The Associated Students of Michigan State University
Founded:	1991
Purpose:	Undergraduate student government
Structure:	Decentralized, nonpartisan, bicameral legislative body
Tax rate:	US$13.75 per semester (As of 2005)
Assemblies:	Academic Assembly Student Assembly
Turnout	5% (In 2005 election)
Address:	307 Student Services Bldg. Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824
Phone:	517-355-8266
Fax:	517-353-3132
Website:	http://www.asmsu.msu.edu/

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History

Student Council and Student Board

The roots of student government at Michigan State University date back to 1908 when students formed the Student Council (now Academic Assembly) to curb bitter class disputes between freshmen and sophomores. Although the Student Council initially served as a judiciary body, it emerged as a student advocate group that collected a tax from students in order to sponsor campus activities such as dances and pep rallies. However, by the mid-20th century, the Student Council’s power eroded as a rival student government looked to take over its duties. 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of the system of courts of law for the administration of justice and to its principals, the justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ... A tax is a compulsory charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e. ... A ball is a formal dance. ... A cheerleader is flipped upside-down during a pep rally routine before a football game. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

In 1965, seven of MSU’s Major Governing Groups, representing students living in Greek houses, residence halls, co-ops, campus apartments, and off-campus housing, banded together to form a new student government named the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU). The new student government had two parts: a legislative body called the Student Board (now Student Assembly), and a executive cabinet that used student tax dollars for such services as concerts, student events, free lawyers, and other services. By this time, the moribund Student Council had devolved into a faculty advisory body, leaving ASMSU Student Board as the dominant voice of Michigan State’s undergraduate student body. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... While the terms fraternity and sorority may be used to describe any number of social and charitable organizations, including the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International, and the Shriners, in the United States and Canada fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students (though... A halls of residence, British English (almost always halls and not hall) or a residence hall (North American English) is a type of residential accommodation for large numbers of students. ... A housing co-operative is a legal entity that owns real estate. ... An apartment (or flat) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England For other meanings of the word house, see House (disambiguation). ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ...

The political activism of the early 1970s would soon add a new dynamic to the relationship between the two rival student governments. Students in the early seventies wanted a voice on MSU’s Academic Council, which at the time included only administration and faculty. The students got their wish, but the provost gave the thirty-some new seats not to the dominant ASMSU Student Board, but to the struggling Student Council. Thus by the 1980s, the Student Council had power with little money, and the ASMSU Student Board had money with little power. Look up Politics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Politics (disambiguation) Democracy History of democracy List of democracy and elections-related topics List of years in politics List of politics by country articles Political corruption Political economy Political movement Political parties of the world Political party Political psychology Political sociology Political... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Look up Administration on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word administration is from the Old English administracioun, deriving from the French administration, which is itself derived from the Latin administratio: a compounding of ad (to) and ministratio (to give service). In modern usage, the word has particular meanings in particular... Look up Faculty on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Faculty has several different meanings and can refer to: University faculty are the instructors and/or researchers of high standing at universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ... Provost (through O. Fr. ... The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... The concept of power has many senses, all of which imply control or force. ... Money Money is any marketable good or token used by a society as a store of value, a medium of exchange, and a unit of account. ...

The transom of the ASMSU offices.

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The "Four Horsemen"

In the late eighties, the Student Council continued to struggle as a student governing body. Its operating budget remained small, and only 15 percent of its members were student elected, with the majority appointed by deans. Talks began to combine Student Council and ASMSU Student Board into one organization, and in 1992, reforms brought the most radical change to ASMSU since its inception. Budget generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

A group calling themselves the "Four Horsemen", which included the ASMSU Student Board chairperson, the ASMSU cabinet’s Executive Director, the Student Council’s chair, and the president of the Residence Halls Association, met secretly in 1991 to discuss bringing the underdog Student Council under the ASMSU umbrella. They came up with a "three-for-three" compromise, wherein the Student Board traded three of its Academic Council seats for a constitutionally-guaranteed 3.5% of ASMSU’s budget. Thus the eighty-three year old Student Council became the ASMSU Academic Assembly, representing students’ academic concerns to the university administration, and the ASMSU Student Board became the ASMSU Student Assembly, representing "student life" issues. In practice, the two Assemblies continued to function as autonomous student governments, but sharing the same resources allowed them to cooperate with each other. Thus since 1992, ASMSU has functioned with this loose bicameral structure. Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mentioned in the Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation, which predicts that they will ride during the Apocalypse. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A student-run university residence hall governing body. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion, a ratio or a fraction as a whole number, by using 100 as the denominator. ...

