YCC PRESIDENTIAL FACEOFF
JON WU '11
Jon Wu ’11 spent the bulk of this week writing his platform, posting signs around campus and working tirelessly to organize his campaign for YCC president. But in the midst of the campaign circus, Wu wasn’t too busy to help out a friend in her time of need.
This weekend, Wu was working on his campaign in the Saybrook suite of his friend Pam Brown ’11 when they spotted a mouse run into Brown’s room.
“I flipped out. He put everything down and spent an hour helping me search through my room,” Brown said. “It was an hour less sleep he got that night,...
this was a terribly biased piece from the YDN against Beauchamp. I don't even know the guy, and I feel bad for him. The difference between his part and Wu's part is absurd. They didn't challenge anything that Wu said, and almost everything that Beauchamp said.
"Staff Writer" Colin Ross's article smacks of a one-sidedness that renders the whole article practically anti-informative. To boot, all this anonymous sourcing is impossible to take seriously and the amount of paraphrasing puts the subject at a uselessly far distance. Writer and editor really bungled this one.
If this is Colin's beat, let's hope he cleans up his act before the next round of articles.
Rosenthal definitely gets my vote over Ross.
Oh, God, it comes down to these two goobers? I'll try to decide which headshot is less embarrassing and vote for him.
I am a Yale alum with no interest in the YCC race, but I think that current students should all check out Ryan's candidacy statement on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6xNwwGKpfY&feature=channel_page
Really impressive.
ms. schofield is a lubricious politician whose snake-like subterfuge has never been as apparent as now. her comments and general attitude make it a somewhat facile task to divine the identity of at least one of the "two current YCC officials ... serving on the elections committee." nor is it difficult to infer whom she has 'unofficially' endorsed. one would have expected something more subtle and frankly, more intelligent from such an aspiring power-broker.
emily, conflict of interest much?
I think beauchamp is taking himself a little too seriously. his little placards in the dining halls? is he running for president of the united states or something? no, he's running for ycc president as well as running a pretty shitty campaign.
I'm on YCC, and I happen to know that Emily Schofield is on the rules committee for this election— why is she talking to the YDN about one of the candidates?
no one cares
as if mr. tao is being any more subtle
There are five lines of criticism of Wu, and they're all a quote. One third of the article on Ryan is criticism, and much of it is from the author. This is absolutely biased reporting. Also, if Schofield says "we keep returning to dining and nothing gets done," then this clearly means she's not doing her job, and we need someone who will, which is why Ryan emphasizing dining policies is important.
Guys, Emily has been the rep in charge of advocating for dining hall issues for two years. If Ross wanted background on the YCC's involvement with dining, she's the expert. And also, her comment doesn't refer to Beauchamp at all... Who knows if she was even asked if this pertained to Beauchamp.
Is there even any criticism against Wu in this article? There is PLENTY against Beauchamp. And #7, if you're referring to the seriousness of Ryan's campaign posters, they are intentionally over the top (he is quoted saying so in another YDN article).
has anyone considered the possibility that wu might just have a better candidacy than beauchamp? it's not biased reporting if the facts themselves are skewed....
In response to #3, I completely disagree. Colin went and taught me something about the candidate at least. Rosenthal just gushed about how wonderful this guy it, not providing any balance to the story. Where is the balance, Lauren? Reporters usually try to go for that. Ridiculous.
Yawn...
What happened to the rest of the news? I'm sick of this election stuff - it's really not that interesting.
One word: "Experience"
I'm not committed to either candidate, but I'm stunned by the tonal differences of these two articles. Lauren's article is an embarrassment.
In response to #15, maybe she just didn't have much to write about? I mean, after all, have you seen Wu's video? The guy is not running on substance. Red Bull and hair gel, maybe.
In response to 'SY'10'
What do you want Rosenthal to do, make up things about Wu to 'balance' the piece? A reporter depends on their sources to provide balance. If Rosenthal couldn't find someone to trash talk Wu for her there wasn't much else she could have written.
The editorializing ought to be left for the OPINION section.
I'm michael!
All of Ross's criticisms about Beauchamp's platform are useless. Sure, his plans are unrealistic. He won't accomplish meaningful change when it comes to dining policies or financial aid. But isn't that the point of YCC? To make noise without accomplishing anything? Not to say that some aren't trying.
Emily Schofield has done nothing for the YCC. She tried to disband Junior Class Council, and she's been a negative force within student government at Yale.