2006-2007 Term
Nicole Stallings (President), Justin Paul (JP) (Vice President)

• EIC took the initiative to create a statewide coalition on sustainability.
• MSA implemented the .WTF?. (WhatToFix?) campaign in order to reach out to students for input on student issues at the University.
• The Diversity of Thought Select Committee held a WorldWide Labor Symposium that educated students on labor practices around the world and included an advance screening of the movie .Blood Diamond..
• MSA joined with faculty and staff to begin addressing the issue of high textbook prices through a forum and participation in the University.s Textbook Task Force.
• Began building support for the creation of a long-term Collegiate Readership Program on campus that would provide free national and local newspapers to students
• Assisted the University to adapt to the changes in its affirmative action policy after the passage of Proposal 2 in November 2006 by participating in forums and committees designed to address the issues and educate students.
• Created a Reorganization Select Committee that recommended changes to MSA.s structure to make it a more effective organization.
• The Treasurer continued to reform the budgeting process to make MSA more fiscally responsible and efficient.
• Helped reform the Association of Big Ten Students to make it a more effective network.
• Created a more defined role for the Chief of Staff that helped improve oversight and event planning.

2005-2006 Term
Jesse Levine (President), Nicole Stalling (Vice President)

• Ludacris Concert
• Formalization of Diversity of Thought select committee
• Hiring of Housing Attorney
• Creation of City Council Liaison
• MSA Diag Day
• Successful support for Lease Push-back date
• Continuing success of Airbus
• Advice Online improvement
• LGBT was voted the 2006 OUTstanding student group from the LGBT office
• Surviving the very controversial 2006 MSA presidential elections"

2004-2005 Term
Jason Mironov (President), Jenny Nathan (Vice President), Anita Leung (Vice President)

*Supported UM Affirmative Action policy
*Led the effort to register over 10,000 students to vote
*Brought Michael Moore to campus
*Opposed Proposal 2 - Marriage Amendment to the state constitution
*Sent students to the presidential inauguration
*Supported effort to convert Frieze building into University housing
*Debated divestment from Israel and canceling contract with Coca-Cola
*PIRGIM sought funding from MSA, issue taken to CSJ over tax-exempt status issues - led to large campaigns on campus from both pro- and anti-funding sides of the debate
*Ballot question for $1.00 student fee increase for student group funding passed
*Investigated student privacy issues in University hospital related to drinking

2003-2004 Term
Angela Galardi (President), Monique Perry (Vice-President)

*Fought against the expansion of the Washtenaw Historic District into Greek housing
*Assembly representative of campus
*Assembly provides for diversity in our newspaper selection through the Readership Progam
*Successfully advocated for a ballot question to improve William Monore Trotter House, and actively worked to support the significant renovations to the William Monroe Trotter House.
*Strongly advocated for students, and pushed a campaign against cuts to important programs in Student Affairs such as MESA, SAPAC and the Office of LGBT Affairs.
*Sent buses to Washington DC open to students of all ideologies for the affirmative action cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
* U-M with most diverse student body
*Faced issues of divestment from Israel
*Vastly improved MSA website
*Fought against the expansion of the Washtenaw Historic District into Greek housing
*Worked to expand Entr?e Plus and Airbus services
*Pressured the state government to amend voting restrictions on out-of-state students
*Supported DogEars website

2002-2003 Term
Sarah Boot (President), Dana Glassel (Vice-President)

*Successfully advocated for significant renovations to rec facilities including the CCRB.
*Students concerned about the invasion of Iraq and discrimination against Muslims and Arabs
*Funded Airbus
*Spoke out against racist graffiti on campus
*Organized and funded September 11 Vigil
*Supported boycott of the Michigan Daily for printing culturally insensitive material and pushed for reforms in the paper's procedures
*Spoke out against the negative effects of the Patriot Act on international students
*Supported the Newspaper Readership Program
*Created Campus Improvement Commission

2001-2002 Term
Matt Nolan (President), Jessica Cash (Vice-President)

*Safety concerns expressed over Naked Mile
*Affirmative Action Taskforce formed
*Campus Improvement Taskforce Initiative began
*Greek Relations Taskforce
*MSA beat LSA-SG in soccer game
*Ballot question asking for $1.00 student fee increase for student group funding
*Helped create Fall Study Break
*Sent buses to Cincinnati for 6th Circuit court appeal in UM Affirmative Action trial
*Began meetings of individual college presidents on a regular basis
*Worked to expand CCRB and NCRB hours

2000-2001 Term
Hideki Tsutsumi (President), Jim Secreto (Vice-President)

*MSA sponsors free Guster concert for students
*Voice Your Vote Task Force registers over 6,000 voters
*MTV chooses U of M for ?Choose or Lose? town hall meeting with Vice-President Al Gore
*Restructuring of MSA/AATU relations
*Creation of the Association of Michigan Universities

1999-2000 Term
Bram Elias (President), Andy Coulouris (Vice-President)

*BPC and CSC grant more funds to student groups than ever before
*Websites provide easy access to student groups
*MSA submits revision of the Code of Student Conduct to the Administration
*60 minutes interviews MSA members for affirmative action trials
*Michigamua protest/alums troubled by protest
*MSA joins ACLU lawsuit to oppose new Michigan law forcing voters to vote only in the district of which there address is stated on drivers license
*MSA produces the first production of the Vagina Monologues on the U-M campus
*Naked Mile again poses quandary for U-M, police, Bollinger: discourage seniors from running
*Course pack service
*Campaign in residence halls
*Elections: Hideki Tsutsumi WON. (3,491)
*Regents approve plans for Haven reconstruction
*MSA investigates use of funds.
*College Republicans are no longer a student organization

1998-1999 Term
Trent Thompson (President), Sarah Chopp (Vice-President)

*MSA fights for University divestment from tobacco stocks
*MSA prints and distributes ?Know Your Rights? card
*MSA supports resolution criticizing sanctions on Iraq
*Course pack crises continues
*MSA asks for course evaluation
*Longer hours at library
*Establish lecture-mentorship program
*Student regent seat debate
*Design student lobbying program
*Create guidebook to orient students to off-campus housing.