Bicameralism

While in theory there is a clear division of labor between the two Assemblies, in practice they are often "stepping on each other’s toes". Many issues can be argued as either "academic" or "student life" issues. Thus ASMSU created a Steering Committee, consisting of the chair, internal vice chair, external vice chair, and two appointed representatives from each Assembly. To moderate between the two Assemblies, the committee is chaired by the joint Chief of Staff — the ASMSU Association Director. The Steering Committee decides which Assembly gets to debate a hotly-disputed bill, with the Association Director voting in the case of a tie. Occasionally, the Steering Committee may also decide to make important issues into a joint resolution, such as the bill that successfully lobbied for a day off on Martin Luther King Day in 1998. Division of labour is the breakdown of labour into specific, circumscribed tasks for maximum efficiency of output in the context of manufacturing. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The term Chief of Staff can refer to: The White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... A joint resolution is a legislative measure of the United States of America, designated as S.J.Res (for the Senate version) and H.J.Res (for the House version), which requires the approval of both chambers of the United States Congress. ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Structure

Below is a simplified flowchart of the ASMSU stucture. More detailed flowcharts of each assembly exist on the pages for Academic Assembly and Student Assembly.
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Academic Assembly 1 chair, 2 vice chairs 26 elected seats 14 appointed seats			Steering Committee Association Director 1 chair, 2 vice chairs & 4 representatives from each assembly			Student Assembly 1 chair, 4 vice chairs 21 elected seats 18 appointed seats
Academic Council	DUGBA		Central Staff			Boards & Councils Programming Board Funding Board Freshman Class Council Senior Class Council	Departments Legislative Affairs Community Affairs Legal Services Red Cedar Log Yearbook
Executive Committee Standing Committees Advisory Committees Athletic Council			Human Resources Racial, Ethnic & Progressive Affairs Constituent Activism Digital & Graphic Marketing	Comptroller Business Office

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Controversy and Criticism

Both the Academic Assembly and the Student Assembly award unelected seats to racial, ethnic, and progressive groups. While there is a constant minority that believe these seats should be taken away or reduced, proposals to limit or remove these CORES & COPS seats have failed — most recently in 2004. Debates have raged about which groups deserve seats and which do not. In 2005, the Jewish Student Union received a seat on ASMSU after being denied in 2001. A race is a population of humans distinguished from other populations. ... This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... The Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and the Council of Progressive Students, (commonly called CORES & COPS,) are two related groups of student activist organizations at Michigan State University. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

The 2003 ASMSU elections were one of the most controversial since the formation of the organization. Well over half of the candidates were disqualified after they were endorsed by the College Republicans and/or the MSU Democrats in listserv emails. The election code at the time said that candidates could not campaign together and could not seek or accept endorsements from political groups. In response to the election, representatives formed a constitutional convention and changed the code. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The College Republicans, collectively, are an arm of the United States Republican Party for college and university students. ... College Democrats of America The College Democrats (officially named the College Democrats of America) are the official organization of the United States Democratic Party for college students. ... LISTSERV® is an electronic mailing list software application, originally developed in the mid 1980s for the Bitnet computer network. ... E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ... ...

Additionally, some students have criticized ASMSU for not having enough electoral participation to gain a student mandate. Turnout since 2001 has hovered between 3 and 17 percent. The word turnout can refer to: Voter turnout A railroad switch or point This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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The Student Services Bldg., where ASMSU has its headquarters.

