Following the ASUC Senate’s vote to divest from companies affiliated with Israel’s military, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau issued the following statement to the campus community.
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Below are the results of the 2013 ASUC elections. This page will be updated as results are released. Read More…
It is difficult to believe that nearly a year ago, The Daily Californian staff set out on Sproul Plaza asking students to start paying for a newspaper that had been free since its inception in 1871. At the time, the paper was facing a substantial structural deficit. The potential for Read More…
A large number of students and faculty are expected to attend Wednesday night’s ASUC meeting, where the senate will discuss two opposing bills related to divestment from Israeli-affiliated companies. Read More…
Have you ever wondered what it is the student government actually does to affect you? They have a huge election and loads of clubs have signs with little “ASUC-sponsored” signatures on their event posters. But other than that, the student government’s fancy-sounding meetings seem like a mystery. Well, one answer Read More…
I’m a fourth-year white woman who frequents spaces in communities of color. I’m writing to say that I think the ASUC Perspective’s Showcase’s intentions to “help create a more inclusive and accepting Cal community” are great, but I want to urge you to think more critically about the way the Read More…
ASUC elections have descended upon in full and massive swing. Amidst the many campaign announcements from CalServe, Student Action, third parties SQUELCH! and the Cooperative Movement, and independent candidates, we are well aware of this. We’re bracing ourselves for the madness on Sproul that the upcoming weeks will deliver, but this can be Read More…
Here is the complete list of candidates for the 2013 ASUC elections.
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The ongoing conflict in eastern Congo is at a significant turning point, and the absence of a credible international peace process may lead to the exacerbation of a devastating war that has already claimed over 5 million lives since 1996. To date, regionally mediated and hasty backroom talks have only Read More…
Listen to Spring 2012 University News Editor J.D. Morris talk with ASUC reporter Chloe Hunt about the spring semester, party dynamics in the student senate, a larger-than-usual election, and the controversy surrounding the two ballot initiatives, VOICE and the Class Pass.
