The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 26,1991 - Page 3 Conservative -t Coalition Party philosophy "CC believes that MSA, as ther representative student government, should tpresent and work on student concerns here 6Y campus. We want to stop MSA from *Veing a platform for certain radical political interests." 'n foreign policy statements "MSA should not be in the business of 'outinely making foreign policy statements, especially when they represent a narrow minority opinion. Many international, 'We need to reassess MSA's entire structure and sk the students' Burks sues, such as' the war in the gulf, affect us all, but MSA should be in the business of $facilitating debate on these topics, not dictating debate." On the administration "MSA must learn to deal with the .idministration in an atmosphere of mutual respect. This means negotiate first. ?rotesting is a radical solution and should be employed only when there is a radical Wsituation. Currently, protesting is MSA's V Green answer to all issues, and this makes the administration simply ignore us. On student group recognition "CC first proposed automatic student group recognition last year in an effort to eep MSA from using power at its disposal to deny recognition to groups who are not ,ideologically correct.' The recognition process was designed to help student roups, not to intimidate them. Three top priorities Reorganize the MSA bureaucracy. urrently MSA has five committees and seven commissions, many of which pursue their own narrow political agendas.... We need to reassess MSA's entire structure and ,ask the students what should stay and what should go." . Bring MSA money and benefits back to students. "Currently out of MSA's $500,000 annual budget less than $27,000 is returned directly to students in the form of allocations to student groups. Many of the smaller schools ... never get back a fraction of the money they contribute. CC wants to mandate a system where MSA must return a majority of funds they receive from schools back to those individual schools...." Better communication between MSA and student governments. "The only effective way to implement a return of MSA funds and benefits to the various schools is to meet regularly with representatives from these schools' governments and other governing bodies around campus. Common Sense Party philosophy "Common Sense is not what is liberal or conservative. It's what makes sense. Tuition increases and housing increases do not make sense. It doesn't make sense that there isn't 24-hour service to North Campus. Students' rights, equal distribution of power, caps on tuition, and a clean environment all make common sense." On foreign policy statements "It's important to recognize that we live in a global society and that education depends on global awareness. In terms of making a statement, all the factors that are involved in the particular strategies or deci- sions must be reviewed. It would be unedu- cated and ignorant to say yes or no about a situation before it is presented." On the administration "The administration must first recog- nize MSA as the legitimate body of elected student representatives that it is. When ask- ing something of the administration, nego- tiation is the key. When the administration refuses to listen or only pays lip service, it is an insult to every student. At that point, mobilization is necessary to force construc- tive negotiation. The only thing that makes common sense is guaranteeing to students that they will have real input in directing their own lives." On student group recognition "The main purpose of group recognition is for an organization to use facilities and 'It's important to recognize that we live in a global society and that education depends on global awareness' have fair access to MSA funds, so yes there would be a very open policy concerning stu- dents using the facilities they pay for and receiving returns on the money that they have invested in MSA. However, the groups with a history of discrimination or harass- ment will be more closely reviewed." Three top priorities Student self determination and rights along with a sense of diversity in power. A North Campus Agenda that focuses on 24 hour bussing and increasing resources to North Campus students. A clean environment. Helping envi- ronmentalist organizations with MSA re- sources is the key to accomplishing this. "We oppose the low level nuclear waste dump on North Campus. That students have a comfortable, clean environment free from radioactivity and pollution only makes common sense." Emphasizing Student Power Party philosophy "It is time to make the MSA a respon- sive and effective student government. ESP will bring the power of MSA back to the students by increasing student input into MSA, working with the University admin- istration and by eliminating "liberal" and "conservative" bickering. Our stance is simple: "Eliminate politics as usual - Emphasize Student Power!" On foreign policy statements "An MSA that is properly run won't have time to make empty resolutions re- garding foreign policy issues. The MSA needs far too much restructuring to be wor- ried with geopolitical issues. When there is a political issue that directly affects stu- dents such as a war, it is time for MSA to get involved. MSA should facilitate debate on issues like the Gulf War but not direct one-sided campus activism." On the administration "It is time for more open and honest dia- logue between students leaders and the University administration. Simultaneously, it is important for students to mobilize to It is imperative that MSA remain apolitical and recognize all groups regardless of their political agendas' show the regents their concerns. ESP will lobby the state legislature for University policy changes and push for the election of a student regent." On student group recognition "MSA should be completely neutral when it comes to recognizing student groups. It is imperative that MSA remain apolitical and recognize all groups regard- less of their political agendas. However, MSA must take an active role in preventing Independent Party philosophy "Everyday sense dictates the use of a conservative approach to emphasizing the student voice. Real people make the differ- ence. We (the independents) are the only people capable of breaking party politics." On foreign policy statements "Any representative government will take a position on events which affect it's constituency, be they local or international. "Where the student body is conspicu- ously divided, such as the Gulf War, MSA should do