Editor:

In the last three editions of The Maroon, numerous explanations have been offered for the decrease in candidates running for Student Government Association office and for the lack of competition. I have been disappointed in this coverage, as I do not buy that the unopposed elections reflect a “crisis” in the campus democracy.

While it is possible that no one ran against Michelle Clarke and Scott Daugherty anticipating loss, fearing not getting appointed, or from overall disappointment in this governing body, it is also possible that no one had a better vision and agenda for Loyola’s campus.

Having watched Clarke’s leadership for the past three years, I have seen that she has forged new organizational relationships, consistently placed Loyola’s values at the center of her life and work and worked non-stop to have students’ voices articulated in institutional policy.

Perhaps Clarke and Daugherty simply had the best plans for improving Loyola’s campus, curriculum, values and the accountability of the SGA.

Emily M. DrewSociology professor