Optimism Takes Root in Iraq

A preliminary USA today poll found that 62% of Iraqis now say that the country is headed in the right direction, up from 42% in September. Only 23% say it is headed in the wrong direction, down from 45% in September. You sure wouldn’t know it from the left wing rag tag newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle portraying it as a dismal pursuit on the brink of anarchy.

Progressives Acquire Student Funds

In the recent student elections 64.3% of students voted “no” on a referendum which blocks parti­san groups from receiving fund­ing. On the other hand, students also voted to allocate special fees funding to every group approved by the ASSU. Among the groups receiving funding was The Stanford Progressive. They’re not liberal democrats though… they’re “pro­gressive.”

The Review Wins in ASSU Election

The only candidate for the ASSU undergraduate senate to be cam­paigned against was Review Depu­ty Editor Ryan Tracey. After writ­ing the controversial article “Black Student Union Exploits Student Funding: $19K in food among allo­cations that the BSU requests from Special Fees” [Special Election Edition, April 4], some vigilantes from the BSU spearheaded a “Vote NO for Ryan Tracey” campaign. It was no surprise when the BSU-endorsed candidate who outed Ryan received the most votes (976) and Ryan received the fewest number of votes (290). Nor was it surprising when students voted in favor of giving $19,605 worth of food for the apparently starving BSU. Despite these shenanigans, the clear winner in this whole escapade was The Review because Ryan Tracey will continue to be a positive contributor and not have to worry about a conflict-of-inter­est with the ASSU.

Conservatives Beware

After endorsing Ryan Tracey for the ASSU undergraduate senate, the Stanford College Republicans revoked their endorsement after some members of the Black Stu­dent Union began campaigning against him for his article criticiz­ing the BSU’s finances. In selling out a true conservative, the SCRs revealed themselves to be spine­less politicos. As if this pathetic response were not enough, the Stanford College Republicans reached their nadir by instead endorsing a staunch Democrat who interned for the DNC last summer.