Tag: CALPIRG
Senate members allegedly switch votes to defeat CA renewable energy bill
On Friday, Sept. 15, the Committee on Utilities and Energy deferred Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), which would have committed the State of California...
Letter to the Editor: ASUCR Leaders Endorse a Yes Vote for...
We are writing in response to last week's article "ASUCR Senate: CALPIRG Referendum Cause Debate." As ASUCR leaders and other student group leaders, there...
ASUCR Senate: CALPIRG referendum causes debate
At the ASUCR meeting last week, a lengthy debate occurred over the addition of a referendum which sought to increase funding for the California...
CALPIRG to push for open textbooks
Multiple Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG), including California’s CALPIRG, have published a report entitled the Billion Dollar Program, which displays the possibility for open...
ASUCR discusses possibility of rejoining USSA
In last week’s ASUCR senate meeting, senators passed two bylaw changes, which aim to increase student participation in the community and outline the functions...
ASUCR senators condemn unrestricted political spending
ASUCR unanimously passed a resolution Feb. 6 that condemned the ruling in the Citizens United Supreme Court case. Senators welcomed passage of the resolution,...
ASUCR Update: Senators approve ASPB’s 82 percent stipend increase
ASUCR held its weekly Senate meeting on Nov. 8 following Tuesday night’s decisive election results. At the forefront of discussion was the successful passage...
UC student regents talk Prop 30 and the future of UC
With post-election fervor running high, UC student regents Jonathan Stein and Cinthia Flores held a presentation at the UCR on Nov.8. As part of...