Class Pass may not be placed on spring ballot after possible bylaw violation
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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Tag Archives: ASUC Senate
Lack of senator attendance forces recess at ASUC senate meeting
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…
Student Action announces senate candidates, fewer than past years
Student Action announced 18 candidates Thursday for this year’s ASUC election — a season where CalServe is running more candidates than in recent history and SQUELCH! its first fully non-satirical slate. Read More…
Fair ASUC election finances
CAMPUS ISSUES: A new finance commission for the ASUC elections will hopefully make the system more fair, transparent and accessible to outsiders.
The new ASUC Elections Finance Commission will be a welcome addition to this year’s election. In previous years, it was nearly impossible for third parties and independents to get elected to partisan executive offices or to increase their representation in the ASUC Senate. But that could change with the imposition Read More…
Senate unanimously approves agreement on V.O.I.C.E. initiative
The ASUC senate voted unanimously Wednesday night in support of an agreement between the ASUC, The Daily Californian and campus that laid out the details of the V.O.I.C.E. Initiative, a referendum to fund the independent student newspaper. Read More…
Senate to vote on finalized agreement on V.O.I.C.E Initiative
The ASUC senate will vote Wednesday night on the finalized version of an agreement clarifying the details of the V.O.I.C.E. Initiative, a referendum passed by the student body last spring to fund The Daily Californian. Read More…
Lessons from divestment
CAMPUS ISSUES: Should the ASUC Senate once again consider an Israel-related divestment bill, it should learn from its 2010 effort.
Israel-related divestment is once again a pressing issue in the UC system. But this time, student governments at campuses other than UC Berkeley are the ones addressing the topic — so far. UC Riverside’s student government recently passed a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies with ties Read More…
CalSERVE announces candidates for ASUC Senate
CalSERVE announced one of its largest senate slates in recent memory with 16 candidates vying for 20 senate seats. Read More…
Cal Lodge conundrum
CAMPUS ISSUES: In order to become a more valuable asset for the ASUC, Cal Lodge needs to become a location that is widely used in the summertime.
Cal Lodge has struggled for far too long. The ASUC-managed property near Lake Tahoe provides a great retreat location for UC Berkeley students and others, but in recent years, it has lost a considerable amount of money — the ASUC estimates that the lodge lost upward of $27,000 last year. Read More…
A guide to fossil fuel divestment
Grass Roots
I’m not pro-ASUC. Whenever I hear the latest drama from the ASUC Senate, I sigh and wonder if any of the bills they pass will actually change the way our university functions. I recognize this is unfair for those students involved in the student government, who I know work very Read More…