Can the Candidates Fulfill Campaign Promises?
By Ryan Woessner — April 5, 2010 — Opinion — Volume XLIV, Issue 6 Well, whether you like it or not, it is officially that time of year again. Amidst the warm weather and spring quarter barbeques come a group of opportunistic, overeager Stanford students hypnotized on the coveted prize that is the ASSU. Over the next few weeks, catchy slogans, bright colored fliers and viral videos will permeate the campus, ultimately begging the question “why?” In a year where the ASSU has been dragged through the fire over issues of ethics and constitutionality, it is difficult to comprehend why anyone would ever want to take the reins for the 2010-11 session, not to mention spending hundreds of dollars on a campaign in which less than half of the student population actively participates. As in all ASSU elections, campaign promises play an extraordinarily unique role in that they are very rarely achieved. Since over two-thirds of the Undergraduate Senate candidates are freshman, many know very little
