At 3 p.m. today, the University Assembly will meet in the Student Recreation Center to possibly vote on a resolution that “opposes the U.S. engagement in war in Iraq at this time.” If you’ve read this paper in the past few months, you might have seen just how heated the debate has become.
The controversy has elicited strong reactions from some community members, lobbying actively for or against the assembly resolution on the streets and in the Emerald, but it has elicited almost as strong apathy from others. This last position worries us.
No matter your position on the resolution, attend the assembly meeting. Let there be quorum and a discussion. Students are invited — they still have a voice. If you believe that the resolution is a done deal and your voice will neither help nor harm its chances, do we really need to remind you that important decisions in world history have sometimes hinged on a single vote?
We urge you to make your viewpoint heard by the campus community this afternoon.