Students approve decision regarding IUSA election

Most IU students asked Tuesday afternoon said they supported the IU Student Association’s decision to disqualify the Kirkwood ticket that won the 2008 IUSA elections in March.\nSenior Lauren Bailey, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, said she wanted Kirkwood to be held accountable.\n“I definitely think that they should take responsibility for their actions,” Bailey said.\nBailey said she was originally hoping the INdiana ticket would win the elections. \nFreshman Sarah Demarest, formerly a Kirkwood supporter, said she, too, agreed with the move. \nDemarest said she wanted the Kirkwood ticket to win because her sorority house, Alpha Phi, strongly supported the ticket. \n“I liked what they stood for,” Demarest said. \nDespite being a Kirkwood supporter, she does think Big Red should take over IUSA because of the allegations surrounding the Kirkwood ticket.\nGraduate student Andrew White said IUSA elections as a whole were problematic from \nthe beginning. \nWhite said he did not get to vote because of a technical problem that did not allow graduate \nstudents to vote. \nStill, White said he is satisfied with the decision the IUSA Supreme Court made. \nAfter Kirkwood won the IUSA nearly a month ago, the IUSA Supreme Court disqualified the Kirkwood ticket from the 2008 elections. The Big Red ticket will take office on April 28.\nBailey said while people within the greek community hold a lot of leadership positions within the IU campus, it is important to also represent people who are not affiliated with a sorority or fraternity. Bailey added Big Red will be able to do that. \n“IUSA is supposed to represent our entire student body,” Bailey said. \nAlthough White said he hopes all of the controversies within the IUSA elections have ended, he wants to know if there is anything else the student body should know. \nWhite said he is also concerned about how students will now view IUSA after the elections.\n“One thing all tickets tried to do was raise awareness,” White said. “With all of this, it might lead some people to turn their backs (on IUSA).”