Let’s get this straight: Wednesday’s ASUC Senate meeting was not just about supporting human rights through targeted divestment. No one will refute the challenge faced by Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank, but there is another narrative that was conspicuously absent in the language of SB 160, “A Read More…
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…
The ASUC Senate voted to table a bill that called for the ASUC to seek “investment opportunities that strengthen Israeli-Palestinian cooperation” at its meeting Wednesday night. Read More…
Holding Israeli flags and standing with locked arms, a group of students gathered at noon Thursday on Sather Gate to protest a recent ASUC bill pushing for Israeli military divestment. Read More…
Recent research conducted by a UC Berkeley graduate student may shed light on the psychological motivations behind the ASUC Senate’s vote to pass SB 160 – a measure that divested the ASUC from companies affiliated with the Israeli military. Read More…
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…
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…
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…
In the days following the ASUC’s controversial divestment vote last Wednesday, the UC Berkeley campus remains in a state of unease, as many campus groups and student leaders say they feel attacked and marginalized for their views on the issue. Read More…
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…
