Re: “From the web” Feb. 3, 2010

To the editor:

I would like to respond to a web comment made towards presidential candidate Mike Tithecott, criticizing his origins in the faculty of Music. The concern questions how a student from such a small faculty could represent students from larger faculties such as social science.

First of all music administrative studies is actually a degree that combines the popular music and bachelor of management and organizational studies programs, requiring courses in business administration, economics, statistics, etc. I learned this by spending approximately two minutes on Google. So Tithecott is also, in fact, a part of the faculty of social science.

My second, and much more salient point, is that just because a candidate does not hail from a large faculty does not mean their legitimacy should be called into question. The challenge states a student with a social science background is more desirable because they represent the majority.

Does that mean that a student from Huron, Brescia, or King’s university colleges shouldn’t be taken seriously because they do not represent the majority of students? The answer is obvious.

If a student has passion, commitment, a solid platform, and reaches out to students, then that defines them as a legitimate candidate. It is the duty of the president to make every effort to ensure that the concerns of students from all constituencies are represented. I’m not saying Tithecott necessarily fits this mold, but he has every right to run and to attempt to convince the majority of students that he is the right person for the job.

—Adam Cheeseman

Medical Science II