Saturday, May 18, 2024
On Wednesday, Dec. 2, ASUCR held their last State of the Association (SOTA) meeting of the quarter and unanimously passed seven pieces of legislation regarding Greek life, providing resources to students while classes are online and amending the ASUCR constitution. The meeting started with SR-F20-006 ASUCR Stands in Solidarity Against Sexual Violence Recognizing its Prevalence within Greek Life Communities which...
The seventh Associated Students of UCR (ASUCR) Senate meeting took place on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. All senators were present, excluding Senators Alex Lu and Kevin Nguyen, who were excused. The meeting began with a land acknowledgment to the local indigenous tribes who lived on the land before and was called to order at 7:06 p.m. The first item covered...
On Oct. 9, ASUCR held its second meeting of the quarter. The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. At the beginning of the meeting, Maurice Armstrong, a BCOE senator, motioned to amend the agenda to include a closed session meeting at the end of the meeting to discuss internal tensions within ASUCR. The motion passed 13-0-2. During public...
A Candidates Convention was held for both Legislative Candidates and Executive Candidates on April 7, 2022 and April 14, 2022 respectively. Both conventions were held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the HUB Plaza and gave ample opportunity for voters to meet the candidates for a variety of positions in the Associated Students of UCR and learn about...
Deck: With the ASUCR elections right around the corner, UCR students will decide the fate of three referendum items surrounding ASUCR, campus diversity and the environment. Last Wednesday, senators unanimously voted in favor of placing the Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP), Highlander Empowerment Student Services and the ASUCR fee referendums on the 2014 elections ballot during their meeting on Wednesday,...
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, ASUCR held the third meeting of the winter quarter. At the beginning of the meeting, the agenda was amended to include a discussion on SB-W20-001: Enacting Chapter XXXIII: Removal and Vacancy Procedures, which was tabled at last week’s ASUCR meeting. The bill would make the removal and vacancy procedures of members in the cabinet more clear...
During the ASUCR meeting on Wednesday May 29, the newly elected senate began their term after the conclusion of the 2018-19 senate members’ last meeting. During new business, Abigail Cortes, the newly elected executive vice president, stated that ASUCR Constitutional Amendment Three, which was on the elections ballot this year and passed, increased the number of ASUCR senators by two....
The new ASUCR senators held a special election on Tuesday May, 22 in order to determine the unfilled CNAS senatorial seat. After all 17 candidates gave two and half minute speeches and responded to questions, a vote decided the top two. Current Executive Vice President Carisha Moore and newcomer Wajeha Mahmoud made it through, and then closed deliberations took...
Senators debate whether to give the Judicial Branch the power of impeachment and face allegations of misconduct and discrimination by an unappointed Judicial Branch candidate. Members of ASUCR unanimously approved a revised Elections Code bylaw on Oct. 22 in an attempt to mitigate a potential conflict of interest between the Judicial and Legislative Branches. The Judicial Branch is also seeking...
On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the 14th Associated Students of UCR meeting took place both in person and through Zoom at the ASUCR Senate Chambers. During this meeting, UCR Vice Chancellor Brian Haynes and ​​Associate Provost Ken Baerenklau were present to host a Q&A session regarding a previous resolution in support of more remote learning options. All members of the...