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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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