U. Michigan Students Face Consequences of Voting Anti-Israel Activists to Student Govt
You reap what you sow.
You reap what you sow.
The University of Michigan students filled its student government with anti-Israel activists for the school year.
The candidates ran on the “Shut It Down” platform that promised “to halt the activities of student government, including funding to the scores of UM student organizations, until the university fully sells off any UM endowment investments connected to Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.”
Those candidates won the presidency, vice presidency, and two dozen roles.
Did they think the candidates weren’t serious? The activists vetoed the budget, stopped funding student groups, and shifted the money to the anti-Israel crowd.
The decisions ticked off students and the administration.
Again, the developments shouldn’t shock anyone:
“The Shut it Down movement ran on a completely transparent platform,” said Alifa Chowdhury, the 2024-25 student body president. “This is really to send a message to regents that you can’t just give us, student government leaders, a lump sum on money and expect us to stay silent with that. The point of student government is to make our voices heard.”
In addition, Chowdhury said, the outcome of the student body election was a litmus test and showed that “the majority of students on campus want divestment to happen and the regents have yet to listen.”
Michigan’s Rugby Football Club receives $20,000 from the student government, which goes to “a quarter of its budget.” Players and donations help the rest.
The club will do what it can to make up any missing funds, but the members have prepared themselves to make cuts:
“We are going to be operate,” Grover said. “The big thing is we will have less operating cash, so we probably won’t be able to focus on our endowment growth, which will be preventing us from developing and becoming a varsity program, which is our goal. It will strain our students, and we probably might not be able to grow long-term.”
There is also a chance, Grover said, that if things get dire, the rugby team of about 50 members may have to forego taking buses to tournaments, having trainers at away games and other things that promote safety.
“It’s putting a big strain on a lot of groups,” Grover said. “Student orgs at the university are really what makes a lot of the experience, and without a student proper student org experience, it’s going to make life a lot harder for a lot of students.”
The regents stress that the $17.9 billion endowments have a policy protecting “divestment from political pressure.”
Regent Sarah Hubbard said the board won’t change its mind about investments: “And we are not taking them up on their offer to change our approach related to their recommendation.”
The student government has a budget of $800,000. Students pay $11.19 every semester.
U. Michigan officials will watch how the government spends the funds:
UM’s student government has an annual budget of $800,000 that is funded with a $11.19 fee paid each semester by students, according to its website. UM officials will be watching closely to see how the funding is handled, Hubbard said.
“We expect them to participate in the process of funding groups that are deserving in line with the policies previously stated by (Central Student Government),” Hubbard said.
Regent Jordan Acker added the new student government’s tactics not to finance fund student groups in hopes of prompting a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas “is absurd.”
The anti-Israel encampment hit Michigan last spring:
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“The Shut it Down movement ran on a completely transparent platform,” said Alifa Chowdhury, the 2024-25 student body president.
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He did tell them what they would do. UM now getting a lesson in democracy. Good and hard. Harris wants to do the same thing with her visions of a planned, central-state government. Nazi-style, of which there are examples throughout the world, all resulting in the same thing. Rich leaders and their hanger-ons, poor controlled people.
The jocks, at least, get to learn firsthand what happens when you treat your vote for a “ruler” like your vote for a prom queen — commies grab all your money, and your standard of living suddenly goes in the shitter to fund their jubilees. It’s good training for them to get, before we hand them real votes that affect the rest of us
You get what you vote for, UM students. Enjoy reality!
Does a recall procedure exist?
According to this, no, it doesn’t. Elections are held every six months, so I guess there’d be little sense in having a recall procedure that would probably take several months anyway.
May be the first time in their short lives that these precious snowflakes have faced consequences for their choices.
Well Mary, your school, you gotta own it
Go Bucks
So I guess this would be the getting what you voted for, early bird Edition
They all deserve each other. Students, teachers, administrators, etc.
I would hope the result is the suspension of all state and federal funds as a result of supporting terrorists.
Fat chance of that in Michigan. where politicians routinely kiss Pale tails.
That would be a first amendment violation. The government cannot retaliate against speech it doesn’t like by withdrawing grants that the recipient would otherwise be getting, even if those grants were discretionary in the first place.
For instance remember Rudy Giuliani’s attempt to defund the Brooklyn Museum because it displayed a work of “art” that he didn’t like. The courts promptly and properly told him he couldn’t do that.
So what did the students learn from this?
Nothing.
Next story please.
The policy preferences of the incoming SGA seem pretty clear and for anyone to claim to be surprised about their actions is absurd….though in fairness it is unusually refreshing to see politicians at any level actually deliver on their campaign promises.
anti trumper ..and yeah…one of “them” goes in front of court to determine his mental capacity AFTER HIS 2021 COLORADO SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT A GROCERY STORE
On Facebook, he shared posts against gay marriage, abortion and Donald Trump’s stance on immigration.
so how far removed are these anti trump anti israel lunatics????
and the msm coverage of the blmplo and this grocery store trial where they only tell you what they want you to know….
maga!!
yet here is what wikipedia stated:
According to SITE Intelligence Group, “there was no indication on his Facebook account that suggested radical views of any kind, whether it be Islamist, anti-Trump, or anything else.”[31]
Can we raise the interest rates on student loans? A flock of sheep have a higher IQ than these idiots.
Though the attitude of most students is that student government is a joke — except for the political wonk students, the same psychopaths who always gravitate towards (and therefore control) governments. And by and large they are justified in this assessment… except those students who participate in activities funded by the student government. Sucks to be them.
Yes, in my day (admittedly long ago) we almost never voted in student government elections. The year before I got to college, Larry Sabato almost lost to a hamster. Really. His name was Speedy, and all but one of the people I know said they voted for him, against Sabato.
Wonder if this is indicative of how Michigan will do on November 5th? Kamala victory?
No, it can’t possibly be indicative. However Michigan comes out, it’s impossible for it to have any connection to this one.
Most likely the terrorist group will win re-election! We’ll see if the nitwits have learned anything and crapcan them, but never underestimate the nitwitness of nitwits!!
does the story mention anywhere the percentage of the student body who voted in this election?
I suspect its in the single digits,
This goes for all American colleges but why exactly is there student government?
High school student government is justified as an attempt to encourage children to see politics as real by giving some to their school, get them in the habit of thinking they have to vote.
In practice high school student government is just a popularity contest if even that.
Why exactly are colleges doing it?
Students are there to learn, get their degree, and become qualified for graduate school so they could move on to their final careers ranging from engineer to doctors.
Extra curricular activity is fine, why is it regulated by other students? If such and such a club is needed and worth SCHOOL dollars let the ADMINISTRATORS of the school who have the JOB of allocating budget make the decision to add the club budget.
I really don’t see what if anything student government adds.