Before WSU student Joe Gillespie, who was contesting this year's student election, was to meet with members of the election committee, neither Matt Ashton, committee chairman, nor Hansen would tell Roskelley the location of the meeting. Roskelley called Witcher, who told her where the meeting was. I don't think she's out to get anyone. Amy Beus, Wildcat Scholar team leader, agreed. Because news articles are supposed to be objective and unbiased, the most appropriate place for Roskelley to exercise her power is through editorial Viewpoints each Monday and Wednesday.
Viewpoints are often critical of the university, particularly student government.
Roskelley sometimes gets more credit or blame than she deserves for these unsigned editorials. Several times this year, student government leaders have taken her to task for a Viewpoint they disagreed with. Roskelley accepts such criticism because each unsigned Viewpoint is the opinion of The Signpost and not the opinion of an individual author. Still, Roskelley has ultimate say on which views the newspaper takes and even which news stories will run on the front page. This year student government leaders have pushed the administration to involve students more in decisions about tuition increases and allocation of money.