TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to clarify a point of the editorial “Level the field.” The editorial frames the UCommons marketing campaign as an administrative effort. While Union administrators have been involved in some of the organizing efforts, the UCommons campaign has been and continues to be driven by students. Students designed the marketing materials, students collected petition signatures, and most importantly, students were responsible for what makes up the renovation proposal. UCommons is not a top-down campaign or conspiracy to squeeze fees from students; rather, it is a response to what students have deemed the Union’s greatest needs.
Students will be collecting petition signatures throughout campus and I encourage all students to sign to put this referendum on the Feb. 8 ballot.
Even if the referendum does not pass, the discussion taking place among students about UCommons shows that students have a vested interest in the project and deserve the opportunity to vote.
Michael Willis
Senior
Psychology
