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January 31, 2006

Radford students petition city council

The Radford University Student Senate posted an online petition today in an effort to improve relations between the city and students.

A resolution to post the petition was unanimously approved by the senate Monday. Tensions between students and the city have simmered for years, bubbling up on occassion such as last year's Quadfest.

"The senate just wants to make sure that there's some type of mutual respect between the students and the city," Student Government Association President Stephanie Harmon said. "It's just a follow-up to some of the instances that happened earlier in the year."

Students have complained in the past of an overzealous police force while police and the occassional citizen at city council meetings have voiced concerns of students getting out of hand. 

Interestingly,  the petition mentions the possible voting power of students. While Virginia law remains murky on the issue of college students voting in local elections, hundreds of Virginia Tech and Radford voters registered locally last fall.

Harmon does not know when the petition will be presented to city council, but the petition's first paragraph has the right idea. Wherever there are votes, you'll find attentive politicians.

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[February 1, 2006 1:59 AM]

Maranda Greene

Interesting story Greg! The relationship was definitely rocky between the university and the Radford community when I attended RU. I hope that the petition is seen as a way to gain an understanding between the two groups rather than as a threat. I hope all is well in New River!

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