Wednesday, 5/7/97 Daily Bruin endorsements
When the Daily Bruin editors reviewed this year’s USAC
candidates, we were looking not only for the most qualified
individual for each job, but also for a group of officers that
would hold one another accountable while working together
productively. The candidates reviewed by The Bruin’s Editorial
Board impressed us with their experience and breadth of ideological
diversity. Thankfully, endorsing usually consisted of deciding
between several qualified candidates rather than endorsing the only
one able to handle the job. Many of our endorsements expressed the
desire to effect large-scale change. Next year’s leadership should
recruit the ready talent available to them to achieve their goals.
Students in California and across the United States find themselves
in the unenviable position of being on the defensive when it comes
to advancing causes that interest them. From student fees to
educational reform, the choice rarely rests with us. At UCLA, the
arrival of a new chancellor, the financial difficulties facing
ASUCLA and the end of affirmative action will all confront next
year’s student leadership. The Bruin believes that the candidates
endorsed here are those best equipped to meet those challenges. The
mechanics of the endorsement hearings were these: candidates were
asked to present their platform and goals, and then answer a series
of questions from the Editorial Board. Candidates were required to
submit an application and a half-page rebuttal statement for
publication in The Bruin in the event they were not endorsed.
However, not all candidates submitted rebuttal statements, and The
Bruin was forced to shorten long rebuttals.