Dear Editor:
I, Constantin Sabet d'Acre, am writing this letter with only one purpose in mind: correction.
I was running for the TCU Senate elections that occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Matt LaPolice won these elections as most of you know. That is not my problem. Indeed, Matt is a good friend and we can all be sure he will make a great senator.
My problem is that the article that came out in Tuesday's Daily (with the result of the elections) showed me as a sore loser, which I am absolutely not. I am even rather happy that Matt won. That is where a few clarifications are necessary.
When I got the phone call Monday night from one of the Daily's journalists I was far from being bitter about my losing of the elections. In fact, I was rather pleased when she told me I came in third with 18 percent of the votes. I then told her with enthusiasm that I would definitely run again in April and wasn't giving up this seat I really wanted!
I also said that Matt had a ''major advantage''; living in an all-freshman dorm is definitely an advantage. I am sure that some freshmen from Haskell voted for me because I was in the same dorm that they were, some freshmen from Tilton voted for Kris because he was in the same dorm that they were, and as for Matt, he got the support from voters of Houston -- that is completely normal! We all got our support from our different dorms; Houston is just a rather big dorm, which helps. That doesn't mean that I deny Matt's hard work. He has put a lot of energy in his campaign and postered/chalked/campaigned very wisely and efficiently. He was a great candidate and I'm sure he'll be a great senator.
The article also seems to say that I was ''personally disappointed'' because Matt won. That wasn't the case. I just felt disappointed because I lost the elections, which is a rather rational feeling.
The goal of this letter was just to make sure that those who believe that I am a sore loser who dislikes Matt for winning realize that this isn't the case. It was a great race with a lot of very good candidates in it and I do not regret trying. No hard feelings.
Constantin Sabet d'Acre
LA '09
