Ryan ChartrandAfter viewing ASI presidential candidate Arvand Sabetian’s ploy to grab votes by handing out free bottles of water on Dexter, I was reminded of a similar situation. To this I must reference the infamous and classic show “The Simpsons.” From season 7 episode 3F03, Lisa the Vegetarian, Lisa tries to get everyone to not eat meat and embrace vegetarianism, but is only taunted by the quote, “You don’t win friends with salad.”
I can’t help but relate this humorous bit to Sabetian’s attempt to get students’ votes for all the wrong reasons (this is not to say vegetarianism is a wrong reason). If you’re trying to get votes by free give-aways and not addressing real issues, then I’ll tell Arvand what he can do for me: “You don’t win votes with free shit.”
Matt Tarlecki
Civil engineering senior