Do
      you
      know
      what
      I
      re-
     
     
      ally
      hate
      about
      politicians?
      It
     
     
      is
      their
      willingness
      to
      spend
     
     
      other
      people’s
      money.
      They
     
     
      have
      access
      to
      thousands
      of
     
     
      dollars
      that
      is
      not
      theirs;
      and
      it
     
     
      makes
      them
      feel
      like
      little
      chil-
     
     
      dren
      ina
      candy
      store.
      No,
      I
     
     
      am
      not
      talking
      about
      our
      pro-
     
     
      vincial
      leaders.
      I
      am
      referring
     
     
      to
      our
      courageous
      Student
      Un-
     
     
      ion.
     
    

    
     
      Anewtax
      upon
      our
      gen-
     
     
      erosity
      has
      been
      proposed
      in
     
     
      relation
      to
      the
      SU
      building
     
     
      fund.
      Currently,
      the
      levy
      ex-
     
     
      ists
      as
      a
      $20
      donation,
      one
     
     
      which
      every
      student
      has
      the
     
     
      right
      to
      reclaim
      each
      semes-
     
     
      ter.
      For
      now
      we
      will
      ignore
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      it
      is
      pretty
      sneaky
     
     
      to
      (a)
      take
      our
      money,
      (b)
      lock
     
     
      it
      in
      a
      safe
      somewhere,
      (c)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
     
     
      November
      30
      -
     
     
      hao
      (Ama
      TKS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $5.00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      force
      us
      to
      go
      looking
      for
      it,
     
     
      and
      then,
      (d)
      make
      us
      feel
     
     
      guilty
      for
      taking
      it
      back.
      At
     
     
      least
      it
      was
      workable;
      and
      the
     
     
      students
      had
      some
      choice
      in
     
     
      the
      matter.
      Now
      there
      is
      talk
     
     
      of
      a
      ‘mandatory
      donation.’
     
     
      This,
      my
      friends,
      is
      pure
      gen-
     
     
      ius.
     
    

    
     
      “Mandatory
      donation’
      -
     
     
      -
      what
      an
      incredible
      idea!!
      In
     
     
      one
      fell
      swoop,
      the
      council
     
     
      has
      revolutionized
      politics.
     
     
      This
      about
      its
      uses.
      At
      the
      end
     
     
      of
      the
      year,
      we
      won’t
      have
      to
     
     
      pay
      taxes,
      we’ll
      just
      have
     
     
      ‘mandatory
      contributions.’
     
     
      We
      can
      now
      have
      ‘voluntary
     
     
      drafts’
      during
      wartime,
      ‘op-
     
     
      tional
      rights,’
      ‘necessary
      luxu-
     
     
      ries.”
      The
      sheer
      scope
      of
      this
     
     
      achievement
      will
      take
      decades
     
     
      to
      fully
      understand.
      And
      it
     
     
      was
      our
      student
      council
      that
     
     
      thought
      of
      this.
      I
      am
      over-
     
     
      whelmed
      with
      pride;
      and
      stag-
     
     
      gered
      by
      their
      arrogance.
     
    

    
     
      It
      seems
      our
      glorious
     
     
      leaders
      made
      a
      promise
      to
      the
     
     
      University
      that
      they
      would
     
     
      collect
      a
      certain
      amount
      of
     
     
      money
      from
      students
      to
      be
     
     
      used
      for
      building
      renovations.
     
     
      The
      university,
      then,
      would
     
     
      match
      the
      total
      collected
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Meh
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      6*
      Opinion
     
    
   
   
    
     
      council.
      Suddenly,
      the
      coun-
     
     
      cil
      has
      realized
      that
      they
      can-
     
     
      not
      deliver.
      So
      what
      do
      they
     
     
      do?
      Do
      they
      apologize
      for
     
     
      making
      such
      a
      ridiculous
     
     
      promise
      in
      the
      first
      place?
     
     
      NO!!
      Do
      they
      go
      to
      students
     
     
      and
      ask
      for
      their
      help
      or
      beg
     
     
      for
      their
      forgiveness?
      NO!!
     
     
      Do
      they
      hold
      a
      fund-raiser,
      a
     
     
      rally,
      or
      a
      ‘save-our-butts’
     
     
      campaign?
      NO!!
      Do
      they
      get
     
     
      together
      ata
      meeting
      and
      come
     
     
      up
      with
      a
      way
      to
      stick
      it
      to
      the
     
     
      people
      they
      represent?
      Yup.
     
     
      Their
      solution
      is
      sly,
      conniv-
     
     
      ing,
      insensitive
      and
      utterly
     
     
      immoral.
      Congratulations,
     
     
      boys
      and
      girls,
      you’re
      ready
     
     
      for
      the
      big
      leagues
      now.
     
    

    
     
      Oh,
      they
      offer
      dozens
     
     
      of
      excuses
      for
      the
      increase.
     
     
      “They
      did
      the
      same
      thing
      be-
     
     
      fore,
      for
      Main
      renovations.”
     
     
      Lovely.
      This
      is
      like
      saying
     
     
      “We’ve
      robbed
      the
      students
      in
     
     
      the
      past
      and
      they
      didn’t
      com-
     
     
      plain.”
      How
      about
      “But
      it
      is
     
     
      going
      towards
      a
      good
      cause.”
     
     
      Does
      this
      mean
      it
      is
      okay
      fora
     
     
      mugger
      to
      steal
      $20
      from
      me,
     
     
      as
      long
      as
      he
      donates
      it
      to
     
     
      charity?
      Do
      they
      think
      they
     
     
      are
      all
      Robin
      Hood?
      Last
      time
     
     
      I
      checked,
      Robin
      Hood
      stole
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      the
      rich.
      Students
      do
      not
     
     
      qualify.
     
    

    
     
      On
      Wednesday,
      No-
     
     
      vember
      27,
      there
      will
      be
      an
     
     
      information
      session
      at
      the
     
     
      AVC
      starting
      at
      one
      o’clock,
     
     
      concerning
      this
      increase.
      If
     
     
      you
      can’t
      make
      that
      meeting,
     
     
      then
      go
      to
      the
      voting
      session
     
     
      on
      Sunday,
      December
      1.
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      26,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sincerely
      hope
      all
      of
      you
      will
     
     
      attend.
      The
      Student
      Council’s
     
     
      actions
      are
      dreadfully
      wrong
     
     
      and
      a
      pompous
      exercise
      in
     
     
      wanton
      ego-masturbation.
      |
     
     
      will
      not
      let
      them
      use
      me
      as
      a
     
     
      medium
      to
      fulfill
      an
      ill-con-
     
     
      ceived
      promise,
      however
      no-
     
     
      ble
      it
      may
      be.
      The
      ends
      to
      not
     
     
      justify
      the
      means.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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