Judicial Council considers divestment bill’s constitutionality
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The ASUC Judicial Council heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case regarding controversial divestment bill, SB 160. Read More…
Gag order lifted on divestment settlement case
The ASUC Judicial Council lifted its gag order on a case regarding the settlement of charges against controversial Senate bill SB 160 on Tuesday. Read More…
ASUC Judicial Council rescinds decision on divestment bill settlement
The ASUC Judicial Council backtracked on its previous decision to approve a settlement of charges against controversial divestment bill SB 160 on Saturday. Read More…
Settlement of charges against divestment bill SB 160 to remove major clauses
Charges that questioned the constitutionality of controversial divestment bill SB 160 were settled Thursday morning when an agreement was struck that removed a significant portion of the bill. Read More…
Charges allege senate violated constitution in passing divestment bill
Former External Affairs Vice President Joey Freeman and former SQUELCH! Senator Noah Ickowitz have jointly filed charges alleging that the ASUC Senate and SB 160 violated ASUC constitution by-laws. Read More…
Campaign tactics changes may have affected election outcome
Change was the buzzword in this year’s ASUC election. Not only did CalSERVE successfully elect its first presidential candidate, Deejay Pepito, in four years, traditionally satirical party SQUELCH! claimed its stake in the campus political scene as a viable third party contender. Read More…
ASUC Presidential Candidates gather for a roundtable discussion before voting begins
Five of the ASUC presidential candidates came to the Daily Californian office to have their last say on camera before the 2012 election on April 10, 2012. At this roundtable discussion, each candidate talked about their views, as well as, answered last lingering questions. Polls open April 10, 2012 at Read More…
SQUELCH! presidential candidate Jason Bellet emphasizes bridging party divides
Beyond Rhetoric
Running with the historically satirical SQUELCH! party, Jason Bellet has focused his campaign on leveraging his position as a third-party candidate to bridge community and party divides.
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Staring down the barrel of Proposition 30
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In the aftermath of Proposition 30, the ASUC cannot rest on its laurels. Education was held hostage by California lawmakers in the sights of a gun whose trigger would have been pulled if the proposition failed. Though the success of the proposition means that the trigger has remained locked, it Read More…
The hanging zombie
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The epidemic of racial transgression has yet to depart from our campus. Last week, the ASUC Senate passed a bill condemning the hanging zombie decoration that Theta Delta Chi — a fraternity at the corner of College and Durant avenues — placed over its lawn. Though the ASUC did bring Read More…