http://www.statenews.com The 18th session of ASMSU’s Academic Assembly elected its chairpersons Tuesday, filling leadership roles that will represent the student voice for the 2009-10 school year. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:54:18 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38747 I just want to set the record straight. I did not resign because my job performance was under question. I resigned because of how horribly I was being treated by members of ASMSU while in the office. I was literally told by staff not to come into the office for 3 days as well as not to speak to any members of the staff. I was constantly being told I should resign, while the people who demanded my resignation didn’t even seem to know why the bill was put up in the first place. The bill itself was defeated because the reps that wrote it were persuaded to bring it up by the staff itself and they too didn’t know the issues. After a week of pure hell I got out of there. I was treated like garbage. If the state news would like to hear what actually happened, I would be more than happy to tell them the story. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:20:57 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38747 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38763 Wow, this is crazy. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:46:34 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38763 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38803 Wahhhhhhh, people were mean to me. I didn’t do any work all year and somebody actually called me on it. That’s not fair! Wahhhhhhh, I never actually communicated with my staff and they had a problem with that. I was so persecuted! Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:14:02 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38803 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38814 Whats said is you obviously arent a part of ASMSU because you would have known what kind of work that I did a and all of the things I accomplished. Whats even more sad is the kind of immaturity you just showed in your comment. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:56:32 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38814 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38822 Chris, i’m sorry it seems some people didnt give you the respect you deserved or were childish, that is really crappy. This, however isnt the best way to deal with the situation. Move ahead to new and better things and dont look back. You’ll be much better off. Their loss. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:57:50 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38822 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38850 As someone who observed the situation no one forced Chris out, Chris is supposedly a grown man, if he did not want to leave he could have chosen to stay. Chris could have chosen to stay if he truly believed he did no wrong, him leaving showed guilt on some level, forget the ‘what’s best for the organization’ excuse. He continuously claims that he did not know what was going on or why there was such conflict. If he did not understand that, he did not see conflict then he is truly blind and he has no place working in any leadership position. Truly being a leader means understanding your faults and being able to overcome them, be the bigger person and trying to work things out. If Chris had stayed things could have been worked out but he chose to cry, complain and scream at everyone like a child instead of acting like an adult. Tearing down the organization that you swore to work for in an effort to help students is really telling of Chris’ ability to be the bigger person. ASMSU is a great organization that really tries to help students. All this drama, completely unnecessary and unimportant in the grand scheme of what ASMSU does. Without Chris the organization will still do its job. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:18:33 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38850 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38855 To the person who said look ahead, you are right I should. To the person who calls themselves “Concerned Spartan”, you must realize a few things. One, I was being told by the people that had the issues with me that they refused to sit down and talk to me about the issues and tell me what they were. If they were the bigger people they would have acted like adults, not refuse to sit down and talk to me about it, and not demand to not come into the office for 3 days. As well, everywhere I turned, people were demanding my resignation on staff, citing it would be “easier and better for the organization if I did”. Only after I resigned did people tell me I should have stayed on. They also you must realize as well I was not the only person the people ASMSU was after. As I sat in the office, the same group of people that wanted me out was plotting to get rid of others. ASMSU creates drama itself. I don’t need to tell you that. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:28:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38855 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38856 *You must realize I was not the only person they were after. As I sat in the office, the same group of people that wanted me out was plotting to get rid of others. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:30:23 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38856 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38869 Mr. Kulesza, Just to get a few things straight. Your job performance was most definitely under review. The request to review you did not come from ASMSU staff, it came from the assembly, the assembly that supervises you as an employee and has the right and the obligation to review you. The only staff that participated in the formulation of that bill was Academic Assembly staff and representatives. In fact they met for several weeks prior to the bill being introduced to discuss difficulties they were continuing to have with you as Chair. No other staff participated in those meetings. It was only after the bill had been drafted that other staff were asked if they would speak about their experiences with you to provide additional insight for the assembly. It is sad to see that you don’t even know the scope of the problems surrounding your tenure as Chair, could that have been part of the problem? You’re inability to recognize issues, hear what others are saying to you, and respond in any meaningful way caused a great deal of discord. I wish you well, but it’s time to move on, learn from this experience, and find another hobby. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:46:46 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38869 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38885 Kudos to Chris for being the only one with the balls to post his name. Why don’t the rest of you want to be associated with your words? But to all of you: I’m sure you’ve heard what they say about arguing on the internet- I’d quote for you, but I’d rather not offend anyone who’s participated in the Special Olympics by comparing them to you. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:31:55 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38885 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38892 One last comment and I will be done here. Some of my staff met with me the day the bill was introduced and claimed they didnt know about it until 30 mins before the meeting. Enough said. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:01:11 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38892 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38896 You people should grow the hell up!! Yall didnt want to elect him as a chair, so now please leave him the hell alone! I just feel like this is childish because this is not the place to beef!!! I’m 100% positive that most of the people putting comment here are part of ASMSU. Chris: Kudos to you!! my advice to you is that people are hated just because of pure jealousy!!! trust me, if you are doing a great job and you have a great future ahead of you, people are going to hate you. Relax and learn from you mistakes. Chris: I’m so sorry for you because, wherever you go, this thing is going to follow you! you are on GOOGLE, YAHOO … To all of you from ASMSU: If you have balls post your name! don’t be chickens: If you point your finger at someone, remember there are 3 more pointing at you! Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:38:40 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38896 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38909 Seriously people, enough is enough. Lets all move on to productive things and stop the finger pointing. Whats done is done. Move on everyone, nothing to see here. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:09:21 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38909 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38915 ASMSU Central Staff are a bunch of lazy poltroons. They have the collective intelligence of the dumbest baptist preacher in Arkansas, and I would not trust them to clean my toenails. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:54:18 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/38915