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CSG: Disability Advocacy and Judicial Review Head to the Ballot, as Three New Reps Fill Former SHUT IT DOWN Seats
CSG met on October 29th, 2024, for the first time without an endless, erroneous budget fight. Neither President Chowdury nor Vice President Atkinson attended the meeting, which has been a consistent feature of CSG’s weekly meetings, according to multiple sources. With over half the Assembly and CSG’s Student General Counsel demanding the resignation of Chowdury […]
CSG: ‘SHUT IT DOWN’ IN SHAMBLES: Recalls, Budget Bills, and Flame Wars
Members were recalled at the 15th meeting of the 14th assembly, which was scheduled at 7:30 on October 22nd, 2024. This was the first meeting of the Fall semester held entirely on Zoom, due to numerous Central Student Government (CSG) members reporting harassment, intimidation, and one allegation of assault at the October 8th meeting on […]
Students File Challenge to Anti-Israel Party’s CSG Election Victory
The lawsuit charges SHUT IT DOWN with an unprecedented number of Elections Code violations.
BREAKING: Campaign Vowing to Shut Down Student Government Till U-M Divests from Israel Projected to Sweep Presidency, Half of Assembly Seats
The SHUT IT DOWN party platform says, “Every dollar coming out of this university is blood money.”
CSG Fails Resolution to Give Students Free Rides to Planned-Parenthood Facilities
The defeat of AR 13-032 was a rare policy victory for pro-life students at U-M.
U-M Cancels Hamas–Israel War Referendums
U-M cancels Hamas–Israel war referendums.
The U-M Student Body Will Vote on an Anti-Israel Ballot Question
Assembly Resolution 13-025 finds Israel responsible for “genocide” and “apartheid.”
Democracy Matters
CSG breaks years of precedent by ignoring referendums.
CSG Spends a Lot of Money Every Semester. Here’s How It Could Be Done More Efficiently
There are three basic steps that CSG could take in raising the ceiling of its capabilities.