It is important that the University recognize the individuality and value of all of its members. The Heights believes that everyone has a place at BC, and that all students should work toward creating an environment where everyone feels respected.
But Parikh/Fuller-Googins' sole focus on those issues makes it appear as if Howe/Nauman have absolutely no understanding of the matters.
Debate rhetoric and campus dialogue among friends centered on whether or not Howe and Nauman would work for the end of inequalities at BC. The Heights believes they would. Their platform addresses the need for increasing the power and legitimacy of the AHANA Leadership Council, the need to advocate on behalf of GLBT students, and the importance of women's issues.
Parikh and Fuller-Googins are passionate about issues of inequality and social justice, but it is The Heights' fear that their ideas may not represent the thoughts of all BC students. That is not to say that the campus doesn't see diversity as a problem, rather it suggests that the views of their campaign may be out of touch with the average student. The creation of a "reproductive rights coalition," for example, would go wholeheartedly against the mission of the University.
The Heights is also concerned with the methods that Parikh and Fuller-Googins would use to achieve their goals. In September 2004, Fuller-Googins was placed on University probation for protesting the presence of weapons manufacturer Raytheon at the career fair. Together with several other members of the Global Justice Project, Fuller-Googins distributed anti-Raytheon pamphlets while kneeling in front of the weapons distributor's table. When asked by Dean of Student Development Robert Sherwood to leave the career fair, the protesters (Fuller-Googins included) refused.
Fuller-Googins said that he would do it all over again, even if elected UGBC vice president. While his dedication is admirable, it would be embarrassing for a high-ranking student representative to act in such an abrasive manner. Moreover, the UGBC president and vice president work hand-in-hand with Sherwood and his office, which Fuller-Googins has showed he has little respect for.
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