Of the 65 students vying for an ASUC senate seat, only Naweed Mohabbat, Taliah Mirmalek, James Chang, and Raman “the Dictator” Veerappan have no party affiliation. A fifth candidate, Solomon Nwoche, recently formed his own party, “Independent Campaign for Common Sense”. Read More…
After heated discussion at Wednesday night’s meeting, the ASUC senate passed a bill critiquing university policy in handling sexual assault cases. Read More…
The ASUC Senate passed a bill expressing no confidence in UC Berkeley’s policies in handling sexual assault cases following heated discussion at Wednesday night’s meeting. Read More…
The ASUC passed a bill to divest from companies that benefit from prison labor at its meeting Wednesday night.
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Campaign managers and committee members are faced with numerous arduous tasks leading up to elections, ranging from passing out flyers and managing staff to preparing breakfast for candidates.
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ASUC President Connor Landgraf’s decision to use executive order on two referenda for this semester’s student ballot sparked controversy among ASUC Senators. Read More…
ASUC President Connor Landgraf issued two executive orders to place referenda on the 2013 ASUC ballot, Sunday.
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UC Berkeley students face the prospect of losing their bus passes next year due to a failure to submit the necessary referendum for the spring 2013 ballot.
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The ASUC Senate voted to place a referendum on the spring 2013 ballot asking students if they support overturning the controversial Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commissions Supreme Court decision that held that the First Amendment prohibited restrictions on independent political expenditures by corporations and unions. Read More…
ASUC Executive Vice President Justin Sayarath was forced to call a recess at the senate meeting Wednesday night in order to locate enough senators to meet the two-thirds majority necessary to vote on proposed bills. Read More…