1997-1998 Term
Mike Nagrant (President), Olga Savic (Vice-President)

* Cutting MSA internal budgets by $2,000 and returning this money to student groups and student services
* Funding student groups in excess of $200,000 to support community service
* Lobbying the state legislature to reduce textbook prices and secure more money for financial aid
* Low-cost healthcare for all students who need it
* Working with ITD to reduce printing costs
* Support of the Ann Arbor Tenants Union
* Affirmative Action 101 Forum to discuss the role of affirmative action at the University
* Securing an American Sign Language class
* Preserving free speech so that all students can chalk the Diag without worrying that their hard work will be powerwashed away
* Creating a Lecture Mentorship program between students and their professors
* Creating Fireside Chats, giving students an opportunity to speak directly with President Bollinger
* Collaborating to bring a Speakers Initiative, which brought free, high-profile speakers like Jeanne White (Ryan White's mother) to campus
* Keeping the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library open until 2 a.m
* Bringing you more convenient voting through online elections
* Creating a Voter Registration System throughout the Residence Halls
* The Environmental Theme Semester

1996 - 1997 Term
Fiona Rose (President), Probir Mehta (Vice-President)

1. 10 Term Resolution: Graduate Students may only teach 10 terms in LS&A. this motion allowed MSA to urge the school of LS&A to remove the limit; allowing GSI?s to teach in LS&A form more than 10 terms.
2. Resolution to Support Priority Registration for Students with Disabilities (presented to Office of Registrar)
3. Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Commission Chapter 39 (Proposed) Mission: to help sponsor and plan events, speakers, programs or activities that educate UofM campus about the LGB&T community.
4. Resolution for the Creation of a Meal Plan Task force.
5. Meetings with Director of Parking Services with a purpose to air students? concerns over safety and inadequate parking on North & Central Campus.
6. Amendments to the Constitution (compiled)
7. Opened bidding process to bring affordable quality Optional health care to students.
*MSA to fight for student regent
*New MSA coordinator hired-Lou Stefanic
*ADVICE online
*MSA looks to hike student fee to $4.19
*Larry Fox takes over AATU
*MSA votes to hike student fees to $6.19
*Lee Bollinger came to the ?U?
*M-card improvement
*Fiona plans to meet with President Bill Clinton regarding federal student loans
*Internet voting ballots
*MSA votes to end GSI teaching limits
*MSA President uses assembly monetary funds for personal use.
*State of the student (a new call-in show on WOLV-TV broadcasting.) Tuesdays 6: 30-7 :00pm

1995 - 1996 Term
Wainess Flint (President), Sam Goodstein (Vice-President)

1. Change in the phone system
2. MSA first online with World Wide web page through gopherblue lobbying.
3. Resolution: MSA letter to the editor; time spent by MSA Representatives volunteering in the organization of the protest against the Statement of Students? Rights and Responsibilities (CODE)
4. Tried to get MSA members included in Q&A panel that is required for incoming students during orientation.
5. Proposal that gives the MSA president the same status as an Executive officer.
6. Women?s Handbook (PASSED)
7. Resolution for MSA to ?Adopt a Family for the Holidays?
8. Major update to Chapter 41 Election Code General Provisions.
9. Safety Walk (Reform)
*Code Amendments
*Advice Magazine (good, bad, ugly U-M professors)
*Assembly launches MSA on-line
*Battle over budget in MSA
*Student Health Care
*Search for new ?U? President

1994 - 1995 Term
Neenan Julie (President), Jacob Stern (Vice-President)

1. Fight for SLS; letters and discussion with Maureen Hartford outlining our concerns and how MSA can improve SLS.
*AATU budget/funding crises. (Funding slashed by $22,000.00)
*Students at Regent?s meeting (MSA Vice-President or President)
*Improve safety on and off campus (city of Ann Arbor and ?U?)
*M-card
*Baker Internet rape, FBI arrested Baker---scandal

1993 - 1994 Term
Craig Greenberg (President), Brian Kight (Vice-President)

1. The Alcohol and Other drugs Policy Committee has formulated a final draft of the student policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs
2. Formulation of Diag Reform Policies
3. Resolution Supporting the Addition of Sexual Orientation to Regental Bylaw 14.06
4. Start of Televised MSA meetings!
5. Mediation agreement between MSA & AATU
6. Coordination of Michigan Madness ?94
7. Resolution creating the task force on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Student Affairs
*MSA proposes new funding plan for SLS:Student Legal Services
*$5.00 rise in student fees 1993-94 school year
*Revamped homecoming
*9.5% tuition rise/help fund staff raises
*Final draft of drug alcohol policy
*AATU founder returns to campus to discuss low-income housing
*MSA officers to get a $ 5,000.00 tuition waiver (to encourage involvement with leadership roles in MSA)
*MSA meetings on TV
*Two new parties: Do Party & Protest Party
*MSA lobbies city of Ann Arbor for improved lighting along Washtenaw Avenue

