Mufasa, I don’t think you understand that the senate has the power to impeach Mackee and Sandra. When the president and vice president are accused of this type of crime and then they ADMIT to it, there is only one thing left to do, which is to remove them by force because they most certainly didn’t want to resign. Mufasa, they still wanted to have more fun with your money and my money. If you want to blow your money thats fine, give it to the Mackee charity.

Ezra is running a legitimate campaign, meaning that he has not been endorsed by Mackee, which is what you were implying. As for the Ezra not showing up to the budget approval meeting, I’m sure that doesn’t mean that “he didn’t approve” of the budget. That simply means that he could of had some other difficulties in attending the meeting. This is undetermined and there may be a personal reason. Ezra may have a history of bad attendance and if so, then he should not be voted for.

Mufasa, you seem like you have EXPERIENCE and knowledge of what happens behind the closed doors of ASI meetings. Why don’t you run for office and show what you would do if you were running?

Rick, I don’t think you understand exactly what happened. The Mackee and Sandra incident happened in the summer, and decisions and discussions about asking them to resign happened in closed session, so I don’t think you can know that Jessica did not ask them to resign.

And as far as Ezra goes, what’s legitimate about running on NOOOOOO experience? He claims he’s on the IRA committee, but I heard that he wasn’t asked back to be on the committee because he had poor attendance when he was a committee member. I also heard he didn’t approve the 2009-2010 budget that was passed by the Senate because he didn’t show up. Wow.

Jessica is friends with Mackee. And they did work in the ASI together. She was a senator at the time Mackee was president and it was her responsibility as a senator to watch our president do responsible thing and taking care of the student funds, she did none of that. The senators sat and watched hopelessly when the whole alcohol incident happened. When most of the students were calling for Mackee Masson and Sandra Flores to resign, Jessica did NOT. If this doesn’t show how much she cares for her dear friend than I don’t know what will. Jessica did not voice the student bodies’ voice, she only supported her friend.

Ezra Payton is not running for the presidential position. He is running for VP of Finance. If Mackee does endorse Ezra, then we should be taking a stand against him too. But so far, Ezra has been running legitimate campaign.

Why are people assuming Jessica is friends with Mackee?!?!?!?!?! Because they worked in ASI at the same time? Wow, BFD!
I’d worry about whoever Mackee endorses in this election…Ezra Payton! Not a good sign!

Realistic plans?!!!

Don’t you get it. ASI has NO power. None. Nada. ASI won’t get the parking structure built. It can’t. The university administration, NOT student government, controls what gets built on campus. At most all ASI can do is “urge” the university to do it.

Why does ASI exist? To help fund various student activities. It help fund Recreation-Intramurals, the student clubs and the Childrens’ Center. It also helps out the Athletic Department financially. It has in the past given money to Madden Library to extend library hours.

New blood comes in every year starry-eyed with great ideas. Then reality sets in. They learn how little power and money ASI really has. The best thing ASI does is give students an exposure to “politics”.

Signed–A Fresno State Alumnus

I second Rick’s comments! It makes sense. Come on, people…he has GOOD ideas and is one of the only people with realistic plans.

PEDRO is running in a coalition of 10 people, Jessica Sweeten is in a coalition of 3. Jaz Kamboj is the only candidate running independent even though he could very well form a coalition with others. You guys should go to http://www.JazKamboj.com if you’d like to see a third choice.

PEDRO would be a disaster for the university if him and his coalition were elected. Some of the candidates on PEDRO are running unopposed so they will be elected without any real fight for the senate seat. PEDRO also wants to build the “bridge to nowhere” on Cedar and Barstow and not the much needed parking structure. To add to the list of problems, Tom’s wife is the women suing Fresno State after being fired.

Jessica Sweeten is just part of the old business as usual. She is still friends with Mackee Mason and probably would do anything for her dear friend. I haven’t seen any real reform in the ASI since she has been there.

Jaz Kamboj has been relatively unknown in the student body but I met the guy when he was campaigning in front of the pub. He’s an Indian guy. Kind of reminds me of Bobby Jindal.

This is nothing new. Every generation thinks they’re the first to do something. Political slates, or parties if you will ,have existed in ASI elections for decades.

The fact remains that ASI has very little power to change much of anything on this campus. They can attempt to influence decision making over in the corner office at Thomas Admin as “the students’ voice.” But, that’s it. Any “promises” made by any candidate or slate have to evaluated with this litmus test.

Haven’t seen any crime reports in the paper lately. There was a rape last week just off campus at or near University Village.

Wow! Someone posts on this website with a brain. THANK YOU BLUNDER!

I just wonder this: how can Tom have ANY credibility? He married the staff member who was fired for cause, harassed students, and has been forcefully removed on many occasions by campus PD? And Hector? Hello…he has NO finance experience what-so-ever and only “appears” when his name can get in the paper.

What a joke…

What’s genuine about what they want to do? Also, what happened in the past was the past and no one involved in the legal problems are involved in ASI. Don’t punish the experienced because they happened to be in office when ASI was sued (by the way, it got settled…I wonder if there was a reason the former ASI employee didn’t take it to court…maybe there was a reason she got her ass fired.)

Im not sticking up for anyone here but the comment made by mufasa is just as much a catch 22, you say “legally feasible” well what did our past ASI Executives get our university into?

I think a young group of hispanics (and there are other ethnicities in PEDRO), have more genuine approach to what they want to do, and will they have a hard road ahead? sure they will but it definitely cannot be and less feasible than what has happened in the past? Right?

PEDRO doesn’t know how ASI works–that’s evident in some of the presentations they’ve given. They also don’t understand what’s legally feasible. I really can’t stress enough how unqualified PEDRO is. They have no idea what workload they’re in for.

And Jared, I agree. I don’t understand why a group of Hispanic people would name their group “PEDRO.” Pretty racist if you ask me.

it never ceases to amaze me how we still have ethnic and racial hate on our campus….then again maybe thats why Pedro party should reform ASI, ill be voting for them

PEDRO needs its documents authenticated at the port of entry. Student elections on this campus are a joke mch like our current AS President. Then again, as long as these schmoes aren’t out to praise such nonsense as the DREAM ACT, i could care less what childish games they play with their lunch cliques.

PEDRO also has really bad grammar and spelling.

Have you seen PEDRO’s website? They want to implement practices that go against state-wide policies (Gloria Romero Act) that ALL Student Governments must adhere to.

YO DUMB: i dont like how you think students must have been part of ASI to be a reformer. if current runnin mates were involved in the past, why did ASI make so many mistakes…its time for new blood new students in there.

I like how PEDRO wants to reform ASI and yet none of them have had involvement in ASI whatsoever…