The station currently has not received any of the $3-per-student tax that has been collected, because of concerns with the station’s financial records and because their Radio Board, which has oversight of their finances, has not held a meeting for several years.

“The decision occurred at the level of the vice president of student affairs,” Glazer told the ASMSU General Assembly.

Vice President for Student Affairs Denise Maybank has not responded to requests for information on this topic.

Glazer said during the annual tax referendum, which occurs every three years, last spring, COGS and ASMSU approved the group to continue receiving the student tax money, but was later halted from receiving the funds pending review of finances.

Glazer previously said the group will receive the student tax money with ASMSU and COGS’ approval. He said the radio station has a reserve of funds built up over several years that they are currently running on.

ASMSU President Evan Martinak said officials of the governance group will review Impact 89FM’s financial reports and make a recommendation to the general assembly. He said he hopes to have this issue resolved before spring semester.

ASMSU adviser Cathy Neuman said if ASMSU does not grant approval, students would likely receive a refund for their already-collected student tax.

Besides the issues of finances, Glazer’s presence at the meeting was particularly lighthearted, as he joked of “Saturday Night Live” apparently mocking the station’s weekly special program “Asian Invasion,” amongst other things.

Also discussed at the meeting was a resolution to recommend the university consider implementing a universitywide course waitlist for classes that are full and a bill to allocate $1,000 for MSU students to receive free printing and copying through the ASMSU office.

The resolution for the waitlist system passed despite much debate, while the bill for the printing fund passed unanimously.

Some ASMSU representatives expressed concern with the waitlist resolution because they felt it would negatively impact international students with later enrollment dates, it would not give preference to students in a course’s major, the university might be unable to implement the system and some of the reasoning behind the resolution did not support its passage.

Advocates for the resolution said it was a positive choice for students and gave Vice President for Academic Affairs Emily Bank authority when discussing the waitlist’s possibilities with the Office of the Registrar.