There’s a difference between accountability and defamation, and you just blurred that line beyond recognition.
Let’s get one thing straight, the LASUSU Vice President was out of line. She was rude, dismissive, and unprofessional in her approach. The quorum saw it, the Speaker saw it, and the suspension was well-earned. No arguments there.
But does that justify the name-calling and reputation assassination? Since when does one suspension equal a complete failure in leadership?
You Can’t Be Judged Twice for the Same Crime
The Vice President was suspended. That’s justice already served. Yet this newsletter is acting like she committed an unforgivable offense, dragging her through another round of judgment in the court of public opinion.
Since when did we start issuing double sentences for a single crime?
If a suspension for misconduct automatically makes someone a bad egg, then I suppose Tobun should be the first in line holding a cracked eggshell.
Because if we’re talking about leadership flaws, let’s talk about them all—not just the ones that fit an agenda.
The Real Job of Journalism
A newsletter is supposed to inform, not incite. To report, not ridicule. To challenge, not condemn.
This? This is just a well-dressed execution order.
If LASUlife really cares about accountability, let’s see this same energy for every failed leader—not just the ones convenient to slander.
Because this isn’t journalism—it’s an agenda wrapped in fancy words.
We understand the point of view you are speaking from, but we did no such 'well-dressed execution order' or 'defamation'.
What we aim to do with the LASULife Newsletter is to hold our office holders and representatives of the student union accountable, and to carry our student audience along on the matters and dramas that go on in the union.
Though we do not pose LASULife as a purely journalistic platform, we are a media team aiming to inform and bring student matters to discussion.
At no point in this newsletter did we 'incite' or 'ridicule' our Suspended Vice-President, we only shed light on the matter according to our findings and expressed disappointment as we expect better from the highest-ranking female student executive.
We reported this matter as it was, and our editor gave her opinion on the issue, at no point did we call for public criticism of Comr. Rihanna, and we are quite offended for you to read our newsletter and deem her 'a complete failure in leadership?'.
Yes, she let us down, by being disrespectful to the SPC, but that is her fault in character not capability, and it shows she needs to be humbler as a person rather than "a complete failure in leadership?", that is quite insulting.
At the time of Emeritus President Tobun, yes, we also called him out and shed light on the drama fairly, and even more so than this, the newsletters are here on our substack page, and you can verify.
LASULife would continue to unbiasedly bring student matters like this to discussion, to hold our representatives accountable, so they think of the consequences of their actions airing out to their student community and think well before dragging themselves out to the court of Public Opinion. Thank you again for your feedback 😊
Perspective is a Luxury Until It’s Yours on the Line
Ah, yes! “She doesn’t have a good reputation to begin with.” That’s the go-to excuse when words are too heavy to defend.
But let’s play along.
Let’s say her reputation was already in the mud, does that give a free pass to drag her deeper just because it’s convenient? Since when did bad reputation become an open invitation for slander?
It’s always easy to call out leaders when you’re not in their position. Accountability is only fair until the narrative flips on you.
You’ll preach “leaders should take responsibility,” but when your name is on the chopping block, suddenly, you’ll wish for fair framing instead of a public stoning.
This is the man and snake dilemma—switch roles for a day, and suddenly, you understand the weight of the venom.
Because accountability is not an excuse for assassination—until it’s you on the receiving end.
Now, let’s be frank.
You’re okay as long as it catches attention and feeds people’s darker thoughts about someone they already don’t like. But a spade is a spade.
I’m not here fighting for her pardon. She should be held accountable. But if holding someone accountable means handing out public humiliation, then you’re just feeding the crowd, not the truth.
Your magnanimity in choosing words could have been a tad bit more.
Instead of “bad egg,” “she let us down,” or the sarcastic opener, you could have simply said:
“The VP has had repeated clashes with the SPC, leading to her suspension for misconduct. This is a wake-up call for her to refine her approach to leadership, as student representatives must balance authority with decorum.”
That’s accountability without bias.
Funny how “holding leaders accountable” only sounds fair when you’re the one holding the mic—not the one being held to it.
Anyway, you both are females, which gives you a closer perspective, but not necessarily a different one. Simply put, it’s the same tree your apples fell from. (No offense.)
It takes a certain depth to grasp that line, but if you do, you’ll see we’re all on the same side, which is exactly why the choice of words matters.
There’s a difference between accountability and defamation, and you just blurred that line beyond recognition.