1992 - 1993 Term
Fox Ede (President), Hunter Van Valkenburgh (Vice-President)

1. Resolution of Support for victims of Discrimination at Olivet College (students of color at Olivet College, a small private institution in Southern MI were recently subjected to racial abuse and forced to fear for their own safety)
2. Resolution to condemn police brutality
3. Name changed ?summer Student Assembly? (for during the summer months)
4. Change proposed in regent?s bylaw Board for Student Publications.
5. USSA?s access Campaign ?91: Student Victories on Capitol Hill
6. Vice President?s struggle on tax exemption
*Defining/re-evaluating the effectiveness of the school?s anti-harassment policy.
*MSA & ?U? debate $6.27 student fee
*MSA representatives attend USSA conference
*Fox speaks at Washington D.C. student assembly
*?U? raises tuition 9.9%
*MSA gives AATU additional funds
*Diag use
*Michigan Party formed
*MSA posts nutritional displays in MUG---Michigan Union Ground

1991 - 1992 Term
James Green (President), Julie Davies (Vice-President)

1. Major deletions to Chapter 32,34,35,36 of the code
2. Passed: a fifty cent decrease in the student fee for next fiscal year (student gov?t fee stood at $6.27/student/term)
3. Resolution to proclaim October 13-18 Alcohol Awareness Week.
4. Tear-gassing report to the Ann Arbor Polic
5. Resolution ot Support SCOR-GEO Proposal regarding TA?s of color (only 4.4%)
*Cut to student fee by $0.45 cents---Regents approve MSA student fee cut of $0.50 cents
*Alcohol awareness program
*AATU funding reduced
*MSA restores $2000.00 of AATU funding
*Automatic recognition of student groups
*Committees/commissions reports published in the Michigan Daily
*MSA removes 8 representatives for excessive absence
*24-hour library---Jeff Muir (AAC?Academic Affairs Committee)
*21-hour library approved/ Safewalk/Northwalk improved
*MUBR changes Union smoking areas.
*Free help for filling out tax forms

Candidates for Winter Election 1992
Ede Fox---Progressive Party-PRESIDENT
Scott Gast---Conservative Coalition-PRESIDENT

Hunter Van Valkenburgh---Progressive Party-VICE PRESIDENT
Beth O?Conner-Conservative Coalition-VICE PRESIDENT

1990 - 1991 Term
Jennifer VanValey (President)

1. Salvadoran Coffee Boycott Resolved: UM calls upon the University to remove all brands of coffee that contain Salvadoran Beans in their blend from the campus.
2. Combatted against FBI in surveillance of a student group, Latin Solidarity Committee
3. Worked on and compiled a Discriminatory Harrassment Policy.
4. Proposed state funding for UM-Dearborn
5. Macing Resolution: Ann Arbor Police sprayed aerosol propelled chemical weapons on African American Students holding a social function in South Quad.

1989 - 1990 Term
Aaron Williams (President)

1. MSA opens - treasure chest - Groups flock to get funds from surplus
2. Health insurance covering international students
3. Added chapter 36 of code: Health Issues Committee
4. Active involvement of N.E.E.D.S.

1988 - 1989 Term
Mike Phillips (President), Susan Overdorf (Vice-President)

1. Resolution on Diag Rules
2. Endorsement of Minimum wage increases
3. Passed: State Support of Higher Education Resolution
4. MSA funding $5000 to Jamaica to help the country pay for medical supplies, food, and renovations (because Jamaica was ravaged by hurricane Gilbert)
5. Resolutions to not recognize Michiguama as a student organization until Michiguama meets with Minority Affairs Committee.
6. MSA?s first meeting on North Campus
7. Went to Lansing to lobby opposition to proposed Senate bill to restrict local rent control ordinances.
8. Picketing against Michigan Daily (who was stating ?ALL BLACK MEN ARE RAPISTS?)
*Local Vietnam vet rallies for holiday (May 7th)
*LSA-SG focuses on curriculum issues
*Fleming won?t cancel class for MLK holiday

1987 - 1988 Term
Ken Weine (President), Rebecca Felton (Vice-President)-resigned 10/19/87

1. MSA/Pirgim Funding Agreement Report
2. Resolution on the ?Road Rally?, not recognizing ASME, SAE and Pi Tau Sigma as student organizations.
3. Resolution in Support of LaGROC (Lesbian and Gay Rights on Campus)
4. Resolution on Negative Stereotyping of Jewish Women
5. MSA resolution for a policy against discriminatory acts and against a code for students.
*City rent control
*Students protesting CIA
*MSA polls dorm residents regarding knowledge of MSA and code of conduct
*Shapiro leaves ?U? after 8 years amid progress, protest
*MSA removes 6 representatives for absence
*Amendments to Code of Conduct

1986 - 1987 Term
Kurt Muenchow (President), Thompson Darrell (Vice-President)

1. Draft Agreement between MSA & PIRGIM
2. MSA Report on the University Guideline Report
3. Resolution on University Research Initiative Grants: MSA remains its firmest opposition to increases in military research on campus.
4. Resolution: Endorsing United Coalition Against Racism?s Twelve Proposals (UCAR Anti-Racist Proposals)
5. MSA Report on the University Guideline Review
6. Resolution on Increased Department of Defense Research
7. Resolution condemning the Demolition of the N.W.A.A.R.A. shanty on the Diag.
8. Resolution supporting Hands Across America.
9. Resolution on Honorary Degree Ceremony.
10. Resolution Urging US Gov?t to switch embargoes
11. Resolution on increased participation
12. Resolution supporting the boycott of California Fresh Grapes
13. Resolution on Photo Identification Cards
14. Resolution on Sexism in Green Advertising
*TA (Teacher Assistants, presently known as GSI:Graduate Student Instructors rally for new contract
*MSA joins legal dispute over meal contract

