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| | The Pot Calling the Kressel BlackThree things haeppn every year in our fair city. That being a flood of tourists every spring for Spoleto, the multitude of worried mothers on campus every August, and another inevitable milestone of time passing in Charleston, scandal in the Student Government Association. This year’s brand of S.G.A. crisis revolves around President Ross Kressel under threat of impeachment for a potential (and I can’t stress that enough) tweeter account where comments were posted that offended members of S.G.A. (Speaking of offensive comments, has anyone seen what horrible, lewd, and degrading things people post about Ross Kressel on College ACB?) The charge against President Kressel is being lead by Chief of Staff LaQunya Baker, who lost to President Kressel in a run-off election last year, and Treasurer Luke Rozansky. The claim is being made that President Kressel violated a section of his oath of office that states he, “shall not bring shame and/or disgrace†to his office or the College of Charleston. Now I’m all for keeping elected officials in line, but it lends a little more credibility if you’re an average citizen (or student in this case) not someone who is a member of the executive board. It would also lend more credibility if members of S.G.A. where not hypocrites.I was a member of S.G.A. for 4 years and needless to say I saw more than a few members of S.G.A., past and present, participating in under-age drinking, using fake id.’s, smoking pot, and generally being hammered drunk. I know that it’s college and everyone has done multiple things on the list I just gave. I myself have done some of those actions and have no inherit problem with them being part of the college experience. I only have a problem when people try to punish others for actions that are no where near as bad. Again, I’ve seen the things people in S.G.A. have done and a lot of the actions I’ve seen arguable what could be considered shameful and/or disgraceful, and certainly would have been more serious contenders for impeachment than an anonymous twitter account. So, the next time members of S.G.A. want to start accusing people of shameful and disgraceful actions in there organization they need only to look in the mirror. |
