So We Meet Again, My old Arch Nemesis
Todays ODE has the scoop on OSPIRGs budget hearing. And what a scoop! Because Mason Quiznos gets it right — finally:
It makes me uncomfortable to fund them when I dont know where the money is going.
Well, we do know where the money is going And I think somebody else mentions that in the same article
[OSPIRG] is simply a way for lobbyists in Portland to get money from students, said [Tyler Graf]. The PFC is sending a message that isnt consistent. Theyll nickel-and-dime other groups, but theyll give OSPIRG over $100,000.
OSPIRGs program coordinator responds by stating that OSPIRG plays a vital role by offering internships. But is that worth $100,000? Hell, lets assume, for the sake of argument, that OSPIRG is burning the midnight oil (read: patchouli) trying to come up with ways to lower textbook costs, as one of todays letters claims. Is that worth $100,000? (I could have conducted the same study cited, and I would have done it for far less maybe three forties of Steel Reserve) Students need to ask themselves whether OSPIRG is worth the money it receives, whether it makes a demonstrable impact on campus. Students also need to ask themselves what OSPIRG has ever done for them, and then, after students realize that theyve been hoodwinked, maybe we can get rid of this money drain for good.
But probably not. Batman was never able to kill The Joker either.
