Thursday, 5/8/97 Letters
Ethical advertising Students First! should be ashamed of itself
for so grossly misusing student government funds to pay for a
full-page campaign ad taken out in yesterday’s Daily Bruin. A
democratic and fair election process demands that no candidates
possess institutional advantages by virtue of incumbency. This is
why, for example, in state and national elections, strict federal
laws prohibit the use of government resources in election
campaigns. It is unfortunate that Students First! once again feels
the need to violate ethical procedures and perhaps USAC and
university policy in order to gain an unfair advantage in these
elections. While Bruin Democrats is not endorsing a slate, we urge
students who have not already voted to carefully consider each
candidate or slate’s professionalism and ethics before casting your
vote. Darrin Hurwitz Bruin Democrats