Courtney Moulds

Friday, May 11, 2012

Occupation protests university admissions policies for minority students

Yvette Felarca (in red shirt), BAMN organizer, protested at the UC office of undergraduate admissions on Friday with minority students who were not admitted to UC Berkeley and filed appeals. The protesters wanted UCB to double the number of minority students accepted.

Members of activist group BAMN and UC Berkeley applicants occupied the campus Office of Undergraduate Admissions on Friday in an effort to appeal their rejections and demand greater acceptance rates for minority students. The demonstration followed up on a previous occupation of the registrar’s office by BAMN and the Defend
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ASUC

Thursday, April 26, 2012

ASUC executives reflect on their offices’ goals

As the academic year comes to a close, a new set of ASUC executives is preparing to enter office and work on their campaign platforms. The five outgoing executive officers have achieved some of the goals they campaigned on, but others remain incomplete. Although each came into office with his
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ASUC

Friday, April 20, 2012

New charges filed against Class Pass referendum

Several ASUC officials recently filed charge sheets with the ASUC Judicial Council requesting that the Class Pass referendum be invalidated from the 2012 ASUC general election. SQUELCH! Senator Noah Ickowitz filed charges Thursday alleging that the referendum — which students voted on in the ASUC elections last week — violated multiple
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ASUC

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Over $11,500 spent in ASUC election this year

Campaign finance documents for the 2012 ASUC general election show that candidates reported they spent a total of about $11,815. The Student Action party spent the most, but the party also ran the most candidates. Candidates from Student Action and CalSERVE — traditionally the strongest student political parties — spent
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ASUC

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

ASUC Judicial Council rejects proposed rule to prevent incentivized voting

An attempt by the ASUC Elections Council to implement a temporary rule meant to prevent incentivized voting was rejected by the ASUC Judicial Council on Tuesday. According to ASUC Attorney General Deepti Rajendran, concerns were brought to the Elections Council about specific candidates’ campaign staff and specific political parties running voting
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ASUC

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Bus pass referendum’s proposed rates debated

A fee referendum on the 2012 ASUC general election ballot asks students to vote on the extension of the Class Pass after it is set to expire in 2013. While referendum opponents have stated that the campus should attempt to negotiate a lower price for the pass — which gives
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ASUC

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Executive VP candidates plan for mobilization, Lower Sproul renovation

Two of the third-party candidates running for executive vice president in the ASUC elections share similar goals of mobilizing student activism, while the CalSERVE and Student Action candidates’ platforms focus more on the Lower Sproul Plaza renovation and increasing access to student resources. The ASUC executive vice president’s responsibilities include leading
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Notes from the Field

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Agenda for April 4 ASUC Senate meeting

At Wednesday’s ASUC Senate meeting, Executive Director of the UC Student Association Matt Haney will make a guest announcement, and several new bills will be introduced. Many of the bills move to allocate funds to student groups and events. The bills will be passed on to senate committees that will discuss
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ASUC

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Academic affairs VP candidate platforms address transparency, student resources

Four candidates are running for ASUC academic affairs vice president this year, with goals that include increasing transparency and addressing fiscal challenges. The academic affairs vice president oversees student government operations related to academic issues on campus. The position also acts as a liaison between the ASUC and the campus
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Campus

Friday, March 23, 2012

Efforts to ban bottled water at UC Berkeley continue

Efforts to ban the sale of bottled water at UC Berkeley continue this semester, with the Cal Student Store being the first on-campus vendor to eliminate its sale of the product. As of now, the student store is the only campus vendor that has stopped selling water bottles. Store director
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Courtney Moulds

Occupation protests university admissions policies for minority students

ASUC executives reflect on their offices’ goals

New charges filed against Class Pass referendum

Over $11,500 spent in ASUC election this year

ASUC Judicial Council rejects proposed rule to prevent incentivized voting

Bus pass referendum’s proposed rates debated

Executive VP candidates plan for mobilization, Lower Sproul renovation

Agenda for April 4 ASUC Senate meeting

Academic affairs VP candidate platforms address transparency, student resources

Efforts to ban bottled water at UC Berkeley continue