Comments on: This (online) battle is complicated

By: 107xxxxx

107xxxxx — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:09:38 +0000

Hey! Just a heads up to everybody, you all might be confused now.

I’ve been snooping around both political parties (don’t ask me how I do it), the author of the email, Let’s get rid of Trapo Politics in La Salle, is neither Tapat nor Santugon. He/She is a CLA student, a shiftee from another college, from what I’ve heard.

The only reason why Tapat is reposting it and all is because it’s aligned with their call for a platform-based elections.

I hope my sources/research is correct and helpful! More power, Shale!

By: Jayvee

Jayvee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:52:41 +0000

I hope we all have learned our lesson this time.

Though I still am undecided with my ballot, I’ll rethink it. I have about 72 hours anyway.

By: Adette

Adette — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:59:37 +0000

Some SC officers (including myself) have posted our response to the current situation. [Most, however, took their cue from Mia's letter. I, on the other hand, took the cue from someone else's sentiments on the matter.] I think the sentiments of other officers are circulating only in the Yahoo! groups of the SC and the LA, though, so I might have to ask permission from the authors if you’d want a copy of these.

Congratulations on providing a detailed coverage of the elections. Inasmuch as I am sick of school politics, I still want to see the results. :)

By: dlsu_alumnus

dlsu_alumnus — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:06:20 +0000

IF YOU BELIEVE IN WHO TO VOTE THEN VOTE FOR THEM. besides, there’s secrecy in the ballots.
NO ONE WILL KNOW WHO YOU VOTED FOR.

If you believe Agnes is YOUR BEST BET then vote for her. If you believe in Nicole, then GO.

If you think that people deserve the position then vote for them. it doesn’t necessarily mean a DERECHO or a STRAIGHT vote. although, as a party member, of course you would want to vote like that to support your party.

Bottom line, IT’S THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE.

as an alumnus of the SC for how many years, there can ba a UNITED FRONT of the SC despite the difference in parties. Tom Veloso Santugon Elected for CAP had an Assembly consisted of a mixture of yellow and orange. and was able to work with Tapat elected, like Therese Bellosillo Batch Rep, in the college. i am proud of my CAP, not only being able to given the opportunity to serve as part of his college assembly but for his decisions while in office.

kudos again for the Shale Campaigns coverage of the GE. looking forward to the results.

By: Leadership, not politics. at Purple and Gold

Leadership, not politics. at Purple and Gold — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:35:38 +0000

[...] read one blog post from the DLSU SC Elections update blog and the level of bantering has reached the internet, with letters from candidates from both sides, [...]

By: Jayvee

Jayvee — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:42:47 +0000

We deserve leaders, not politicians so I’m not going to vote straight or derecho. Both sides have genuine leaders and also questionable leaders.

By: Carlo Cruz

Carlo Cruz — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:45:00 +0000

Before anything else, I would just like to commend Shale Campaigns for its consistently fine coverage of DLSU’s Student Council General Elections. Cheers!
Unlike Mia’s, I wasn’t able to receive Kat’s and Koko’s blogs in my mail, so I’m truly grateful that I had the opportunity to go through them at your site. It’s certainly inspiring knowing that I am able to work with people like them. Yes, the courage they possess is inspiring. It’s actually a shame that some misinterpret acts like these – whether written (typed) or oral – as “bashing.” Come to think of it, it is merely exercising one’s right to express. One’s right to voice-out. Not simply as a Santugon candidate or core member, not simply as an elected or former elected officer, but most importantly, as a student who is entitled to leadership in its purest essence. There is no intention of personally attacking anyone. It is simply a reaction to what has become of the Student Council.
I agree with Koko. While there is a mature form of partisanship, there is also an immature one. Unfortunately, my experiences have familiarized me more with the latter. Yes, the kind of partisanship that focuses on the “promotion of a political party outside the bounds of the roles and responsibilities of a student council officer.”
If it is simply “the adherence to a particular set of principles, values, or ideals,” then how can we explain a disapproval of a resolution which was meant to work towards unity in the Student Council? P.L.A.R. No. 2007-01-25 simply called for elected officers to be prohibited from wearing any medium that explicitly promotes a political party, and for them to be prohibited from taking part in political party activities, such as recruitment of members. To me, this sounds more like the immature definition. “promotion of a political party outside the bounds of the roles and responsibilities of a student council officer.” Yes, you have a right to express, but more importantly, you have a responsibility to be committed to the very reason you were elected in the first place.
Okay. Enough. Let’s let the students do the thinking, keeping in mind that they are voting for the people they believe will carry-out their platform.
Again, there’s really no “bashing” intended. Just exercising my rights and voicing-out. We’re all friends here, guys.