Tag: Summer Shafer
Potential gender studies requirement under review by academic senate: Student behind...
The Highlander sat down with fourth-year political science, law and society major Summer Shafer this week to talk about the proposed gender studies requirement...
ASUCR senate discusses possible gender studies requirement
The ASUCR senate’s fourth general meeting of the quarter convened in the senate chambers shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17. The bulk...
ASUCR passes resolution in support of gender studies requirement, appeals senators’...
Spring quarter’s third senate meeting took place in the senate chambers on Wednesday, April 26. A majority of the meeting centered on the appeal...
ASUCR pushes for “dead week”
ASUCR unanimously approved the “Resolution in Support of Ensuring Fair Final Exam Scheduling,” (Finals Week Resolution) at last week’s senate meeting, which urges campus...
UC furthers efforts to address sexual assault with new “toolkit”
UC President Janet Napolitano announced another step in the UC’s effort to bolster sexual assault response and prevention last Wednesday. The new “toolkit,” developed...
ASUCR kicks off Feminism Awareness Week
Four ASUCR senators have launched a series of events from May 4 to 8, which are aimed at creating awareness and dispelling myths about...
ASUCR: Lack of warning triggers discussion about policy change
The need to improve ASUCR’s trigger warning response was brought up at their meeting last week. Due to a lack of notice from Survivors...
Students “Carry That Weight” against sexual assault
Last Wednesday, UCR students came together on campus for a “Carry That Weight” event to raise awareness of sexual assault and violence on college...