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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