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2005 Election Results

Academic Assembly

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Lauren Polinsky 61

College of Arts & Letters The humanities are a group of academic subjects united by a commitment to studying aspects of the human condition and a qualitative approach that generally prevents a single paradigm from coming to define any discipline. ...

None

Eli Broad College of Business Eli Broad was CEO of financial giant SunAmerica (a subsidiary of the American International Group) until 2000. ... External links The Rise of a Young Business Tycoon Business Articles Categories: ‪Business‬ | ‪Academic disciplines‬ | ‪School subjects‬ ...

Jordan Catrine 114

Karen Guzdzial 104

College of Communication Arts and Sciences // Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common system of symbols. ...

Kristen Ditta 121

College of Education

None

College of Engineering Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...

None

College of Human Ecology Family and consumer sciences, or home economics, is an academic discipline concerning consumer science, nutrition, cooking, parenting, interior decoration, textiles, gardening, and other subjects related to home management. ...

None

James Madison College James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. ...

Alexander Plum 116

Ian Mattoon 113

College of Natural Science The lunar farside as seen from Apollo 11 Natural science is the study of the physical, nonhuman aspects of the Earth and the universe around us. ...

Matthew Hovey 205

College of Nursing Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ...

None

College of Social Science Terms like SOSE (Studies of Society & the Environment) not only refer to social sciences but also studies of the environment. ...

Raman Agrawal 115

Robert Murphy 129

University Undergraduate Division In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ...

None

College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ...

None

Student Assembly

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Lauren Kramer Olson 54

Lauren Polinsky 52

College of Arts & Letters The humanities are a group of academic subjects united by a commitment to studying aspects of the human condition and a qualitative approach that generally prevents a single paradigm from coming to define any discipline. ...

Erik Green 134

Craig Burgers 34 (write-in winner)

Eli Broad College of Business Eli Broad was CEO of financial giant SunAmerica (a subsidiary of the American International Group) until 2000. ... External links The Rise of a Young Business Tycoon Business Articles Categories: ‪Business‬ | ‪Academic disciplines‬ | ‪School subjects‬ ...

Scott Lachman 162

Tahera Sakarwala 149

Harry Wang 151

Yusaf Sumbal 169

College of Communication Arts and Sciences // Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common system of symbols. ...

Jessica Kunnath 92

Derek Wallbank 97

Kristen Ditta 94

College of Education

None

College of Engineering Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...

Ryan Blair 94

College of Human Ecology Family and consumer sciences, or home economics, is an academic discipline concerning consumer science, nutrition, cooking, parenting, interior decoration, textiles, gardening, and other subjects related to home management. ...

None

James Madison College James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. ...

Jacob Tornga 84

Steven Irlbacher 106

College of Natural Science The lunar farside as seen from Apollo 11 Natural science is the study of the physical, nonhuman aspects of the Earth and the universe around us. ...

Timothy Jordan 199

Matthew Hovey 194

Kevin Ogden 30 (write-in winner)

College of Nursing Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ...

None

College of Social Science Terms like SOSE (Studies of Society & the Environment) not only refer to social sciences but also studies of the environment. ...

Hallee Winnie 116

Mike Leahy 104

Nicholas Romley 109

Katie Derthick 114

University Undergraduate Division In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ...

None

College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ...

None

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Related Topics

• Academic Assembly
• CORES & COPS
• DUGBA
• MSU Student Life
• Student Assembly

Academic Assembly is a common name the legislative branch of many university student governments. ... The Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and the Council of Progressive Students, (commonly called CORES & COPS,) are two related groups of student activist organizations at Michigan State University. ... The Director of University, Governmental, and Budgetary Affairs (the DUGBA) is a lobbyist for the ASMSU Academic Assembly. ... Michigan State University Michigan State University (MSU) is a university in East Lansing, Michigan near the state capital of Lansing. ... Student Assembly is a common name the legislative branch of many university student governments in the United States. ...

External links

• ASMSU Homepage
• The ASMSU Organizational Flowchart (PDF file)
• 2005 Election Results