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Occupation protests university admissions policies for minority students

Yvette Felarca (in red shirt), BAMN organizer, protested at the UC office of undergraduate admissions on Friday with minority students who were not admitted to UC Berkeley and filed appeals. The protesters wanted UCB to double the number of minority students accepted.
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Yvette Felarca (in red shirt), BAMN organizer, protested at the UC office of undergraduate admissions on Friday with minority students who were not admitted to UC Berkeley and filed appeals. The protesters wanted UCB to double the number of minority students accepted.

Members of activist group BAMN and UC Berkeley applicants occupied the campus Office of Undergraduate Admissions on Friday in an effort to appeal their rejections and demand greater acceptance rates for minority students. The demonstration followed up on a previous occupation of the registrar’s office by BAMN and the Defend Read More…

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Agenda for April 4 ASUC Senate meeting

At Wednesday’s ASUC Senate meeting, Executive Director of the UC Student Association Matt Haney will make a guest announcement, and several new bills will be introduced. Many of the bills move to allocate funds to student groups and events. The bills will be passed on to senate committees that will discuss Read More…

Notes from the Field

ASUC Senate Agenda for March 14

Bills introduced at Wednesday night’s ASUC Senate meeting will include opposition to criminal charges filed against Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protesters, support legislation that funds middle-class students and the endorsement of the creation of a student majority district in the city, among other initiatives. Bills that have already passed through a Read More…

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From left, President Vishalli Loomba, EAVP Joey Freeman, AAVP Julia Joung and EVP Chris Alabastro, all members of Student Action.

ASUC executives reflect on their offices’ goals

As the academic year comes to a close, a new set of ASUC executives is preparing to enter office and work on their campaign platforms. The five outgoing executive officers have achieved some of the goals they campaigned on, but others remain incomplete. Although each came into office with his Read More…

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New charges filed against Class Pass referendum

Several ASUC officials recently filed charge sheets with the ASUC Judicial Council requesting that the Class Pass referendum be invalidated from the 2012 ASUC general election. SQUELCH! Senator Noah Ickowitz filed charges Thursday alleging that the referendum — which students voted on in the ASUC elections last week — violated multiple Read More…

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Over $11,500 spent in ASUC election this year

Campaign finance documents for the 2012 ASUC general election show that candidates reported they spent a total of about $11,815. The Student Action party spent the most, but the party also ran the most candidates. Candidates from Student Action and CalSERVE — traditionally the strongest student political parties — spent Read More…

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The ASUC elections voting booth in front of Sigma Epsilon.

ASUC Judicial Council rejects proposed rule to prevent incentivized voting

An attempt by the ASUC Elections Council to implement a temporary rule meant to prevent incentivized voting was rejected by the ASUC Judicial Council on Tuesday. According to ASUC Attorney General Deepti Rajendran, concerns were brought to the Elections Council about specific candidates’ campaign staff and specific political parties running voting Read More…

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Bus pass referendum’s proposed rates debated

A fee referendum on the 2012 ASUC general election ballot asks students to vote on the extension of the Class Pass after it is set to expire in 2013. While referendum opponents have stated that the campus should attempt to negotiate a lower price for the pass — which gives Read More…

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James Chang, Anthony Galace, Erik Krasner-Karpen, Jeremy Palmer, Justin Sayarath are running for executive vice president in the ASUC general elections.

Executive VP candidates plan for mobilization, Lower Sproul renovation

Two of the third-party candidates running for executive vice president in the ASUC elections share similar goals of mobilizing student activism, while the CalSERVE and Student Action candidates’ platforms focus more on the Lower Sproul Plaza renovation and increasing access to student resources. The ASUC executive vice president’s responsibilities include leading Read More…