greater participation opportunities for those who are interested in serving or in being |
