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From: frear@ihnp1.UUCP (L. Frear)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Trash Student Government?
Message-ID: <373@ihnp1.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Jan-86 09:29:16 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 10 09:29:16 1986
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In article <389@umich.UUCP>, gt@umich.UUCP (Gus Teschke) writes:
>....  Though not nearly so grand, we seem to have
> caused a fairly big stir by passing a resolution banning the appearance
> any member of the Reagan Administration unless they appear as part of a
> debate.  It was in honor of George Bush's appearance at a Peace Corps
> anniversary.  BIG First Amendment confusion.
> 
> I offer these examples to show that student government need not be 
> caught up in petty political squabbles, and can actually DO something,
> although it's still the case that no one on campus knows what RSG is.
> It seems like you might be throwing away a perfectly good tool if
> you abolish your local student government.

In honor of George Bush's appearance, the student government at U of MI
decided to shout through Mr. Bush's entire speech, so that no one could 
hear him.  I don't know if they did, I would have been too embarrassed
by such childish behaviour that I did not attend.  It's sad to say that
many student governments are an embarrassment not only to the faculty/
staff/regents/alums but also to their fellow students.

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			Lori Frear
			ihnp4!ihnp3!frear

			GO BLUE!!!!!!!
			(or don't bother going at all)