Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bds beta 6/6/85; site pucc-i
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!pucc-j!pucc-i!afb
From: afb@pucc-i (Michael Lewis)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Turnout in Student Elections
Message-ID: <1321@pucc-i>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 11:42:25 EST
Article-I.D.: pucc-i.1321
Posted: Fri Feb 28 11:42:25 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Mar-86 16:31:21 EST
References: <2533@reed.UUCP>
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Lines: 28
Summary: Student Apathy...

In article <2533@reed.UUCP>, lydgate@reed.UUCP (Chris Lydgate) writes:
> The CIA at U of M raises an interesting question: what kind of
> turnout do places get at student elections, referendums, et al.?
> The last election at Reed drew about 60%, but other netters have
> suggested that 10% is a more typical figure.  Any comments?
> 
> 	chris
> -- 
> 				chris lydgate
> 				hub of the galactic web
> 				!tektronix!reed!lydgate
> 
> 	"No relation."

     I don't know about other places, but here at Purdue the student body is
extremely apathetic, particularly about student government.  The turn out for
the Purdue Student Association elections held this month was about 3 or 4
percent, if you can believe that.  I haven't voted for PSA in the 4 years
I've been here, so I shouldn't criticize.

     Not that this is meant to be any justification, but at Purdue the student
government is perceived to be largely ornamental; the administration makes
the decisions.  "loco et parentis"...

     By way of excuse, I'm graduating in May, so the currently elected 
government will have no effect on me...

Michael Lewis @ Apathy U.