Two of the appointed members 

would serve for two-year terms, 
two for four years, two for six 
years and two for eight years. Any 
successors would be allowed to 
serve eight-year terms.

According to MLive, Lower 

said he wants this legislation 
to make university boards and 
Michigan’s Board of Education 

more cohesive.

“I believe voters should have 

the opportunity to decide for 
themselves whether or not the 
current 
system 
is 
working,” 

Lower said in a statement. “I have 
long considered the nomination 
and election process for these 
positions 
to 
be 
problematic. 

Voters often simply opt for the 
most recognizable names, or 
randomly bubble in their choice.”

The legislation comes after the 

MSU Board of Trustees has come 

under fire for standing behind 
former President Lou Anna Simon 
after Detroit News investigation 
found Simon and thirteen other 
high ranking University officials 
knew of MSU sports medicine 
doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual 
misconduct.

Simon 
eventually 
stepped 

down from the position on Jan. 
24, the final day of Nassar’s 
sentencing. 

A week later MSU of Trustees 

appointed 
a 
new 
interim 

University President, former 
Governor 
John 
Engler. 

Student and faculty have 
protested 
the 
decision, 

asserting Engler is another 
University 
insider. 
MSU 

faculty has formally held a 
vote of no confidence in the 
Board of Trustees.

Regent Ron Weiser, R, did 

not express support for this 
legislation, however. He said 
the Board of Regents at the 
University is bipartisan and 
operates in the best interest of 
students.

“This, probably, in my 

opinion, is throwing the 
baby out with the bath water. 
There certainly were errors 
made by Michigan State and 
its executive and regents 
and trustees and that doesn’t 
mean all boards should be 
changed. Right now, we have 
a system for choosing who the 
Regents are. It makes it less 
political than if the governor 
picks them.”

While 
Weiser 
said 
he 

recognizes the errors made at 
MSU, those errors don’t have 
to have implications for other 

universities.

“This, probably, in my opinion, 

is throwing the baby out with the 
bath water. There certainly were 
errors made by Michigan State 
and its executive and regents and 
trustees and that doesn’t mean 
all boards should be changed. 
Right now, we have a system for 
choosing who the Regents are. It 
makes it less political than if the 
governor picks them.”

State Representative Yousef 

Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) agreed in 
that everyone at MSU needs to 
be held accountable, but he said 
this proposal is not productive 
towards that goal. He said if 
anything, more public oversight 
is necessary for the process of 
appointing board members.

“We need to hold everyone 

who was part of this tradgedy 
accountable, from the top down. 
However, this proposal will not 
achieve that outcome now or in 
the future. Appointing trustees 
shields from public oversight. 
Elections provide the highest 
form of accountability.

Rabhi 
said 
if 
politicians 

want a cohesive school board 
appointment 
system, 
all 

universities should have their 
governing bodies elected.

“Instead of making the process 

less democratic at a critical time 
and shileding key decision-makers 
from public scrutiny, we should 
remember that democracy is our 
greatest tool for accountability 
and that every election matters no 
matter how big or small.”

SE LF PORTR AIT

Jazz artist Joey Dosik came 

to the University of Michigan 
on a saxophone scholarship in 
2004. Now, 14 years later, he’s 
making strides as a solo artist, 
recently earning a record deal 
and preparing for a re-release of 
his debut extended-play record 
Game Winner along with a gig on 
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

In 2017, Dosik signed with 

record label Secretly Canadian, 
which 
marked 
a 
momentous 

boost in his solo career. Now, 
Dosik is excitedly anticipating his 
performance on Kimmel’s late-

night show on Feb. 13 as a prequel 
to his album’s re-release.

The beginnings of Dosik’s 

career 
had 
roots 
in 
his 

undergraduate 
experience, 

serving as a founding member of 
the Ann Arbor musical group My 
Dear Disco and collaborating with 
fellow University students of the 
funk group Vulfpeck.

Dosik opened for Vulfpeck 

while on tour with the group to 
promote their 2017 album Mr. 
Finish Line. During the tour, critics 
praised Dosik as an independent 
artist. Record producer Quincy 

Jones declared Dosik an “Artist to 
Watch.” 

In an interview with MLive, 

Dosik said he was very grateful to 
the internet age for helping him to 
share his music.

“Being an independent artist, 

I was able to begin to create an 
audience through the means of the 
Internet and what everyone was 
doing, which is running a record 
label off of our phones,” Dosik said.

He also spoke highly of his 

record label, Secretly Canadian, 
saying it shares mutual interests 
with him.

“When we chatted and got to 

know each other, I really got to 
recognize they are about the art 
and they get the music,” Dosik 
said. “Our relationship is one that 
will allow me to create, which is 
what I do best. It just seemed like 
a great fit.”

Dosik is already looking forward 

to a busy year. He has plans to tour 
Europe and perform at the South 
by Southwest music festival in 
Austin, Texas this spring. 

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