At the Dec. 3 USG meeting, College of Education Senator Joshua Spencer arrived prepared for business wearing a T-shirt proclaiming F*** Select 2000. While in this offensive attire, the senator had the nerve to question both Carbondale and University Police officers regarding professional procedure.

Bear in mind, USG meetings are videotaped and broadcast on SPC-TV.

The senator’s behavior displays a lack of respect for the entire campus including the greeks. While the motto emblazoned upon his shirt must express the senator’s personal opinion regarding Select 2000, one must wonder which group of students the senator was representing. The senator’s actions mirror the attitude that brought about Select 2000 in the first place an attitude that shouts, Let’s slam booze, take the Strip, and give the University the finger. Such an attitude does harm to the very leaders who work so hard to repair relations between students, the administration and the community brought about by drunken behavior.

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Responsible student leaders, including members of USG and the Inter-Greek Council, would have found more professional means of addressing their grievances against Select 2000.

While acting as a representative of the student body, USG members are expected to act in a professional manner. Failure to do so undermines the student voice in important issues and cheapens the perceived integrity of all student representatives. It is the responsibility of the entire USG to maintain decorum. Perhaps it would be appropriate for the assembly to enact a policy that maintains an atmosphere of professionalism.

An apology to the greeks, the student body, university administration and the community is in order.