For more information, please contact:
Eric Hinojosa
RHA Representative
Mobile: 517-803-7139
hinojo11@msu.edu
Derek Wallbank
ASMSU Student Assembly Representative
Mobile: 305-812-1097
wallban1@msu.edu
For Immediate Release
VoteSmart MSU! Provides Detailed Information about East Lansing City Council Candidates.
The MSU Residence Halls Association and the Associated Students of Michigan State University are working together to compile information on the candidates for the East Lansing City Council.
The organizations sent out a questionnaire on issues important to students to all the candidates, and the results have been compiled and built into an easy-to-use website called VoteSmart MSU!
Beginning Sept. 19, visitors can go to www.votesmart.msu.edu to read the candidates' responses to the survey questions, which cover topics ranging from the candidates views on the events of April 2, to ordinances, to their views on proposed development projects in the East Village.
Derek Wallbank, an ASMSU representative who is co-coordinating the program, feels that it is very important students get involved in this election. "Students are a huge part of the East Lansing Community, and getting them involved in the government of the city is absolutely imperative," said Wallbank.
Eric Hinojosa, the RHA co-coordinator working on the program feels that the project uniquely addresses the interests of the students in this election.
"This project was created by students, and has the goal of getting the answers to the questions students had of the candidates running on the issues students are most interested in."
The website will be operational on Sept. 18 for media, and will officially open the next day.
The Michigan State University Residence Halls Association is the on-campus student government for the MSU community. RHA provides programming for students, such as free DVD rental, free theater movies, low-cost special events, an on-campus television station, and health and safety services. Additionally, RHA represents student views, funds student groups, and supports causes important to the on-campus community.
The Associated Students of Michigan State University is the undergraduate student government. ASMSU provides many services for students, including free legal services, short-term loans and low-cost copies. ASMSU plays a major role in student programming, giving over $200,000 a year to student groups. ASMSU also administers the student tailgate and lobbies for student concerns to the MSU Administration, City of East Lansing and State of Michigan.
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