It’s always hit or miss when I pick up the Clarion on whether or not I find something interesting or even relevant in the pages. As a student paper, it should be the voice of the students of the campus. As the voice of the students, one would expect it to be insightful, provocative, or at least entertaining. As the primary medium for students to persuade, provoke, inform and debate their fellow students, you would expect more between the pages of the Clarion. But let’s be realistic, how can a student paper be the voice of the students when no students choose to raise their voice and utilize it?

I have been looking through the archives of the Clarion from past years, and from what is on the surface, it really does look as though ours is an inactive campus, and that students are apathetic. But from my experience, I know that there are always events happening on our campus. This past week alone we had theater performances, anti-war teach-ins, movies, kissing competitions, environmental activist speakers, and Iron Chef competitions in the residence halls, so how come none of this is in our student paper?

It’s because somehow our students have just enough motivation to organize or go to the event, but not enough to inform the rest of the campus about it in the paper. Apparently we care enough for the one moment, but not enough to make a lasting statement. History doesn’t happen by accident; it has to be written down.

So here is the plea for this week: let’s make the Clarion the voice of the students once again and leave our lasting mark by leaving a record of what goes on.

Let’s show that DU students do care about issues and care about sharing information with their fellow students. Let’s help the writers and editors by submitting articles on the events we are involved in. Put your education into practical use by articulating your point of view. Again, do not sit idly by, but use your voice in the one place that it is always meant to be heard in–our school paper.