Representatives rushed to suspend the presidential elections when they realized they were not following the student government’s code of operations, but the group remains without an elected president. This is more than a little concerning.

ASMSU bylaws require the group to notify students at least 10 class days prior to elections, but because of a three-day class break for Thanksgiving, former president Evan Martinak’s resignation was only seven class days before the previously scheduled election date.

At ASMSU’s Dec. 5 meeting, members said Martinak had his own reasons for waiting to resign. But regardless of what those reasons were, ASMSU should have been more cautious in following its protocol.

As students, we should have been given more notice the first time around to talk to ASMSU representatives before the election.

ASMSU abruptly delayed elections when they realized the mistake, and it’s concerning the group didn’t realize their mistake until the night of the planned election.

Of course, now students have even more time to talk to their ASMSU representatives about pending elections.

We should take this extra time to get more involved in the election process and increase communication with the student government’s members.

ASMSU members should show the groups they’re representing that they do care about their input by reaching out to students to find out what they want to see in the next president.

What happened to Max Bullough?

Will we ever know what caused former middle linebacker Max Bullough to be removed from the football team just three days before the Rose Bowl?

By not saying what team rule Bullough broke that caused him to be booted by MSU head coach Mark Dantonio, we can’t help but assume he did something terrible.

Most fans still are basking in the glory of MSU’s win over Stanford, but we can’t forget one of our biggest players of the season couldn’t be a part of that. We hope the truth comes out in this case.

Progress in East Lansing’s Park District before winter break

DTN Management Co. presented initial plans for the Park District project near the intersection of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue.

As an area most of us see on a regular basis downtown, we should take the chance in the coming months to be involved in the development process by attending city council meetings.

East Lansing gave DTN a 60-day extension to submit site and financial plans, moving their deadline to Feb. 28.

It’s important for us to keep an eye on this development project because as students, downtown is a place we value. We should be taking a more active role in determining how the space is used.

Will the men’s basketball team make it to the Final Four or fall apart?

The men’s basketball team is off to a great start so far, with preseason polls ranking the Spartans at No. 2 and recently ranking at No. 5 in the nation. With the recent win over No. 3 Ohio State, it’s become clear we’ve got the potential to make it to the Final Four this year.

Even though the Spartans suffered a 17-point collapse in the last five minutes of the game,
MSU pulled through and defeated the Buckeyes. Senior guard Keith Appling eventually ended the tie with a three-pointer to bring the game to 72-68.

Basketball fans were on edge at the end of the game, but the narrow win doesn’t diminish the team’s potential this season.

ESPN’s College Game Day Jan. 30 at Breslin Center before MSU’s game against Michigan is sure to be a high point of the semester for fans at home.

We’re already looking forward to the game, and based on the way the team’s performed so far, it will be Final Four or bust.

If we don’t make it to the Final Four, it would be a huge upset.

Both senior guard Keith Appling and senior center Adreian Payne never have been to the Final Four.

Every player who has played under Izzo for four years at MSU has played in the Final Four at least once. This is their year.