After an investigation, the PS does not feel that Rainbow Alliance President Sandra Telep should have been appointed to board. Ladies and gentleman of the student body, the question you need to ask yourself is whether or not there was a conflict of interest among many board members when they presided over the meetings that eventually chose Telep as the eighth board member over all the other candidates that applied.

The news article by Mr. Reddy will show that there was a connection between Rainbow Alliance President Telep, three Greek fraternities, and few members of Student Government Board even before Telep’s appointment. There is a lot of evidence that has come across our way that has put a cloud of judgment on this decision by the 7-member board.

All these circumstances could be coincidental to her being chosen as a board member or they could be circumstantial evidence to show there was a conflict of interest within the SGB that appointed Telep. It is up to you to decide.

Is it not suspicious that the Delts and Rainbow Alliance have crossed paths even before Telep was appointed to replace Howard?

Don’t you think it is also suspicious that board member Kerianne Ludwig, who was the former president of Rainbow Alliance agrees to personally make sure to get a diverse group of applicants at the Jan 28,02 public board meeting and one of the candidates who applied for the board position happens to be the current president of Rainbow Alliance?

Is that diversity, you tell me!

What did most of the board members who decided to be the judge and jury in deciding who they appointed have in common?

They all had a conflict of interest in being the judges since Greek community and Rainbow Alliance was entangled in the flier controversy. Members of the Greek community make the majority of the board.

Did they have a right in deciding whether a Rainbow Alliance candidate was appointed since there was a conflict of interest?

Did Ludwig have a right in deciding whether her colleague was appointed since there was again a conflict of interest?

The issue in this appointment is also whether or not justice and fairness prevailed in the application process.

Were the cards stacked in favor of Telep from the beginning since she was one of the students hurt through a member of Delta Tau Delta’s posters across campus?

Was the time spent by the other applicants who were interviewed a kangaroo proceeding? For it to be a fair selection process should the board members have excused themselves from choosing the eighth board member when they found out that a member of Rainbow Alliance applied?

Should they have asked for a neutral party to do the interview proceedings for the applicants? How do you know as a student whether you got the most qualified candidate to represent you on board just because they say so?

There are so many questions and so little answers ladies and gentlemen of the student body. It is up to you to come to the decision whether or not the appointment was fair and just or if there should be a reapplication process and have people other than the board appoint the eighth board member.

If you know of anyone who was chosen as an applicant for any position and you believe that person should not be there, we ask you to send your reasoning to the Pittsburgh Standard at Express Your View. We will inquire of the situation for you.

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Editorial:

SGB's board appointment raises questions