Editor,

We are disappointed that this newspaper has declined to make an endorsement in the upcoming ASWSU elections. The Daily Evergreen has a long history of endorsing a ticket, telling students why one set of candidates is preferable to another. What’s more, with engagement in student elections near record lows, the voice of the Evergreen is more important than ever. Students read this newspaper and take its advice seriously; its refusal to endorse a ticket merely exacerbates the trend of apathy and disengagement that is so commonplace on our campus. That this newspaper would make such a decision after two excellent opinion pieces bemoaning the lack of participation in the student election process is baffling. We hope the Evergreen reconsiders for future years.

– ASWSU President Jared Powell, Vice President Jansen VanderMeulen, and 2013-2014 ASWSU Vice President Kevin Massimino