Comments on: Sign the Petition – Abolish ASUN

By: UNR SfL Holds Festival to Abolish Student Government « Students For Liberty

UNR SfL Holds Festival to Abolish Student Government « Students For Liberty — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:34:39 +0000

[...] plan, and the UNR SfL documented every step on their website http://www.unrforliberty.com. They launched a petition to gather signatures in support of their cause. They made flow charts to show how complicated the bureaucracy was. [...]

By: jasperpjones

jasperpjones — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:58:27 +0000

I love you guys!

Hearts and Unicorns

P.S. Will there be a pony there on March 8th?

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:30:30 +0000

I'm not sure I'd go so far as Barry and John and the rest of SFL, but if the best defense that can be mounted is, "why try to ruin something that's beneficial for all students and the community?"

Charlee, not very many students "benefit" from ASUN. ASUN members leaders rubber stamp fee increases for parking and food, had to be handed the opportunity and allowed all the work to be done for them essentially in getting rid of "free speech zones", have failed to be a substantive voice against cuts to higher education (with notable but few exceptions) and generally spend more time worrying about whether it appears the government is doing something for students than actually doing it.

Perhaps things have changed over the past year but I watched the system for five years pretty closely and participated for over half of that time. ASUN does not deserve $1.6 million. Perhaps some fraction of that, but not $1,600,000.

The dismissal of concerns over waste within the government by government leaders is expected but still disgusting.

By: Eric Castillo

Eric Castillo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:09:21 +0000

I agree that there is a discussion that needs to be had about increasing ASUN fees, but the discussion we're having is whether the ASUN should be abolished or not. The ASUN does nothing but try to benefit and provide for the student body. It's the point of their existence. We're not dealing with any sort of corruption or atrocity that is unsolvable with reasonable deliberation. All that aside, I take back what i said about this event being pointless. It will provide some sort of entertainment (although trivial), and the organization will gain beneficial experience in their field of study. Thus utilizing the association that this organization is so obviously and adamantly against. I'm sorry but isn't that hypocrisy*? Hopefully i didn't spell anything wrong and redirect the entire discussion.

By: John Russell

John Russell — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:04:45 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:41:27 +0000

I don't even go to UNR, although my girlfriend did and she said the ever increasing ASUN fees were a waste of her hard earned money.

Plus the point is not to try and get anyone else to pay for it. The point is to get the ASUN to pay for it to PROVE how their system is flawed.

C'mon, I go to Community College and I knew that. I also don't see how this event has any relation to a water dwelling, herbavorious mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa. 'Hippocritical'

It's 'Hypocritical'.

I thought the smart people went to UNR...

By: Barry Belmont

Barry Belmont — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:12:16 +0000

You two clearly have no idea what we've done in the past. We've tried your boring ways, we've tried to reform the institution, we've tried everything short of this.

There is nothing to be done.

We need to abolish the ASUN.

By: Charlee

Charlee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:33:30 +0000

I agree with Eric. What you're trying to do is pretty much impossible. Plus, why try to ruin something that's beneficial for all students and the community?

By: Barry Belmont

Barry Belmont — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:20:46 +0000

Hippocritical?

By: Eric Castillo

Eric Castillo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:07:24 +0000

Isn't this Ironic. You're trying to shut down the association that gave your organization the opportunities to become what it is today. Why not get the funding for this ridiculous event through sponsorship and actually make a point by saying that clubs can get funding elsewhere by being more proactive. This event is hippocritical and pointless.