Tim Andreadis should thank The Dartmouth
By Lee Cooper
Published on Friday, May 5, 2006
To the Editor:
I now agree with Yuki Kondo-Shah's assertion that some op-eds in The Dartmouth leave the reader feeling as though the author had "his head in the sand" ("Andreadis and the Press," May 3), for Kondo-Shah's own angsty critique of the paper's coverage of Tim Andreadis '07's recent victory is painfully misguided. Kondo-Shah fails to include a vital component of information regarding Andreadis' relationship with The Dartmouth:
In Andreadis' infamous campus-wide Blitz, one point of interest read that The Dartmouth "has silenced far too many voices..." Then, upon election by the student body, Andreadis refused to comment on his victory. Now, his supporters are complaining that The Dartmouth is not making an effort to highlight his victory.
Perhaps if Andreadis had run on a platform that did not bash the daily paper, or had he not, as the newly elected student body president, refused to communicate with his constituency via the only publication on this campus that "must answer to all students," in his words, then he would have been received more warmly.
Furthermore, I feel that Andreadis and his supporters should actually be thanking The Dartmouth for the victory. The Dartmouth's election issue portrayed a lukewarm feeling toward both the Student Assembly's value on campus and the vapid platforms of the leading candidates -- both indirectly reaffirming the validity of Andreadis' candidacy. So please, supporters of the new Student Assembly regime, get your heads out of the sand.