In response to the Nov. 19 editorial, I would like to bring a few things to your, and the Student Body’s attention.

First of all, the Senate is a bureaucratic body by nature.  It takes the Senate time to do things because that is way we are intended to operate under the Student Body Constitution. The idea for the bill was created jointly with the Executive Branch’s Academics Director and filed for Senate consideration in between the Roundtable and the Chancellor’s Liaison meetings.

The purpose of Senate is address large issues on behalf of the student body and to help bring them to the forefront of both the Administration and the Student Body’s attention.  The Executive Branch serves to help erect change on campus on a faster timeline than the Senate can as we only meet every two weeks to consider legislation in front of the entire body.

Also, in response to the title of the Viewpoint article “Student Senate, stop wasting time,” I would like to redirect that at you,  “Technician, stop wasting students time.”  Yes, your coverage of Senate is wonderful, but in the same edition of the paper you have an article written – by a grad student – addressing how men should dress.  You also forgo coverage of the annual “Protect the Tunnel” event that happens every year before the State-UNC football game as well as cover the start of the student designed T-shirts a week after they went on sale.  Congratulations Technician, you have successfully become the pot calling the kettle black.

Patrick Devore

junior, meteorology