Here’s a little information about Matthew:
He is an intern for Raj Goyle, 4th Congressional District Democratic Candidate. Matthew briefly served as President of the College Democrats, and now claims to hold an “advisory” position.

Matthew makes claims about “student fees” being used to bring Star Parker to the WSU campus. Matthew believes that because the Center for Student Leadership is funded in part by student fees, that student fees have been used to bring Star Parker to campus. The Center for Student Leadership recently brough a speaker to campus to speak about alcohol and decision making. This event was only advertised and open to Fraternity and Sorority members. He didn’t write an editorial to the Sunflower about that speaker, now did he?

Student fees are allocated by the WSU Student Government Assocation. Matthew has never served on the Student Government Assocation, but claims to have knowledge of its workings. Each Registered Student Organization (RSO) can request student fee money for bring speakers to campus throughout the year. I can assure you all that no RSO requested money from the Student Government Associaton for this event. Each RSO is allowed $700 total to pay for travel, publicity, and hotel accomodations of their speaker. Funding requests for speakers aren’t approved on whether or not the speaker will deliver a bi-partisan or even significant message. They are approved based on whether or not the correct paper work has been completed, and if the RSO has enough funds left in their pool. Some RSO’s that recently requested and received student fee money for speakers include: That Gay Group!, the creative writing association, and another group that creates pottery.

I serve on the Student Government Assocation. I was elected as a Senator to the Liberal Arts & Sciences department. Over the summer I was appointed Legislative Director of the SGA. I also currently serve on the Campus Issues committee.

I am the President of the College Republicans at Wichita State. I also had the honor of introducing Star Parker that evening. I give you my word that our RSO did not request money to bring Star Parker to campus. I got a phone call this summer from the Center for Student Leadership asking if our group was interested in sponsoring the event. Of course we were! Star Parker spoke at the K-State campus last spring and was sponsored by the KSU College Republicans.