1985 - 1986 Term
Josephson Paul (President), Feusse Mickey (Vice-President)?resigned on 9/11/85

1. Considering combining MSA News with the Michigan Daily (MSA would have specific pages as they wish) through a General Advertising Contract
2. Efforts to stop Orientation from ?distorting University Life?
3. Resolution calling fro Open Meetings of the Ad-Hoc Committee Reviewing Research Guidelines
4. Resolution concerning police brutality on University Property
5. Resolution for the President of the University to hold publicly announced office hours.
6. Resolution on Student Mandatory Computer Fee *$50) to exempt all graduating students from the $50 mandatory fee
7. Resolution on Student Participation on the Board of Regents at UM
8. Student Group Recognition at Meetings
*Women?s Issues MSA priority
*MSA requests increase in student fee
*Regents freeze in-state tuition
*Electricity blackout on campus
*Special elections for a new MSA
*Increase rape awareness
*Nelson Mandela may honor ?U?- did not actually happen, worth a mention

1984 - 1985 Term
Scott Page (President)

1. Goals: Involving Students, Representing students, working on campus issues (course evaluations, student Legal service work)
2. May speak at Regents meeting for 5 minutes
3. A work to Freshpersons: fight the CODE!
4. Provided legal service, income tax assistance, information and assistance in landlord-tenant problems
and ADVICE, a statistical course evaluation.
5. Proposed student Code of Nonacademic Conduct
6. MSA Self-Evaluation Project

1983 - 1984 Term
Mary Rowland (President)

1. First Year of MSA?s Lesbian/Gay Task Force
2. Co-sponsorship of International Festival

1982 - 1983 Term
Amy Moore (President)

1. Proposed Reallocation Process
2. MSA questionnaire: MSA Evaluation
3. Financial Aid: Draft Resolution

1981 - 1982 Term
John Feiger (President)

1. One hour per day, four days per week, will be available to MSA to speak to incoming students
2. Student Legal Service: change in bylaws
3. Work in conjunction with AATU on a weatherization clause
4. 3 step proposed reallocation process
5. Start of "MSA Fishbowl days"
6. Worked on suicide project to let people know about alternatives to attempting suicide

1980 - 1981 Term
Marc Breakstone (President)

1. Drafted proposed revised chapter for the compiled code (Central Student Judiciary Manual of Procedure)
2. Updated version of the Constitution
3. Resolution ? stolen items reimbursement
4. Composed: Process of Approving a Michigan Union Governance Structure
5. Recognition: AATU as student organization
6. Temporary Structure for Student Participation in the Michigan Union

1979 - 1980 Term
James Allan (President)

1. Motions to end Hash Bash and further calls for the establishment of a committee including representatives from MSA and other University related organizations for the purpose of reviewing alternatives to cope with Hash Bash
2. Composed: structure, processes, and Guidelines for Allocation of Funds
3. Proposed changes to the All-Campus Constitution (Amendments to Article V)
4. Supported the renovations toe fishbowl (Handicapped ramps; patio atmosphere)

1978 - 1979 Term
Eric R Arnson (President 4/78 - 5/79)

1. Not having to hold an election during Fall Term
2. Chapter 14: Democratic Governments adopted as Chapter 14 of compiled code
3. Chapter 13: Election Standards adopted as Chapter 13 of compiled code
4. Resolution to establish a consolidated committee consisting of members of the student body faculty, alumni, campus labor, and the community at large
5. MSA strongly opposes the activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the CIA in their investigation of legal and political activity at UM
6. MSA advised the University Cellar Board of Directors that all major decisions should be subject to the negotiations with the employees and their union.
First annual direct election of Presdient and Vice President
First year of mandatory funding for MSA from student fees ($1.92)

10/1977-10/1977 Term
Kellman Scott (President), Chris Bachelder (Vice-President)

*Ford Gerald (President of United States of America) visits campus/appointed an adjunct professor of Political Science at University of Michigan
*Michigamua-test of tradition-pride or prejudice?? Formed in 1901 /14th Anniversary
*Battle over Waterman gym
*Energy conservation at ?U?
*Dorm rent strike
*CRISP system under reform (set permanent CRISP appointment) assist seniors
*All campus constitution
*Regents recognize MSA
*One day class boycott against high tuition rates

01/1977-10/1977 Term
Kellman F. Scott (President), Chris Bachelder (Vice-President)

*President of Michigan Student Assembly resigned in October due to his concern over schoolwork and desire to spend more time on other issues.
*Vice President carries out President?s duties.
*Student organizations office space allocation
*Chicano students threaten suit over allocation of offices.
*Michigan vs. Ohio State University game 14:6
*Jon Lauer elected Michigan Student Assembly President on 1-11-78
*Smith Nancy Vice President resigns
*Library/Study space---Michigan Union
*Suit filed over Michigan Student Assembly elections
*Smith Nancy replaced by Rubin Kate

Please note according to the pictures: Kenneth Berneis (President 1/76 - 4/76)
Jon R Lauer (President 10/77 - 4/78)
Calvin Luker (President 4/76 - 10/77)

1975 - 1976 Term
Goodman Debra (President), Amy Blumenthal (Vice-President)

