October 27, 1992 (vol. 103, iss. 21) • Page Image 4
… Daily for allowing an Arab-American opinion to be aired allowing the student body to see, hear and read something that has been system- atically blocked out of the mainstream press for so long. Stephen…
… EARLE AMITAVA MAZUMDAR Edited and Managed . by Students at the University of Michigan Unsigned editorials represent a mjority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and…
…'. I I I r' . t INF4C i-4 As Michigan Student Assembly elec- tions near, both of the two parties - the Progressive Party and the Conservative Coalition (CC) - are struggling to find enough warm bodies…
… } to fill their rosters. But instead of continuing the same, old, inane party system that only diminishes the credibility ofMSA, students' should be encouraged to run for MSA, and, more importantly, to…
… any sentiment of a party platform. The Conservative Coalition is also searching for people to fill its slate. Conservative Coa- lition flyers ask students to sign up for the party destined to once again…
… offering many constructive ideas of their own. Both parties argue that students are too busy to V make intelligent decisions on the merits of indi- vidual candidates. But the handful of highly quali- fied…
… takes its toll on the elec- tion process. When students cast ballots for party slates, candidates are not forced to take individual positions on student issues, or even attend election forums to tout…
… their views. Moreover, students lose all incentive to pay attention to specific issues, and instead fo- cus on the parties. Independent candidates, who are free of the pressures associated with party…
… politics, stand a better chance of stay- ing out of the political fray. Students interested in joining the Assembly would do well to DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily realize that with the tradition- ally low voter…
… turnout, winning a seat is not diffi- cult. With effective publicity, hard campaigning, and good knowledge and conviction about student is- sues, qualified students will have little trouble getting the…




















