ASUC senator sends letter offering Landgraf deal for no veto
Hours before ASUC President Connor Landgraf publicly announced that he would not veto the controversial divestment bill SB 160, he received a letter that gave him pause. Read More…
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Climate remains tense in wake of Landgraf’s decision not to veto
ASUC President Connor Landgraf announced Tuesday that he will not be vetoing SB 160, a bill that seeks the divestment of ASUC funds from companies associated with the Israeli military and encourages the UC to do the same. Read More…
Landgraf announces no veto on divestment bill SB 160
ASUC President Connor Landgraf has announced that he will not veto SB 160, the controversial bill passed last week that divests ASUC funds from companies affiliated with the Israeli military and encourages the UC to do the same. Read More…
Landgraf’s overreach
CAMPUS ISSUES: ASUC President Connor Landgraf’s executive orders to put two referendums on the election ballot could have been avoided.
ASUC President Connor Landgraf has muddled the proper process of this year’s election. Because he tardily submitted bills to the ASUC Senate to put two referendums before student voters, the senate could not consider the measures until after its constitutional deadline to finalize the election ballot. Accordingly, Landgraf issued executive Read More…
A new honor code for UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley has a new honor code. The wording is brief and to the point – “As a member of the UC Berkeley community, I act with honesty, integrity, and respect for others.” Although college campuses across the country have adopted various forms of honor codes, Berkeley is the first Read More…
Executive-elects discuss their plans for office
It has only been five days since the ASUC results were announced, but many newly elected members of the ASUC say they are already looking forward to their first steps in office. Read More…
Injunction against Health and Wellness referendum lifted
Following the ASUC Judicial Council’s decision to lift the preliminary injunction on the Health and Wellness referendum, officials revealed that voters approved the measure by a slim margin in a vote of 6836 to 6139. Read More…
Shared burden for Lower Sproul
On Sproul redevelopment, campus must start to meet students halfway
With the start of the fall 2012 semester, we, the students and the campus, began a process of physically transforming the landscape of UC Berkeley. Beginning with the passing of the B.E.A.R.S initiative in spring 2010, we voted to raise our own student fees to the tune of $124 million Read More…
ASUC senators file charges against Landgraf’s executive order
ASUC Senators Jorge Pacheco and Mihir Deo have filed charges Tuesday that may nullify the Health and Wellness referendum that was on the ballot for this year’s ASUC election. Read More…
New hackerspace opens in Cory Hall
Texas Instruments partnered with UC Berkeley to open the Texas Instruments Electronics Design Lab on the first and second floors of Cory Hall. The “hackerspace” is open to all students but is dedicated to electrical engineering and computer science majors.
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