Let’s get one thing straight, the LASUSU Vice President was out of line. She was rude, dismissive, and unprofessional in her approach. The quorum saw it, the Speaker saw it, and the suspension was well-earned. No arguments there.
But does that justify the name-calling and reputation assassination? Since when does one suspension equal a complete failure in leadership?
You Can’t Be Judged Twice for the Same Crime
The Vice President was suspended. That’s justice already served. Yet this newsletter is acting like she committed an unforgivable offense, dragging her through another round of judgment in the court of public opinion.
Since when did we start issuing double sentences for a single crime?
If a suspension for misconduct automatically makes someone a bad egg, then I suppose Tobun should be the first in line holding a cracked eggshell.
Because if we’re talking about leadership flaws, let’s talk about them all—not just the ones that fit an agenda.
The Real Job of Journalism
A newsletter is supposed to inform, not incite. To report, not ridicule. To challenge, not condemn.
This? This is just a well-dressed execution order.
If LASUlife really cares about accountability, let’s see this same energy for every failed leader—not just the ones convenient to slander.
Because this isn’t journalism—it’s an agenda wrapped in fancy words.
LASUlife, this isn’t LIFE you’re living.
Hello, thank you for your feedback.
We understand the point of view you are speaking from, but we did no such 'well-dressed execution order' or 'defamation'.
What we aim to do with the LASULife Newsletter is to hold our office holders and representatives of the student union accountable, and to carry our student audience along on the matters and dramas that go on in the union.
Though we do not pose LASULife as a purely journalistic platform, we are a media team aiming to inform and bring student matters to discussion.
At no point in this newsletter did we 'incite' or 'ridicule' our Suspended Vice-President, we only shed light on the matter according to our findings and expressed disappointment as we expect better from the highest-ranking female student executive.
We reported this matter as it was, and our editor gave her opinion on the issue, at no point did we call for public criticism of Comr. Rihanna, and we are quite offended for you to read our newsletter and deem her 'a complete failure in leadership?'.
Yes, she let us down, by being disrespectful to the SPC, but that is her fault in character not capability, and it shows she needs to be humbler as a person rather than "a complete failure in leadership?", that is quite insulting.
At the time of Emeritus President Tobun, yes, we also called him out and shed light on the drama fairly, and even more so than this, the newsletters are here on our substack page, and you can verify.
LASULife would continue to unbiasedly bring student matters like this to discussion, to hold our representatives accountable, so they think of the consequences of their actions airing out to their student community and think well before dragging themselves out to the court of Public Opinion. Thank you again for your feedback 😊
Perspective is a Luxury Until It’s Yours on the Line
Ah, yes! “She doesn’t have a good reputation to begin with.” That’s the go-to excuse when words are too heavy to defend.
But let’s play along.
Let’s say her reputation was already in the mud, does that give a free pass to drag her deeper just because it’s convenient? Since when did bad reputation become an open invitation for slander?
It’s always easy to call out leaders when you’re not in their position. Accountability is only fair until the narrative flips on you.
You’ll preach “leaders should take responsibility,” but when your name is on the chopping block, suddenly, you’ll wish for fair framing instead of a public stoning.
This is the man and snake dilemma—switch roles for a day, and suddenly, you understand the weight of the venom.
Because accountability is not an excuse for assassination—until it’s you on the receiving end.
Now, let’s be frank.
You’re okay as long as it catches attention and feeds people’s darker thoughts about someone they already don’t like. But a spade is a spade.
I’m not here fighting for her pardon. She should be held accountable. But if holding someone accountable means handing out public humiliation, then you’re just feeding the crowd, not the truth.
Your magnanimity in choosing words could have been a tad bit more.
Instead of “bad egg,” “she let us down,” or the sarcastic opener, you could have simply said:
“The VP has had repeated clashes with the SPC, leading to her suspension for misconduct. This is a wake-up call for her to refine her approach to leadership, as student representatives must balance authority with decorum.”
That’s accountability without bias.
Funny how “holding leaders accountable” only sounds fair when you’re the one holding the mic—not the one being held to it.
Anyway, you both are females, which gives you a closer perspective, but not necessarily a different one. Simply put, it’s the same tree your apples fell from. (No offense.)
It takes a certain depth to grasp that line, but if you do, you’ll see we’re all on the same side, which is exactly why the choice of words matters.