Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, ASUCR held their twelfth senate meeting of the academic year in the senate chambers, HUB 221.
ASUCR President Aram Ayra presented his nomination for chief justice of the ASUCR Judicial Council, Jo Gbujama, a fourth-year philosophy law and society and ethnic studies double major.
Gbujama, who served as chief justice last year,...
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, ASUCR held their 11th senate meeting of the academic year in HUB 221.
Elections Director Taylor Brown announced the names of those set to run for an ASUCR position in the 2018 elections. The candidates announced during the meeting had permitted Brown to release their names publicly and may not represent all of the candidates that...
Sammie Ayoub, a third-year political science and international affairs major, was at the center of a highly contentious discussion at the ASUCR senate meeting last Wednesday evening, when two students used public forum to make the senate aware of Ayoub’s alleged sexual misconduct during his time at Riverside City College (RCC).
Ayoub, who enrolled in UC Riverside this winter 2018...
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, ASUCR senators voted to officially ban laptopping from the 2018 elections with a vote of 9-1-0. This decision comes after senators banned political parties Wednesday, Jan. 17 after a contentious debate that resulted in a vote of 4-3-9.
The bill on laptopping was scheduled to be discussed during the Jan. 17 meeting, but tabled after...
In tonight’s ASUCR meeting (6:30 p.m., HUB 221), senators will consider banning the controversial practice of laptopping from the 2018 elections.
Laptopping is generally defined as a candidate approaching a student and coercing them to vote on an insecure electronic device, usually provided by the candidate.
This meeting follows the senate’s decision last Wednesday, Jan. 17 to ban political parties from...
On Wednesday, Jan. 17, ASUCR senators officially voted to ban political parties in the 2018 ASUCR elections with a vote of 4-3-9.
At 7:03 p.m., Elections Director Taylor Brown introduced the Senate Bill on Political Parties, which she described as “a strikethrough of everything that has to do with the language of parties.” The bill’s only amendment raised the...
The first ASUCR senate meeting of winter quarter commenced in HUB 221 on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The senators briefly discussed ASUCR’s open house next Wednesday, Jan. 17, which is intended to provide information on the organization for interested students. The senators voted 12-2-0 to make their attendance of the open house mandatory.
During senate reports, CHASS Senator...
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, ASUCR hosted their last meeting of fall quarter, beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m.
ASUCR President Aram Ayra introduced his new Commission on Fair Housing and Neighborhood Relations during ex-officio reports. The commission is aimed to help students solve issues concerning absentee landlords, inform students of tenant rights and improve relationships between students and their neighbors....
North Campus Development
After taking a break from meeting in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the ASUCR senate gathered in HUB 222 last Wednesday, Nov. 29 for a meeting whose first hour centered around a discussion on UC Riverside’s strategic development plan, UCR 2020. Spearheaded by Executive Director of Real Estate Services and Asset Management Raoul Amescua, UCR campus planning...
ASUCR senators and executive officers gathered for their third state of the association meeting of the quarter this past Wednesday, Nov. 15. Here are a few highlights from the meeting:
Seismic Improvements for Falkirk… Vice President of External Affairs Johnathan Li announced that Campus Planning (a group under the Division of Planning and Budget) will be allocating $3 million...