*Regents approve DNA research, MSA funding
*500 students protest CIA on Diag
*SGC-MSA
*Luker Calvin (11 month term), MSA President 4/76-1/77
*Voluntary Funding Party
*The Bullshit party (in existence during this period)
*Student Insurance Comp. Bankrupts
*Recount in student elections
*Reputation of student government has recovered
*Registering students to vote
*Naming student representatives to University commissions
*Health/property insurance available to students through MSA
*Recognizing and facilitating the operation of student organization
*Participated in SALT project (Student Associated for Lower Tuition)
*Initiated the sex discrimination complaint on Michigamua

1974 - 1975 Term
Reddix Allen (President 2/75 - 4/75), Carl H. Sandberg (President 1/74 - 2/75)

1. Project: Student Organization Information Center
Staffing of 4000A Michigan Union as a central information center for student organizations to handle mail, event calendaring, meeting room scheduling, and other services for student organizations.
2. Project: Orientation Meeting for Student Organization Leaders
Arranging and conducting a meeting for all students organization leaders to review such topics as scheduling of events, available facilities and services, procedures for student office space.
3. Project: Organization of SGC Administrative Unit
Setting up a full administrative division of SGC in conjunction with the Board to handle all matter involving student organizations under the co-direction of the Director of Student Organizations and the Board.
4. Project: Publications of Rules and Information Relating to Student Groups
Compiling and publishing and general booklet for student groups to be given out in conjunction with the Student Organization Leader orientation session.
5. Project: Student Organization Directory
Publication of a directory of student organizations with contact information.
6. Project: Assistance and Providing Services for Student Groups
Providing a place for student groups to go for aid or assistance, and to register a complaint or concern. Working to ensure that services needed by student groups are available so that they can carry on their valuable service in the University community.
7. Composition of the All-Campus Constitution of the Student Body of the University of Michigan.

1973-1974 Term
Gill Lee (President), Green Sandy (Vice-President)

1. Amendment to the Election Code.
2. Lee Gill removed as President of SCG in January 1974 on embezzlement charges.
3. Carl H. Sandberg served a term as president of SGC from January 1974 - February 1975.
4. Created the office of Director of Financial Reform to institute financial reforms.
5. Created the office of Director of Election Reform to institute election reforms.
6. SGC urged the removal of all Pepsi-Cola machines from the campus.
7. Major changes/updates to the compiled code.
8. SGC released a statement demanding that the Regents fulfill a 10% black enrollment toll. ( for student organizations, specifically B.A.M. )
*Elections fraudulent/director claims : Ken Newberry
*Student Government Council throws out elections
*Gill Lee (a former convict to U-M campus leader).

1972 - 1973 Term
Jacobs Bill (President), Glazer (Vice-President)

1. Compiled Code: Office of Student Services Policy Board.(11.21)
2. Council requested the Board of Regents to develop and institute a voluntary funding plan for SGC.
3. Restructurization of the Housing Policy Committee.
4. The following projects for the SGC Legal Advocate in the order of pursuance: Open Meetings; Ending of discrimination in pay practices and hiring; Plagiarism; Seating of student Regent; Publication of University Salary List with names; Bail reform.
5. Resolution: That the University should not schedule classes or examinations on any Jewish holy days, or the Jewish Sabbath, nor should it schedule classes or examinations in a manner which causes great hardship to Jewish students.
6. Move: That SGC shall provide health insurance to students on a non-profit basis at as low a cost as possible.
7. Defeated Move to establish the Student Dope Cooperative as a student organization with a purpose to use SGC funds to buy large quantities of marijuana and hashish, and to distribute them free to the student body at large.
8. Approved Move to set up a student term paper co-operative for the purpose of sharing knowledge between students who have done research work at the University.
9. Student Organizations Board allocated temporary offices to students in the Student Activities Building. (1st and 2nd floors)
10. Proposed change to the Election Code. (Temporary Provisions and Methods of Voting)
11. Approved motion: it is the policy of SGC that child care facilities are a pressing campus need and that all appropriate appointees raise this issue from the perspectives of their separate committees.
12. Approved motion: That it is the policy of SGC that intramural facilities be expanded to handle the pressing needs of 40,000 students and that all appropriate appointees raise this issue from the perspectives of their separate committees.
*Student fee rose from $0.25 cents to $1.00
*Hired a lawyer to protest the university
*Cut on ROTC funding?seeking referendum
*Fleming and Jacobs discussing childcare
*Student regent debate
*University law suit (Daily, Student Government Council over salary list)

1971 - 1972 Term
Schenk Rebecca (President), Knauss Robert (Vice-President)

