A look back at ASMCC’s semester
Huan Vo
As the semester starts, ASMCC is looking back at what they’ve done so far with a to-do list filled with checks.
With communication being one of the main goals to strive for, what the ASMCC has done proves to be working.
“What we designed is a project that we called Campus Democratization Project, or CDP for short,” Suhail Rahim, president of ASMCC, said. “(Basically it is) us trying to involve students that normally wouldn’t be involved in student government or in any student life activities.”
CDP stands out because ASMCC engages students in class instead of using fliers and A-frames.
They pilot a program in the cultural science department where students will volunteer to communicate information to others in class.
“With CDP, we have the ability to communicate with close to 2,000 students at any given time,” Rahim said. “CDP is an effort toward communicating with students and being able to get them involved.”
Another benefit CDP brings about is information collection along with information dissemination, according to Rahim, as it makes polling and surveying an easier task.
Next up is Video Production Initiative, which gives hands-on experience to students who are studying video production, journalism and audio engineer. Besides that, ASMCC is looking into bringing a public announcement system to Southern and Dobson campus.
“We purchased a PA system at Red Mountain campus that plays music, and every now and again it gives announcements,” Rahim said.
One thing that students tend to overlook is the calendar on the main page of MCC web site, and as a result, students have little knowledge regarding what events take place on campus at any given week. In an effort to publicize those events, computers at Red Mountain campus have desktop background that displays events on campus.
“We’re trying to bring it here to computers in the library and Ground for Thoughts,” Rahim said.
On the senate side, things seem to have been going well for Ray Arecco, executive VP and senate chair.
“The number of senate in general is doing well. (It) stands about 28 to 33 senators a meeting, a slight increase from last semester,” Arecco said.
A big leap from last semester, though, is that students have come to senate meetings to voice their opinions on various subjects such as the tobacco ban.
“We’re working on the smoke-free initiative right now … We have a committee formed for that working on getting something good going,” Arecco said.
The Tobacco-Free Administrative Regulation, which is a mandate from Chancellor Rufus Glasper, has met with some criticisms from students, saying it’s too strict.
The students say the chancellor should have enforced the rule already in place rather than creating a whole new policy that bans the use of tobacco on campus all together.
