Texts reveal SGA presidential candidate’s involvement in ‘what in tarnation’ meme
Anonymous screenshots sent to The Sunflower show SGA presidential candidate Tracia Bañuelos receiving an image of a “what in tarnation” meme — mocking Veteran Sen. Dan Corrieri — from an anonymous source. In her response Bañuelos said, “Lmao dtf made that.”
Bañuelos is the head of the Diversity Task Force. Bañuelos first said over text she cannot confirm the Diversity Task Force made the meme, then stated someone not in the Diversity Task Force sent the meme.
The meme is captioned “what in point of information.” During the last SGA meeting, Corrieri called for point of information multiple times — meaning Corrieri meant to draw attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly — in response to activist group We the Students taking the podium to declare the no-confidence in President John Bardo resolution. It was later found out the meeting’s interruption was known and approved by Vice President Taben Azad, now suspended from his position.
Student Body President Joseph Shepard said to his understanding the Diversity Task Force did not create the meme. He said he and administration are “working to handle the situation accordingly.”
Andrew Linnabary was the 2018-2019 Digital Managing Editor of The Sunflower. He studied journalism and minored in English. Linnabary is from Wichita, Kansas.
lol this qualifies as news? • Apr 3, 2017 at 10:02 pm
Why is this considered news? Really? People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
shocker student • Mar 30, 2017 at 5:01 pm
Very disrespectful and immature of Ms. Banuelos. Should immediately drop out of race for SGA president and stop embarrassing that organization.
Shocker Til Death • Mar 30, 2017 at 12:17 pm
So, once again Tracia shows us who she is and we should thank her because it is instructive and an aid to voters in the upcoming election.
First, she attempts to put her opponent at a disadvantage by filing a complaint against her opponent for the social media actions of someone else. Second, she demonstrates her taste in humor by laughing her ass off at a derogatory meme of a peer who had attempted to call for the correct handling of matters on the floor of SGA. Third, we know she is willing to call fellow students “stupid” when they ask her questions that she is tired of.
If elected as SGA President, Ms. Banuelos will be expected to deal with those in direct opposition to her views and priorities. She will have many opponents. She will face situations on the SGA floor where she can pick the wrong action because it supports her personal view or the right action despite her personal view. She will receive countless student questions. Some questions will be repetitive and banal. How are we to anticipate her response to these situations? We look to her past behavior and discern that she will be petty, she will attack her opponents in private or behind their back, she will call students names.
This is good to know NOW. I trust that my fellow students will join me in becoming acquainted with her opposition because this is not what we need. I encourage everyone to attend the debate on Friday and compare and contrast the options. I encourage you to confront all candidates and see if you buy their responses. I predict Ms. Banuelos will attempt to make excuses and/or put the blame onto others and not admit her faults. I think that is all you will need to make a decision.
I also hope that The Sunflower will live stream the debate so that students who cannot attend in person will be able to either watch it live or afterwards when they have the time.
Thank you!
Fuck these rude ass comments • Apr 3, 2017 at 9:14 pm
This is dumb. Clearly it should be noted that the person that ratted her “friend” out is the real person to blame here. Tracia did nothing! You all are MISLEAD and being FOOLED! Stop being dumb!
Tex • Apr 5, 2017 at 4:57 pm
And by Tricia doing nothing she consented to one of her colleagues being bullied and made fun of. She had the power to stand up and say “Hey, that’s not cool. You shouldn’t put other people down”, but instead she got a chuckle out of it.
This is a great opportunity for one of her advisors to coach her though on how to treat others and how to stand up against bullying.
Concerned Student • Mar 29, 2017 at 5:03 pm
Surpise! Actions do have consequences!
Mr. Jones • Mar 29, 2017 at 1:14 pm
Tracia Banuelos, oh you mean the same person who is running for SGA president.
Tex • Mar 29, 2017 at 11:50 am
It seems like some light is finally being shed on the culture of bullying that has thrived within Student Government. If you don’t agree with certain people or you try to share your own point of view, you are shot down, mocked, and openly mistreated.
Ms. Bañuelos should step down from being on the Diversity Task Force as it doesn’t seem that her values truly encompass diversity and acceptance.
Absolutely disgusting.