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It’s good to see that the administration sort of generally avoids the catastrophe of the ASUC Elections. One office, however, has decided to take a not-involved-diving-in-head-first stab at the action.
The Alumni Association sent an e-mail to some students today in order to promote the Student Life Fee Referendum, pitched as a way to provide funds to SUPERB, Student Musical Activities, graduate student groups, and thereby leave other money on the table for other student groups. The chummy e-mail begins with:
While we’re not about to get into the business of lobbying for ASUC ballot measures or candidates, but we’re passing this message on as a one-time courtesy to our great friends from Student Musical Activities who have been great friends to Alumni Scholarships over the years…
The e-mail forwards an announcement, which aggrandizes the Student Life Fee Referendum and asks students to “Help pass the ‘Student Life Fee Referendum’ with a Yes vote next week.”
The lack of an opposition argument clearly places the Alumni Association as promoting the bill, utilizing its student database to rally for the “cause” of student life. It is a veiled attempt to encourage stronger student ties to the campus and result in more donations in the long run.
