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LSA senior David Schafer, 

Central 
Student 
Government 

president, vetoed the Israeli-
Palestinian 
lunch 
resolution, 

which sparked a heated debate 
within the student government, 
Monday afternoon.

The proposed lunches, which 

were meant to foster dialogue 
between the body and Israeli and 
Palestinian students on campus, 
passed last meeting with 18 votes 
in favor, nine opposed and five 
abstentions.

In his statement, Schafer wrote 

he did not believe CSG should 
impose itself and widen its scope 
within the global-issue conflict.

“The overarching purpose of our 

organization is to address pressing 
student issues and concerns that 
have a direct and unambiguous 

connection to campus, such as 
mental health, sexual assault 
prevention, sustainability, and the 
rights of undocumented students,” 
he wrote. “We are best served, and 
our resources are most efficiently 
utilized, when we are faithful to 
this mission.” 

Another reason the bill was 

met with disagreement from 
the executive board was the 
concern that Student Allied for 
Freedom and Equality, the pro-
Palestinian student organization 
on campus, was not also a sponsor 
of the resolution. Schafer said 
the assembly “flippantly” did not 
take the absence of SAFE into 
consideration.

“As the student government that 

seeks to represent every Michigan 
student, our most important job 
is fostering an inclusive culture, 
both within and outside of CSG,” 
he wrote. “By advancing this 
Resolution without weighing the 

concerns of students in SAFE or 
any other student who might take 
issue with this Resolution, we are 
neglecting this foundational goal. 
While I do very much appreciate 
the author’s good faith attempts 
to gain support from a diverse 
cross-section of students, this 
conspicuous absence of support is 
enough reason for me to veto this 
Resolution.”

CSG Vice President Micah 

Griggs, LSA senior, also touched 
upon this in the last Assembly 
meeting, stating she did not feel 
comfortable the proposed lunches 
were not open to the public. The 
resolution asked for a selected 
group of people who had to take a 
survey in order to be admitted into 
the lunches.

“It doesn’t maximize the 

student body reach, it’s not 
accessible to other students, 
it’s exclusive,” Griggs said last 
Tuesday night. “I think the 

reason that there aren’t any 
sponsors is because of the 
bigger problems of this issue 
… If you want real allies in 
this conversation and it’s 
not one-sided or just two-
sided then invite members 
like 
(Muslim 
Students’ 

Association) or (Intergroup 
Relations). I just don’t see 
how this will be successful 
and I just can’t support this, 
and again, it’s not about the 
money.”

Schafer 
was 
also 

concerned 
with 
the 

structure of the launched 
resolution, primarily who 
would be the mediator as 
it was never clarified and 
only given “surface-level” 
consideration.

“Additionally, 
as 
was 

discussed by some Assembly 
Representatives during 1st and 
2nd reads, this event is closed 
not only to most CSG members, 
but also to the general public,” he 
wrote. 

Central Student Government leader
vetoes Israeli-Palestinian lunch bill

David Schafer, CSG president, had concerns with bill’s format and nature

NISA KHAN

Daily News Editor

Wes Nakagiri, a Livingston 

County Tea Party activist, has his 

sights set on Kid Rock, Detroit 

native and Trump supporter, for a 

potential Senate candidate in 2018.

“[Kid Rock] has name I.D., is 

an out-of-the-box idea, and would 

kind of get rid of that stodgy 

Republican image,” Nakagiri said 

in an interview with the Detroit 

Free Press.

Michigan Republicans have 

been seeking out a potential 

U.S. Senate seat candidate to 

balance out the Michigan’s party 

unification with Republicans in 

control of all statewide offices. The 

possible election of Kid Rock would 

have implications, as it would 

mean there would be a Republican 

candidate receiving Michigan’s 

electoral votes for the first time 

since 1988.

No candidates have yet been 

announced to oppose Debbie 

Stabenow in 2018; however, 

names proposed at the Michigan 

Republican Party ranged from 

former state senators, such as U.S. 

Rep. Fred Upton (R–St. Joseph) 

and Randy Richardville, former 

Senate Majority Leader from 

Monroe, to the rock artist himself.

“I’ll bet you he would 

generate as much excitement as 

Trump did,” Nakagiri told the 

Free Press.

Ron Weiser, University 

of Michigan regent and 

elected state Republican Party 

chairman, told the Detroit Free 

Press that, while he did not want 

to mention names, he has spoken 

to some potential candidates for 

the position.

“We have to find a candidate 

for the Senate,” Weiser said. 

“Hopefully, someone will step 

forward.”

Many members of the 

party have been looking at less 

conventional candidates in 

an effort to replicate the Trump 

candidacy, which they believe has 

been effective.

“We’ve won pretty much 

everything else,” said Stu 

Standler, Republican consultant, 

to the Detroit Free Press. “This 

is something that’s eluded 

Republicans since 1994, and we 

want to win it back.”

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