Raynor's nonattendance policy counterproductive

TO THE EDITOR:

Student Body President J.J. Raynor has made a decision not to attend meetings of the UNC Association of Student Governments. Her reasons while not entirely lacking merit are not a substantive argument for failing to represent the students of UNC at the highest level of student government in the state.

Representing your university in-person is important. Instead Logan Liles Ms. Raynor's hand-selected proxy represents our great university.

Were I a member of ASG I would consider it rude that Ms. Raynor feels unable to attend when others make time to do so regardless of their busy schedules. For the simple sake of maintaining UNC's high reputation and the respect we deserve among our peer institutions it seems only prudent that Ms. Raynor re-evaluate her nonattendance policy at ASG monthly meetings.

It may be true to a certain degree that the student body president at UNC has greater demands on her time than other student presidents but this is no excuse.

UNC should choose the high road the path of parity and humility. While I believe that UNC is first among equals it is counterproductive and disrespectful for other universities to suffer Ms. Raynor's perpetual absence.



William McLeon Harris

Sophomore

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