1. Let the fishbowl be used for Voter Registration.
2. Approved motion: that SGC create a committee called the "Organizing Committee for a Temporary Employees Association", and that committee be given office space on the third floor of the Michigan Union. And, that a centrex phone be installed, the installation and first 2 months basic charge (local calls) being paid for by SCG.
3. Approved motion: the school and college government funding plan referendum shall each student be taxed $.50 per term which will go directly to the student government in the school or college of his/her enrollment according to a plan of distribution.
4. Approved motion: that SGC place the following referendum on the ballot: that if the fungi proposal passes (SGC could then afford it), should the SGC hold referenda on important issues each semester (By a two-thirds vote, Council could decide a motion is an "important issues" and place it on a referendum.
5. Composition of Constitutional Amendment on Proportional Representation.
6. Approved Motion: that two-thirds of the voting membership of the SCG authorize individual Council members or Council members to examine financial records kept at the Student Auditor?s Office.
7. SGC endorsed a script to be used at the halftime show at the Rosebowl.
8. Approved motion: that establishment of a low-cost co-op grocery store by the beginning of the Fall 1972 term shall be the number one service project and priority of SGC for the Winter 1972 Term.
9. Motion to amend the Operating Procedures
10. SGC support the creation of an improved night transportation service at the University (improved service to North Campus during the evening; renewed transportation within the Night Owl Dial-a-Bus area; free service to all University students and employees.)
11. Appointments Procedure Proposal passed by SGC. (SGC shall appoint all student representatives to all Senate Assembly Committees, except Classified research and Academic Affairs)
12. Approved motion: Constitution for Student Representation in University Housing.
13. Chapter 17 : Sponsorship Policy: Student Government Council Policy for Administering the Sponsorship Fund.
14. Chapter 45 : Student Organizations Board: SGC Board for the Administration of Title 4 Regulations governing Student Organization, the Student Activities Building, and Related Matters.
*Rape: Lingering problem on campus
*LSA-SG Vice-President and President resign ( Rick Ratner ?73-President, Jenny Allen ?73-Vice-President)
*Black housing unit approved by board

1970 - 1971 Term
Marty Scott (President), Jerry De Grieck (Vice-President)

1. Approved motion: that SGC refuse to act in complicity with the politics of the Board of Regents and declines the invitation of President Fleming to nominate members to the proposed ROTC Policy Committee (letter to the president)
2. Approved motion: that SGC join with other campus groups to co-sponsor a teach in on the issues involved in the Middle East Crisis to provide an educational forum where the views of all sides will be discussed.
3. Approved motion: that only SGC has the right to recognize student organizations and all such organizations have the same rights and that University facilities must be made available for any kind of conference a particular student organization whished to hold.
4. Composition of: Modernization of the Voting Rights Legislation.
5. Composition of: SGC Procedures for forming new governments.
6. Approved motion: that SGC urges the OSS Policy Board to act affirmatively on the proposal from Brain Mistrust which would prohibit recruiting at the University by U.S. corporations operating according to the apartheid policies of South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia.
7. Approved motion: SGC consult with attorney to determine whether it should bring legal action against the Board of Regents to require them to have their meetings in public.
8. Student Legal Services Aid Clinic opened in the Michigan Union. ($500 allocation for service)
9. Proposed Regulations Concerning Persons Living in University Housing.
10. Approved motion to allocate 4 large rooms in the Michigan Union for the following organizations: LS&A Student Government, Central Student Judiciary, Black Student Union, Meeting and special projects.
11. Approved motion: that SGC establish a committee for the purpose of investigation the feasibility of establishing a tuition postponement plan at the UM so as to remove some of the present financial burden of a college education for the students.
1. Called University Council changed to SGC
2. Prepared Uniform rules of Conduct for the University community (Uniform Rules and Sanctions)
3. Revised roster of University Council
4. Proposed Emergency Guidelines in light of "Tent City" experience
5. Recommendations of Police and Security at the University of Michigan
6. Death of Arthur Ross, VP in Administration Building member of council
7. Resignation of Juan Marine student on U. Council
8. Professor were elected 2 year term
9. Request for a regular police patrol
10. Ordinance change in Sections of the Regents Ordinance regulating parking, traffic, littering and vehicular noise
11. Report on U. Council committee on status of Rules of Conduct
12. Rules of the University Community
13. SGC formed a committee for the purpose of investigation the possibility of establishing a low price food cooperative
14. SGC consider Election Code, in terms of conducting a fair and democratic campaign
*Black Action Movement (BAM) disruption
*COPJ proposed judicial system
*AFSCME strike
*Rose Sue Berstein - first woman on Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics)
*New government on campus for graduate students' Graduate student Government

1969 - 1970 Term
Mclaughlin Marty (President), Van der Hout Mark (Vice-President)

1. Approved motion: that SGC sponsor a rally in support of the student bookstore and plan to go to the Regents meeting from the really so that the student voice may be heard in a way that the regents cannot ignore. (Composition of a Bookstore Proposal)
2. Approved motion: that the Office of Student Organizations Policy Committee shall be a permanent committee with final decision making power over the Office of Student Organizations.
3. Adoption of a policy on keys and open hours to the student wing of the Student Activities Building.
4. Unanimous approval decisions to be made by majority vote and all votes to be recorded and binding; all meetings to be open; at least two-thirds of the voting members must be students; all the voting members of the overall OSA policy board must be students.
*Discount bookstore opens
*South University riots - summer 1969
*Bookstore branch for Bursley Hall/North Campus
*ROTC disruption
*Education campaign

1968 - 1969 Term
Koeneke Mike (President), Neff Robert (Vice-President)

1. Approved motion: that SGC join with Graduate Assembly, and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs in forming the Financial review Committee and declare its intentions to appoint members to said committee.
2. Defeated motion: that SGC amend its Operating Procedures to allow the seating of the President of Engineering Council.
3. Approved motion: SGC allocate $75 for partial payment of Daily ad supporting the Student Strike.
4. Approved motion: to replace the Joint Judiciary Council Constitution; that the Central Student Judiciary (hereafter referred to as "the Judiciary") shall consist of 10 members, full-time student of the University at the time of their appointment.
5. Composition of Consumer Report #1: A Study of Personal Article Prices in the Central Campus Area.
6. Approved motion: that SGC shall expand its Student Discount Store to include a Student Discount Book Store, offering substantial discounts on books and supplies. (Including a Student Bookstore Proposal with Purpose, Requirements, Operational Feasibility, and Recommendations)
7. Amendment to Bylaws; Chapter 7
*SGC:Student Government Council changes to MSA:Michigan Student Assembly
*LSA course requirements include foreign language requirement
*Student Regent debate
*Remodel East Quad residence hall
*Tenants establish sublet policy
*Student Credit Union formed.

