The Pioneer
Editorial Thursday, February 22, 2007 7
Letter to the Editor
Former ASI Director Castigates Pioneer, ASI Board
Dear Editor, intelligence of the current ASI BOD. would run day-to-day operations of ASI BOD may be out of their minds, trip this weekend and see for yourself
As a former director and em- Like I mentioned above, I am a former ASI and give board members council the employees of ASI work hard to the vision of world class events and
ployee of Associated Students Inc., board member and employee of ASI on the issues and ideas concerning meet student’s needs with events, outdoor programs the employee’s
I can say with confidence that The and given this opportunity I would the organization. It is the ED’s job is and services. Editorial Editor Mike of ASI have put together for CSUEB
Pioneer’s coverage of ASI matters too like to express my personal and to tell the BOD what is best for the or- Rosenberg may need some convinc- students. Don’t worry; no ASI board
has the integrity of the journalism professional opinion of the current ganization, and provide guidance for ing, but the ASI services and events members will be there.
found in Weekly World News or The ASI BOD. It is my opinion the ASI inexperienced members who wish to have for once actually rivaled other
National Enquire. BOD is mostly made up of young make policy. Without Friedman, the colleges. I cordially invite a journalist Tobias Barr
The Pioneer can keep passing inexperienced students leaders who inexperienced members of the BOD and photographer from The Pioneer Music major
along false information about terms don’t know a thing about the orga- are without a professional, neutral to attend the ski and snowboarding
served by directors, and you can keep nization or the university system in council. This makes it very easy for
ridiculing ASI programs and events which they do business. These board the dominant, corrupted board mem-
as well as former ASI Executive Direc- members have no vision for the orga- bers to push votes through the board
tor Matt Friedman. I can understand nization, and if they do, they do not with ease because the inexperienced
how the crack team of journalists at have the skills or knowledge with board members are easily persuaded
The Pioneer might possibly receive which to accomplish their goals. The and convinced to vote yes on what-
false information from certain people, remanding three or four members ever the chair puts on the agenda. I
who, in turn would benefit from that of the BOD are experienced, knowl- should mention that ASI BOD Chair
false information being printed. edgeable, persuasive and best of all, Chantal Johnson was not elected by
However, I must complement corrupted. These board members are the students, but appointed by her
The Pioneer on the fine work in in bed with the university and inter- cronies on the BOD.
last week’s editorial that concerned act, socialize and consult regularly The ASI BOD situation is grim un-
President Mo’s victory in effectively with the president and other univer- less students get their acts together
persuading the ASI BOD to insert sity administrators in Student Affairs and put pressure on the ASI BOD. I
language into the organization’s new and Student Life and Leadership. feel is important to point out to The
draft of bylaws. The language would The icing on the cake is the fir- Pioneer and the student community
give Mo absolute jurisdiction over ing of Friedman in the middle of the of CSUEB that some people in ASI are
the organization. Of course the new school year. The ED of ASI is not an working hard for students. I would
bylaws would not take effect until employee of the university and works like to acknowledge the hard work
they are voted on in a general elec- directly for the ASI BOD. The ED of the employees at ASI. While the
tion of the student body of CSUEB.
You seemed to miss that key point,
but I forgive you nonetheless.
Let’s get back to the fine journal-
ism; I could not agree more with The
Pioneer’s opinion concerning the
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