the most possible not to isolate any particular segment of that body, and therefore refrain from making a public statement. We will use MSA reps. to create a polling system. We will use immediate referenda." On the administration "First, MSA should deal with the ad- ministration, as it is an elected body de- signed to serve the students' needs and the expectations of the community. We willI make use of a neutral third party to arbi-7 trate between the University and the stu- dents. We will negotiate directly with the regents and the president once we have reestablished the lines of communication.; We will show the administration that we, are supported by the students and ready to' work together."; On student group recognition "We propose a defined, unbiased student group recognition policy. One of our goals; is to cut down on MSA bureaucracy. We do; 'Any representative government will take a position on events which affect it's constituency' not support a policy that intimidates or hinders groups that are ideologically in- compatible with MSA." Three top priorities 0 Reestablish MSA's credibility. "We will publish a monthly business report, cre- ate an MSA phone line and office for stu- dent concerns, assure multipartisan repre- sentation on committees, and pressure the MSA committees to focus on issues that di- rectly affect the students." Add a new focus to University race relations. "The current atmosphere is one of fear and intimidation. We propose a studentr body which is united." "We will answer the question, 'Whatr are you going to do?' We will print a night- time safety book to distribute to incomingt students. A safer campus will eliminate the need for deputized University security. We will help the Union restaurants achieve en-c vironmental standards set by the students. We will create an active MS A." Smith Carmouche pressed at home. We are going to see more racist, sexist, and anti-lesbian/gay attacks, like the cop attack in L.A. and the Nazi rally in Ann Arbor this weekend. The ruling class is going to increase attacks on affirmative. action, abortion rights, financial aid for stu-. dents, and wages and working conditions. We say: Build a movement to avenge Iraq and defeat U.S. imperialism." On the administration "MSA should a build a movement to abolish the regents, fire the administration;. and put the University under elected stu-' dent/worker/teacher control. Curricula, hir- ing, research and all other aspects of the University should be under the control of these bodies. "Instead of an elite University servingi the interests big business and the mili- tary/industrial complex, we want to open up the University to many more Black, Latino, and working-class students. For this reason, we will fight for open admissions and free tuition." On student group recognition "We are for recognizing all student groups except those whose purpose is to or- ganize for racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, anti-lesbian/gay bigotry, or fascism. Groups such as these should be actively opposed and not receive anti-MSA funding or resources. This is a matter of self defense for the: working class, Blacks, Latinos, and other minorities, women, Jews, lesbians, and gay men."- Three top priorities Turn MSA into an organizing center to build a fighting anti-imperialist, anti- war movement. Fight for student/worker/ teacher control of the University. Open admissions, free tuition and stipends for living expenses. Anti-Imperialist Action Caucus Party philosophy "The system we live under is an imperi- alist system in which the capitalist ruling class exploits workers and oppressed people at home and around the world for profit. The only way to end the evils of this system of war, poverty, racism, sexism, lesbian/gay oppression - to name a few - is througl workers' revolutions to establish workers' governments and an internationalist social- ist order." On foreign policy statements "MSA should take positions on world affairs, because they do affect students' lives more than 'campus' issues. For exat- ple, the victory of U.S. imperialism in the Middle East means that the U.S. ruling class is going to be emboldened to carry out stepped-up attacks against the neocolonial worlds abroad and workers and the op- Stempien duplication of student groups." Three top priorities Bring MSA back to the students. "ESP will require MSA reps. to sit in key areas of their respective schools in order to inform students about MSA and get student input. We will place MSA suggestion boxes in major University buildings. ESP will also take periodic surveys of MSA per- formance." . Increase student power. "ESP leaders will meet immediately with the governor in order to have student concerns addressed. ESP will arrange for all regent candidates to hold an open debate on campus." Make MSA an efficient organization. "ESP will keep all student dollars on cam- pus, bring MSA out of debt, and streamline MSA overhead in order to free more money to be directly returned to the students." ....E.ET..N........ 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" : :;y : : ::::: : : t ......Markley 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm none xJ t .u am *Q... 7 ..rv+ I -Ai. p~m1a 'C+ t11.ti uy y a y arcia Daily SA Reporter first-year Law student vying for a Students who vote in the Michigan Student Assembly elec- tions today and tomorrow will have more than just party candi- dates to choose from. As always, there will be independents vying for seats on the assembly. Nine students from four differ- ent schools are running as indepen- dents, all with specific reasons for forgoing a party label. A frustration with the MSA party system is a common reason many independents gave for running. "The party system in MSA has mostly been a vehicle for in-fight- inL'." sid LSAA iunior Jin seat, agreed the assembly should focus on student issues. "I think the assembly needs to narrow its focus to only those issues which Jon Grantam LSA.< MichaeCh~n S "The primary reason I'm running is to fundamentally reform the way. MSA distributes funds to student organizations. Currently, the pro-. cess is politicized and renders orga- nizations hostage to any political: faction which controls the funding~ mechanism," Restuccia said. Several candidates expressed concern over communications be-~ tween MSA, students, and adminis- trators. "I want people to be able to sit down in the same room and come to agreement on how we can best pool our resources to solve problems," Gross said. affect students' academic and per- sonal lives," Gross said.