Too quick to condemn Avery

The Current | February 15, 1999

Critics are too quick to condemn Jim Avery

I believe that the current criticism of president Avery is both unfair and hypocritical. Absenteeism has been a problem for student government well before the Avery administration. In fact, this problem has become so serious in the University senate, that there is talk of excluding student members of that body because few make it to the meetings after being elected. So why pick on the president?

How many of the student senators and members of the SGA are constantly missing meetings, yet they are the same ones who condemn Mr. Avery for missing a few meetings? Instead of singling out one member of student government for criticism, we should encourage all of our student representatives to faithfully meet the obligations of their office, and one of these obligations is the regular attendance of meetings.

-Robert I. Rath