TO THE EDITOR:
The student government of UNC represents all students. That’s why it’s so important for the student government to be non-partisan — fighting for the interests of all Carolina students, not just this or that political party.
Many Carolina students who are interested in and active in politics — including both of us — also serve the student body as officers in the student government.
Together, we lead a team that advocates to the legislature, in a non-partisan fashion, on behalf of students and the University.
We do not apologize for our political beliefs or our political advocacy. But we will always keep them separate from our service in the student government.
On some occasions, The Daily Tar Heel has identified Wilson, who leads our team, in his student government role when he was speaking on behalf Young Democrats. This inappropriately implied that he was speaking on behalf of student government when he was not.
We understand that Daily Tar Heel journalists are just trying to give readers a fuller sense of what is going on. We have asked that The Daily Tar Heel differentiate between separate roles, but this has proved difficult.
We are writing now to ensure every Carolina student that we, within our roles in student government, strive to be professional and non-partisan. Our main priority within student government is to further the interests of Carolina students.