1967-1968 Term
Bruce Kahn (President)

1. Approved motion: that there be established a Public Relations Coordinator to sit on the Public Relations Board, and to establish and supervise liaison between SGC and all dormitories and to arrange for substantial news-media coverage of all significant action by SGC.
2. Major Amendment to the University Regulations
3. Approved motion: The SGC request the Regents of the UM to provide for a "public comments" period at the end of, or at some other appropriate time during, each public meeting of the Board of Regents.
4. Approved motion: that SGC in conjunction with U.A.C. and Office of Religious Affairs to sponsor a conference on drugs.
5. Composition of The Tucker Report, which consists of different types of government.
6. Approved motion: Student Vehicle Regulations, Motor Vehicle Regulations
7. Approved motion: Student Bill of Rights
8. Composition of (Non-Profit) Articles of Incorporation.
9. Composition of The Davis Report: On the Organization of the Administrative and coordinating wings of SGC.
10. Composition of the Constitution of the Joint Judiciary Council of the University of Michigan.
11. Approved motion: Delete major portions of Regulations Concerning Student Conduct.
12. Composition of the UM SGC Operating Procedures
13. Approved motion: that SGC request the Board of Regents to increase SGC?s allocation from 25 to 50 cents per student per semester.
14. Revised Student Government Council Plan

1966-1967 Term
Edward N. Robinson (President)

1. Goal: to establish closer contact with the Regents, by attempting to establish a mechanism for regular contact with and reporting to the University?s highest reviewing body, possibly in connection with the President of the Faculty Senate.
2. The University Judicial System was revamped this year. Dr. Cutler had been considering a plan to place separate judiciaries under each of the 4 departments of the OSA and considered a recommendation on the structure and duties of the new judiciary.
3. In light of the subpoena of UM membership lists of student groups SGC considered ways of preventing the Administration from being caught in a position in which it feels it must compromise University students. The first step was to find an alternative to the now-mandatory submission of membership lists of the various activity clubs.
4. SGC tried to build good working relationships with all academic advisory boards, such as lit School Steering Committee. Where such boards don?t exist, SGC pushed to have them formed. Using these boards, SGC worked to encourage educational experimentation and reform.
5. SGC allocated $1000 as a contribution toward a campaign that endorsed the idea that 18 year olds should have the right to vote.
6. Approved motion: that SGC hold a two-part referendum to be put before the student body at the regular fall election on the sixteenth of November.
7. Approved motion: that SGC allocate $100 for the purpose of establishing and operating for the current semester, jointly with the University Activities Center, a ?MARKET? to serve as a communications center for students wishing to buy or sell merchandise and books.
8. Established rules covering the use of the fishbowl and diag.
9. SGC made changes to the Regulations concerning Student Organizations.
10. SGC was not in session that summer, and therefore approved a motion that any change in student judicial or governmental structure on campus would gravely affect the student body and hence require scrutiny by SGC, and therefore SGC declared that no changes in judicial structure, or other student government structure, will be formally recommended or put into effect until SGC in it Fall, 1967 session shall have the opportunity to review such changes.

1965-1966 Term
Gary Cunningham (President)

1. Report on the University of Michigan Bookstore (including the nature of the proposed bookstore, Rationale, Principle, and a move to present this report to the Regents of the UM with a request for positive and swift action in coordination with SGC and other student faculty groups in implementing a University Bookstore.)
2. Approved motion for an SGC information and publicity table that SGC mandate the Public Relations Committee to establish on the Diag (or, in case of inclement weather) a Fishbowl table at which SGC literature, records of past actions, and future prospects for action will be presented. (only 2 tables were allocated to SGC in the fishbowl at any one time; only 1 table allowed for campaigning)
3. Approved motion to set the date for the election of members at large (that year set it during the 12th week of the school during the fall and spring terms) and also the term of office of members not re-elected shall end two regular meetings after new members are seated. (resulted in the composition of the Election Rules)
4. Approved motion: that SGC establish a Sponsorship Fund to provide financial assistance for needy student organizations.
5. SGC created and established an interim structure for the Student Housing Association. Consisting of an executive board, subcommittees, constituents)
6. SGC approved a move that SGC request at the next Regents meeting that the Presidential Selection Advisory Committee (PSAC) be formed by the Regents as a body of 12-16 members. And the PSAC will submit a final recommendation of at least 10 candidates in preferential order to the Regents.
7. Changes to the Regulations on Membership Selection in Student Organizations.
8. Composition of the Big Ten Student Body president?s Council proposed Constitution.
9. See Attachment: Annual Report

1964-1965 Term
Thomas L. Smithson (President 3/64 - 10/64), Douglas Brook (President 10/64 - 3/65)

1. Adopted motion: that the SGC notify the University Committee on Calendaring that the power to approve or deny approval of student sponsored activities is reserved to the Council and that only the power to calendar student sponsored activities had been delegated to the committee.
2. Adopted motion: that SGC mandate its committee on Student Concerns to plan and implement a student fund raising drive for the United Fund under the sponsorship of SGC.
3. Approved motion: that SGC mandates its Off-Campus Housing Board to investigate the possibility of co-operating with the Ann Arbor City Council to implement an SGC proposed program for safer housing.
4. SGC adopted a resolution to establish an "SGC Exchange Store" which shall act as a broker in aiding students to sell articles in significant demand and supply and of a used nature capable of being handled by the Store.
5. See Attachment: Annual Report

