Russell Rueden
Yup, he looks guilty.
Posted on 10/23/2006 3:47:47 PM PDT by rzeznikj at stout
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee shut down the student government Friday after its leaders refused to release its financial records for review.
University police are investigating a possible embezzlement of $10,000 involving a student leader who has exercised extensive power within the student government in recent years. Even while under investigation, Russell Rueden, a senior majoring in political science, continued to be involved in allocating more than $9 million in student funding as president of the Student Senate.
Earlier this month, Chancellor Carlos Santiago asked leaders of the Student Association, which includes the Student Senate, to turn over financial records and policies to university auditors.
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Have many friends who attend UWM, has to be a real pickle considering all the politics and how much of what happens for the students goes through the student government (which is guaranteed under Wisconsin law).
In a sense, it's interesting from a local perspective (I don't live that far from the campus). And there's a lot more that's not being said...
ping-a-ling...8^)
Hmmm...sounds like this kid is just preparing to be a regular old life-long politician.
Future CEO from the Jeffrey Skilling school of management.
Crooks in the Student Government? We had that problem when I was in college. Eventually, someone set fire to the Student Government office. I assumed it was somebody covering their tracks.
You DON't want to know what happens here at UW with our Student Government...
All things liberal and seedy are paid for out of student incidental fees. If it's liberal and would make you puke, it'll get funded. Anything conservative on campus has to fight tooth and nail to get any money.
Awwww. Ain't that cute. A future Democratic congressman getting his feet wet.
Wouldn't be surprised...8^)
Yep...
The SA office is in the Union--so I don't fr
Not to mention that the university police has it locked down...
correction--first line shoudl read:
The SA office is in the Union, so I don't foresee someone trying to torch the office.
Russell Rueden
Yup, he looks guilty.
You're probably right...8^)
But didn't you guys try to reform it a bit ago?
Yep--gotta agree with ya there...
From what it sounds like, they'd fit right in...8^)
Perhaps a future assistant to Hillary Clinton?
Student government: the training ground for the corrupt politicians of tomorrow
Considering the corruption that has existed in the state gov't--yep...
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