The issue of rising tuition within the UC system was the main focus of last Wednesday’s senate meeting. Both President Nafi Karim and Vice President of External Affairs Abraham Galvan were vocal opponents of UC President Janet Napolitano’s proposed stability plan, which would hike UC tuition by up to 5 percent every year for five years.
Karim, reporting from a...
Last Wednesday, members of ASUCR passed a resolution calling for the UCR administration to warn students via email before triggering or offensive demonstrations occur on campus and condemned the proposed tuition plan that the UC Board of Regents will vote on during their next meeting on Nov. 19.
Various organizations have continually expressed disapproval of the demonstrations organized by pro-life...
The Judicial Council represents the legal branch of the senate, enforcing the constitutionality of ASUCR’s bylaws and addressing reported complaints, whether in regards to elections or previous pieces of legislation. During the initial nomination process, the senate president is responsible for appointing justices as prescribed in the Judicial Procedures and Constitution — which states that one of the powers...
Last Wednesday, members of ASUCR approved $4,000 in Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP) committee funds to maintain a generator in UCR’s community garden for the purposes of creating electricity for campus events — one of the earliest fall initiatives to tap into funding approved by last year’s GCAP referendum. Other key topics included Senator Colette King’s update about potential...
Members of ASUCR held their first senate meeting of the new academic year last Wednesday in the Senate Chambers at 6:30 p.m. to deliver past summer reports with specific focus falling on the topic of increasing student voter registration — an ongoing initiative led by Vice President of External Affairs Abraham Galvan. Other notable topics involved the approval of...
It was the last senate meeting of the academic year as members of ASUCR tied up last-minute reports before a trickle of audience members in the galley. Vice President of Internal Affairs Johnny Ta delivered his last remarks about the Green Campus Action Plan Committee and Vice President of External Affairs Kareem Aref spoke of a candlelight vigil at...
The ASUCR senate of 2014-15 has selected Iris Jiang as the new vice president of finance to oversee the senate’s budget allocations and delegation of student funds for the upcoming academic year. Despite initial concerns about her experience on the Judicial Branch, the third-year business major with a concentration in finance was approved through a secret ballot vote of...
In the heightened spirit of the last meeting of the year, senators unanimously passed a resolution that would support the implementation of gender studies requirement courses at UCR. Dubbed Senate Resolution 25 (SR 25), this proposal will now be presented to the Academic Senate for final approval.
This resolution passed after a rousing presentation by incoming senator Summer Shafer and...
ASUCR justices reported that 67 elections violations took place during this year’s ASUCR elections and over 30 strikes were handed out, according to Chief Justice of the Judicial Branch Davion Rowles. Most violations and strikes that occurred were regarding campaign posters.
"There are 67 violations that have been submitted and it is still possible that that number can increase,” said...
The ASUCR senate is currently voting on a controversial divestment resolution. Follow the events live on our YouTube page at UCRChannelH:
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