It angers me that the Collegian stated in its editorial on Wednesday that the USG Senate should stay out of lobbying completely. Last time I checked the members of senate were also elected officials and therefore also represent the students. To not work with Senate just because one point is in contention is shameful.

As Lobbying Committee chairman in senate, I have included Presidents Ankarlo and Zartman in every step of senate's process of developing a USG lobbying platform, a gesture they have not reciprocated thus far.

While the Tuition Challenge Grant was in effect from 1991-1998, not once did tuition increase above 4.25 percent. The Penn State administration obviously did not like this program and fought hard to have it eliminated.

If they have to keep tuition low, they have to work harder at making Penn State more efficient.

It is much easier for them to just arbitrarily raise tuition. President Ankarlo claims that we should not lobby for something that would present a divide between the administration and the student body.

I would say that to lobby and claim we support an administration that has no qualms about raising student tuition excessively is absolutely irresponsible and an abdication of our responsibility to represent the students.

We are not elected to represent the Penn State administration, we are elected to represent the students at Penn State. CCSG and members of USG should keep this in mind when deciding what positions to take on this lobbying issue and on any other issue that confronts them.