By Kathy Lynch

It was a nice surprise to see that several hundred more students voted during the SGA elections this year than in years past.  Even though it proved to me beyond a shadow of a doubt, this election is nothing more than a popularity contest.
The three presidential candidates:  Batman, no not Bruce Wayne with all his business savvy; a fellow student with a proven track record of achievements; and a Homecoming King.  Wow.
What now concerns me is the controversy which led us to a necessary runoff for the top spot of SGA president.  And, that it came about due to the two candidates who received the most votes, not following the rules. 
The two contestants who are in the runoff both admitted to committing the no-no’s.  OJ Oleka said he didn’t realize certain listservs were involuntary and thus made campaigning on them against the rules. 
Kirk Laughlin said he knew the other guy was doing it so he thought he could.  I guess he missed the “two wrongs don’t make a right” lesson in kindergarten.
So now these are who we have to choose from folks, as our voice and trusted leaders.
Has a mockery been made of this election? 
Okay, all together now, the SGA President receives their tuition paid, monthly pay, their own office, a seat on the Board of Trustees and has a huge voice in how to spend the more than a half a million dollars allotted from the university for the schools, students and their organizations.
This is not an election for playground monitor or who will take names at recess, people.
Students should visit ULink today or tomorrow to cast their runoff vote for SGA president.
For me, it will be a serious thought provoking game of eenie meenie miney . . . or a better chance is I won’t even bother with it.
Good job, way to make those votes count.
P.S.  On Saturday night at 9:58 p.m. I received a campaign message from Batman who invited me to vote for him at the runoff.  I chose “No,” I would not be attending this event.  Even after I said “no,” interestingly, I received three more of the same campaign invitations in a short amount of time. 
Last time I checked, “no” meant “no.”