1963-1964 Term
Thomas A. Brown (President 3/63 - 10/63), Russell L. Epker (President 10/63 - 3/64)

1. Composition of the Student Government Council Rule Making including: Membership Committee, Membership Tribunal, Appeals, Non-Exempt Recognized Student Groups Defined, Amendment, Effective Date, Removal From Office, and Recognized Student Groups
2. Composition of Working papers on Implementing Regulations including: Substantive membership Roles on Prohibited Conduct, Preservations of blackball procedure, Presumption from writings, Penalties, Information Rules, Routine Filing System, Membership Committee Investigations, and Procedural Rules.
3. Fraternities and Sororities considered a "student organization".
4. Board of Regents declared that all actions taken by the SGC in establishing rules, withdrawing recognition or imposing other sanctions should be subject to the veto of the Vice-President for Student Affairs.
5. Motion: SGC requests the Vice President for Student Affairs to authorize the use of up to 50% of each year?s driving permit fees to be given to the University as rental fees for space for student parking in existing parking lots.
6. Revisions of the Revised Assembly Constitution
7. Amendments to the SGC Plan
8. Composition of the Petition and Election Rules SGC (including Supplementary Rules)
9. SGC mandated its sesquicentennial advisory committee and its representative on the University?s sesquisentennial committee to recommend the proposed international center as a priority project to be included among the priority projects that would benefit from the sesquisentennial fund.
10. See Attachment: Annual Report

1962-1963 Term
Steven F. Stockmeyer (President)

1. SGC established a Campus Travel Board
2. SGC publicity booklet (1000 copies distributed)
3. A structured orientation program was held for the first time.
4. The Reading and Discussion committee was revitalized and was quite successful.
5. An attempt was made to reestablish the position of public relations director. (a Public Relation Board was created to replace the Public Relations Director)
6. SGC established a post of the International Coordinator (to maintain contact and communication between the various agencies involved in international student programming, to provide assistance to groups in this area, to keep SGC informed about the current situation in this area, to implement any mandates that SGC may give him)
7. See Attachment: Annual Report

1961-1962 Term
Richard L. Nohl (President)

1. SGC Cinema Guild Board Sponsorship Policy
2. Standing Rule established: No member of SGC may concurrently hold membership on the Committee on membership in Student Organizations.
3. SGC directed its Committee on Student Activities to compile information concerning eligibility for student activities. Such information would include a history of the present eligibility rules; definitions of "academic discipline", as determined by the individual college, recommendations from students, faculty and administrators as to revised eligibility rules.
4. SGC abolished the Finance Committee in its present from and structure, this committee was superseded by a Budget Committee which was expected to meet annually or when deemed necessary with the treasurer in consultation and consideration of the proposed budget.
5. Amendment to Operating Procedures (roll call will be taken on main motions and amendments to main motions if one-third of the members present and voting so desire)
6. Approved motion: Absentee votes on main motions and on amendments to main motions will not be accepted except in the case of officer elections. In this case, the council must announce at the meeting previous to elections whether or not it will accept absentee votes.
7. Motion approved: that SGC establish a student information center with literature and any other relevant material pertaining to those student organizations recognized by the Council. The administration of such a center should be decided and outlined by the Committee on Student Activities in conjunction with the Administrative Vice-President.
8. SGC made no profit on Health Insurance because it would imply a raise in the premium cost, since the Council at present provides the means to students to secure a low-cost group insurance policy as a service to the student body.
9. Composition of the Procedure to Insure Adequacy of Membership Selection Practice Statements from Fraternities and Sororities.
10. Implementing consistent residency requirements for both men and women.
11. See Attachment: Annual Report

1960-1961 Term
John Feldkamp (President 11/59 - 3/61)

1. Composition of the Constitution of the SGC Wolverine Club
2. Composition of the Operating Procedures on Agenda, Debate and Motions (all motion must be in written from and submitted to the secretary before such motions are debated.) proposed by the President
3. Composition of Opinion regarding Eligibility of Students to Register as Voters
4. Cinema Guild Report (Members and Duties)
5. Update to the Constitution of Fraternities and Sororities
6. See Attachment: Annual Report

1959-1960 Term
Ronald Gregg (President 3/59 - 11/59)
1. See Attachment: Annual Report

1958-1959 Term
Maynard Goldman (President)
1. See Attachment: Annual Report

1957-1958 Term
John J. Collins (President 2/57 ? 3/58)
1. See Attachment: Annual Report

1956-1957 Term
William J. Adams (President 3/56 ? 2/57), Henry A. Berliner (President 3/56 ? 3/56)

1. SGC?s first sorority Spring Rush
2. See Attachment: Annual Report

1955-1956 Term

1. SGC granted University recognition ot the Michigan Chapter of Sigma Kappa
2. See Attachment: Annual Report

1954-1955 Term

1. A proposal was passed that called for the replacing of the Committee on Student Affairs with the SGC and the Board in Review. The Council was to be made up of 18 members, eleven to be elected from the campus at large and seven to be the Presidents of the major student activity groups on campus (IFC, Panhellenic Association, Inter-house Council, Assembly Association, The Michigan League, the Michigan Union and The Michigan Daily). The Board in Review, considered an integral part of the proposal, was a body composed of two students, three faculty members, the Dean of Men and the Dean of Woman reverse decisions of the SGC.
2. See Attachment: Annual Report