During Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting, President Megan Marzec said she is disappointed Ohio University doesn’t recognize the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah the same way it does Christian holidays.
During Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting, President Megan Marzec said she is disappointed Ohio University doesn’t recognize the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah the same way it does Christian holidays.
Although this might not be entirely true — the university only gives days off for government holidays and religious holidays that fall over winter break — it is a definite step in the right direction for Marzec as a leader.
For the first time since the “blood” bucket incident, Marzec has stood up for an ideal that concerns OU’s Jewish population, showing that she is, in fact, capable of representing all of the school’s students — even as she still has her personal agenda.
Marzec was torn apart by many both around and outside the university after asking OU to divest from Israel after this summer’s transpirings in the Gaza Strip in what is now the infamous “blood bucket” video. Although Marzec had — and has — the right to express her opinion, the controversy erupted because she said she was speaking as Student Senate president and on behalf of the entire student body.
This time around, she did not say she was speaking on behalf of all students when making her latest statement on the university’s recognition of Rosh Hashanah, even though the issue evokes far less animosity.
We feel Marzec is growing into her role as the leader of the student body, and we’re hopeful her latest statement is a preview to a productive year for Student Senate — with Marzec pitching and standing up for ideas concerning all groups of students on campus, sans bias.
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