Letter to the Editor
SGA president should refrain from attacking sitting vice president
Issue date: 3/26/09 Section: Editorial
Dear Editor,
I am writing today in response to a letter printed in the March 19th edition of The Nicholls Worth by Student Government Association President Alexander C. Barnes.
This letter was written with the expressed purpose of discrediting the candidacy of Ryan Donegan, who is running for the position of SGA President in the student elections.
Barnes mentions in his letter that The Nicholls Worth accused the SGA of "not doing anything" in the past and uses this as evidence against electing Donegan.
The student body should keep in mind that this accusation of inaction was launched at the SGA under Barnes's own leadership. He is SGA president.
His letter is filled with accusations of impropriety and innuendo, but nowhere in it do we see what Barnes has himself done for Nicholls, nor do we see why he feels Marquita Christy would be a better candidate.
If Barnes wants to write a letter of recommendation for Christy, citing her qualifications, I welcome it.
But both he and this paper should refrain from publishing snippy, gossipy letters, which attack and undermine the credibility of other students. In my opinion, it reflects poorly on this institution and the letter's author.
Sincerely,
Richard John LeBoeuf
general studies senior from Montegut
I am writing today in response to a letter printed in the March 19th edition of The Nicholls Worth by Student Government Association President Alexander C. Barnes.
This letter was written with the expressed purpose of discrediting the candidacy of Ryan Donegan, who is running for the position of SGA President in the student elections.
Barnes mentions in his letter that The Nicholls Worth accused the SGA of "not doing anything" in the past and uses this as evidence against electing Donegan.
The student body should keep in mind that this accusation of inaction was launched at the SGA under Barnes's own leadership. He is SGA president.
His letter is filled with accusations of impropriety and innuendo, but nowhere in it do we see what Barnes has himself done for Nicholls, nor do we see why he feels Marquita Christy would be a better candidate.
If Barnes wants to write a letter of recommendation for Christy, citing her qualifications, I welcome it.
But both he and this paper should refrain from publishing snippy, gossipy letters, which attack and undermine the credibility of other students. In my opinion, it reflects poorly on this institution and the letter's author.
Sincerely,
Richard John LeBoeuf
general studies senior from Montegut
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