California State University East Bay

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Meet Your ASI Representatives

At CSU East Bay, there are student leaders who are at the forefront for change, voicing student opinions, and meeting the needs and demands for campus life—this group is the Associated Students Incorporated (ASI).

Not every student knows how events are brought to campus, or who provides the entertainment, or even how a campus club or organization is recognized.

These areas operate under the umbrella of the ASI Student Government.

There are 15 students who make up the ASI Student Government Board of Directors, seven of whom are returning members from last year, seven who are new and one student who has been in office for the past two years—Rafae Khan, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff.

“The main theme for ASI Student Government is student advocacy, ” said Mohammed Beig, ASI President, a business major with an option in accounting and finance.

“Student participation on campus is something that ASI strives to improve and is one of their consistent goals,” said Mohammed Beig, “The participation rate is eight out of ten students come out, but only when it’s a big name artist.”

“In this case, the most difficult thing for ASI Student Government is getting a collective response from students of what they want,” said Beig.

Brady Landry, a senior double majoring in marketing management and E-commerce marketing, said, “I’m just like everyone else. There’s nothing different.

“Anyone can do my job. I chose to run for student government because it’s a way to meet people and get involved. I saw areas that needed change, so I decided to help change them.”

Landry is the ASI Director for the College of Business and Economics.

One thing that all 15 board members can say about student government is that it’s time consuming, much like a full-time job. Since these student leaders are always working on campus events and other school-related necessities outside of classes, government business is their main priority.

“The most pressure we get is from the students who don’t know what ASI is and what ASI does. A lot of students come to us with problems that ASI can’t handle because it’s a university issue,” said Danielle Lane, a Senior and Communications major, a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and the Director for College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences.

“I wanted to be involved and be in a position that would make me a better leader, and also be able to have a say in things around campus,” said Lane.

Although the ASI student government is the voice for students, some of the pressure it faces comes from managing the delicate balance of abiding by CSU policies and still being able to help students on campus.

“At the end of the day we want to help students and operate services to them,” said Beig.

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