Today’s ODE outlines some new process by which ASUO Programs are recognized by the ASUO. From the article, which seems to liberally quote the ASUO press release memo:

The Recognition Review Committee will review groups missions, goals and by-laws to ensure services are not duplicated by other programs and that they are advantageous to the cultural or physical development of students, according to a memorandum from former ASUO President Adam Petkun.

Now, given the difficulties we’ve had in the past, especially the frustrations of just a year ago, I do not think this bodes well for the Commentator. Well, let me put that differently, I don’t think this bodes well for the Commentator’s stress level.

Given the legalities of government-funded speech, even if the RRC decides that the OC doesn’t meet Green Tape requirements, they cannot defund us. Legally, anyway. What’s more troubling, is that the RRC doesn’t actually have any authority under the Green Tape. They’ve done this specifically to avoid accountability. Perhaps this year’s group will do an admirable job, but it’s easy to extrapolate where things will be in another few years: the OC fighting against the diverse petty tyrants of the ASUO. So it has been, and so it shall be.

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