Student Body President Kylie Crawford and Student Senate Parliamentarian Hrant Hratchian attended the conference as EMU delegates. Before we went, Kylie and I were wondering what the hidden agenda was, Hratchian said. Prior to the first meeting, U-M issued a survey to each student government that asked what issues were of particular concern on its campus, Hratchian said. The survey also specifically asked how much concern affirmative action and state appropriations were to their constituents. Curtain said the presiding judge in the lawsuit against the University s law school admissions policy will feel like he has to give into social pressure.
Judges don t make rulings, they respond to social pressure.
Many delegates didn t want to respond to the request to support the cause without consulting with their respective governments, Hratchian said. U-M should have notified the schools about issues that would be discussed so that they could prepare to respond. A lot of people felt blindsided, he said. Curtain said she was not involved in planning for the convention, but all MSA representatives were informed about it by External Relations Chairperson Sarah Pray. Sarah offered me a chance to come and make a formal presentation, Curtain said.