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= The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2000
LOCAL/STATE
Persistence guides MSA president in new dutiest
By Lisa Koivu
Daily Staff Reporter
Two years ago LSA senior Hideki Tsutsumi
had never greeted anyone on the University's
campus. But after transferring from a commu-
nity college in Maryland after his sophomore
year, Tsutsumi is now the student government
president and starting to begin his work on the
platform that got him elected.
After winning the presidential election for
the Michigan Student Assembly, Tsutsumi
said his greatest asset is the perserverance that
helped him win the election, which he hopes
will help him accomplish the goals of his
campaign platform.
His platform includes helping students save
money by providing cheaper textbooks, lob-
bying the state government for more funding
to minimalize tuition increases, privatizing
residence hall dining services and lobbying
the administration to provide more University
buses on the weekends.
"My biggest goal for this year is to carry
out my platform. I will be very successful
because I'm very persistent," Tsutsumi said.
"I will start working on it this summer."
LSA Rep. Amit Pandya said he believes the
upcoming year will be a learning experience
for the assembly without former President
Bram Elias and Vice President Andy
Coulouris.
"Truthfully, it will be rough for the first
month and a half, but Hideki's really dedicated
and he'll learn to do everything," Pandya said.
"It'll be tough because Brain and Andy's
lives were MSA. If you've never been in MSA
before it's tough to learn the protocol," he
said.
Pandya said he plans to share his MSA
experience in order to make sure things run
smoothly. "It's pointless to be negative and
not help them out."
But not all members took the change with
optimism. LSA Rep. Kym Stewart resigned
from the assembly last week because she said
she wasn't comfortable with the direction
MSA is headed.
"I think this will be a rebuilding year for
MSA. They will be rebuilding internally and I
am more into the external aspects," Stewart
said.
"The restructuring will be great because the
new people will not be stuck in a set process
and they can question things," she added.
LSA Rep. Shari Katz, chairwoman of the
Voice Your Vote Task Force, said with so
much change in leadership the assembly will
have to work even harder this year to get
everything done.
"A lot of the leadership is graduating from
the assembly, but a lot of excited new people
have come in. It will be a challenge for the
current leaders to continue the standards of
the previous representatives," Katz said.
"Hideki is trying really hard, but it will take
time for him to learn everything. The entire
assembly needs to unite to accomplish our
goals," she added.
Assembly treasurer Siafa Hage said he is
confident the assembly will continue to do well.
"I think this new assembly will work effi-
ciently. There should be less confrontation
on the assembly than there was when Bram
was running things, because Hideki doesn't
have affiliations with any of the organiza-
tions that Bram was criticized for," Hage
said.
Vice President Jim Secreto said he
believes Tsutsumi will be an effective presi-
dent, especially when it comes to reaching
out to students.
"I admit it will be a very large challenge to
continue the success of MSA and achieve his
platform, but because of the dedication he has
shown through his campaigning, MSA will
succeed," Secreto said.
Tsutsumi said he hopes the assembly will
be able to work with him to accomplish his
agenda.
"I'd like to get them all to be behind my
platform, that's what is most important for
me. I'm going to do my best to get them to
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DAVID ROCHKIND/Daily
Michigan Student Assembly President Hideki Tsutsumi is known for the sign he has carried around
campus.
help me," Tsutsumi said.
This summer, Tsutsumi plans to spend time
taking classes, running the summer MSA
meetings and meeting incoming freshmen
during orientation sessions.
"I want to speak to the freshmen so all stu-
dents will know me in the fall," he said.
"Many students may think it is impossible to
accomplish their goals, but if you never give up
you can accomplish anything," Tsutsumi sai
"No one thought I would win, but since I di
know I can also accomplish my platform."
Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P 500
Composite for Week Apr. 6- Apr. 13
DJIA NASDAQ S&P 500
Close Change Close Change Close Change
4/6 11,114.27 +80.35 4,267.56 +98.34 1,501.34 +13.97
4/7 11,111.48 -2.79 4,446.45 +178.89 1,516.35 +15.01j
4/10 11,186.56 +75.08 4,188.20 -258.25 1,504.46 -11.89
4/11 11,287.08 +100.52 4,055.90 -132.30 1,500.59 -3.87
4/12 11,125.13 -161.95 3,769.21 -286.69 1,467.19 -33.40
4/13 10,923.55 -201.58 3,676.36 -92.85 1,440.53 -26.66
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEK: Wednesday saw the biggest one day point loss in NASDAQ history as it
closed below 4,000 for the first time since Jan.31. The sell-off was due to a Goldman Saf1hs analyst
lowering his revenue estimates for Microsoft in the upcoming quarter. The Dow followed the selling trend
in case if selling were to continue over the next few days and there were margin calls, so investors wanted
to take a profit in order to have enough capital. NASDAQ's volatile market has seen its nine out 10 worst
and best days in its history since the beggining of the year.
WHAT IS THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE? The DJIA represents 30 stocks traded on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and are all major factors in their respective industries. These stocks
are widely held by individuals and institutional investors. Many financial advisers think of it as a good
indicator in telling whether the NYSE is doing well or poorly.
WHAT IS THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE? The NASDAQ is the fastest growing stock market in the
United States due to it being a screen-based stock market, compared to a trading floor market like the
NYSE. It also has almost all of the technological stocks available for trading, which has proved to be a
very volatile industry in the last couple of years.
WHAT IS THE S&P 500? The S&P 500 is a marketvalue weighted index composed of 400 industrial
stocks, 20 transportation, 40 financial, and 40 utility. It is a far broader measure than the DJIA
because it takes into account 500 different stocks traded on the two main exchanges (NYSE and
NASDAQ-AMEX) compared to the DJIA's 30 all traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Kevin Magnuson from wire reports.
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the national chapter found no evidence
to support the claims.
"The National Fraternity has always
taken the necessary steps to protect its
undergraduate members and maintain
the integrity of its non-pledging a
non-hazing policies," Yulish said. e
The ongoing investigation con-
cludes a tumultuous academic year for
the Greek system.
"Some of the events that took place
this year are really forcing our com-
munity to make change - this isn't a
cliche we can throw around anymore
- we get closer and closer to experi-
encing a serious loss. I'm confident
that with the kind of muscle we ha
behindour newbhazing policy that our
houses will be forced to make
changes," IFC Vice President for
External Affairs Jerry Mangona said.
In addition to Alpha Epsilon Pi and
Phi Gamma Delta having their charters
revoked this year, several fraternities
will be switching houses. Sigma Phi
Epsilon will be vacating its house at 725
Oxford St. to move into the Pi Kappa
Alpha house at 1801 Washtenaw A -
Pike is moving into Delta Sigma P
house at 1501 Washtenaw Ave. Delta
Sig is moving into Sigma Chi's tempo-
rary residence at 1437 Washtenaw Ave.
Sigma Chi will be returning to their ren-
ovated house on South State Street.
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