ASMSU passes bill, will fund event
ASMSU’s Student Assembly Finance Committee unanimously passed a previously controversial bill — giving $2,000 more than requested to fund a documentary and concert on campus.
The bill provides funding to show the political documentary “The Youngest Candidate” at the Auditorium, along with a concert and presentations featuring the film’s soundtrack and cast members on Nov. 2.
ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.
The bill, which would provide $10,000 to the cause, failed at the Sept. 18 meeting. ASMSU members were concerned with the lack of information as to how the money would be spent. Others weren’t sure the film’s director, Jason Pollock, was nonpartisan, after hearing he spent three years as filmmaker Michael Moore’s assistant.
Pollock presented his film to students Sept. 24 at Snyder Hall. Communication Arts and Sciences representative and Finance Committee member Matthew York attended the screening and delivered a positive review of the film.
The revised bill included a detailed description of how the money would be spent. ASMSU opted to increase the funds, giving $12,000 to the event rather than the requested $10,000.
Published on Monday, October 6, 2008
Comments
Jason Van Dyke
10/07/08 @ 12:10am
If this film was going to be anything special, something tells me that the producer could have found some non-ASMSU money out there someplace.
Huh?
10/07/08 @ 8:19am
$12,000 to show a damn movie? I mean come on! And they passed this unanimously? Students should be outraged, this is their money. ASMSU is horrible.
wtf?
10/07/08 @ 5:43pm
12k to show a movie. wow. I have to give Ass-Moo credit here, theyre acting just like the federal government.
The Youngest Candidate
10/09/08 @ 10:56pm
The money raised by ASMSU will not just be for a screening of the film. There will be a huge concert at the auditorium and Jason Pollock will be bringing in rock bands from the film’s soundtrack. At least 2 rock bands from the soundtrack will be there as well as the stars of the film and other speakers. It is going to be a huge rally for the youth vote and it is going to rock MSU. ASMSU is doing an awesome thing by bringing this major rally for the youth vote to campus just 2 days before election day. www.TheYoungestCandidate.com