Dear Editor:
Two weeks ago the College Democrats and College Republicans held a mock presidential debate in Walsh Auditorium. Both groups set up tables outside the room to hand out literature and sign up students to join their group. The College Democrats had just paid over $100 for life-sized cutouts of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton that stood beside their table.
While the debate was going on, someone stole the cutout of Bernie Sanders. I don’t know if the person has a special liking or dislike for Bernie, but either way, such behavior is unacceptable on a university campus. Not only is it disrespectful of free political discourse, but it also cost the club money from its budget. It’s not a prank–it’s stealing.
The group would like to have the cutout back. If you know what happened to it, please leave an anonymous message on my telephone at 375-2454. If you are the thief and would now like to return it, you can drop it off outside my office (E7 in the basement of the old part of Plassmann) and no questions will be asked. If you prefer, you can leave it somewhere else on campus and leave me a phone message saying where it is.
Many thanks to the students who participated in and attended the debate. It’s good to know that we have students on campus who care about the future state of our country.
Dr. Chris Stanley, Faculty Adviser
SBU College Democrats
