ASUC executive officers look back on past year of their terms
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As the campus sees its second day of ASUC elections polling, the students currently in ASUC executive seats are taking a look back at their tenures.
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Steps to increase student input in campus cost-cutting measures met with criticism from students
Seeking greater student input and providing regular updates are among several actions the campus intends to take as part of its strategic initiatives plan, which was announced by Chancellor Nicholas Dirks in February.
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Defend Affirmative Action Party candidates file lawsuit against ASUC, UC Board of Regents
Eleven UC Berkeley student candidates from the campus Defend Affirmative Action Party filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the ASUC and the UC Board of Regents, alleging violations of freedom of speech, free association and equal protection.
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ASUC Senate passes motion to reintroduce bill supporting ban of latex products
The ASUC Senate passed a motion to reintroduce a bill in support of a campuswide ban on the use of latex products for amendments after ASUC President Yordanos Defen issued a presidential veto last Wednesday.
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ASUC president vetos bill supporting campuswide ban on use of latex balloons, gloves
ASUC President Yordanos Dejen issued a presidential veto Wednesday regarding a bill in support of a campuswide ban on the use of latex balloons, rubber bands and gloves.
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CalSERVE releases executive candidate slate for ASUC elections
CalSERVE released its executive candidate slate Monday night for the upcoming ASUC general elections after its sweep of all four partisan executive seats last year.
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New executive director of Office of Strategic Initiatives to spearhead campus financial planning efforts
Lyle Nevels, former assistant vice chancellor for information technology, was appointed Wednesday as the executive director of the campus Office of Strategic Initiatives, a body recently created to support comprehensive economic and structural planning for the campus amid financial challenges.
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ASUC president issues emergency order as insurance expires
After the ASUC’s insurance policy expired at the beginning of the year, ASUC President Yordanos Dejen issued an emergency order Monday night to provide immediate insurance.
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ASUC Executive Vice President Lavanya Jawaharlal to appear on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’
UC Berkeley senior Lavanya Jawaharlal has already made campus history as a member of the first all-female ASUC executive slate, and on Friday, she will be the first UC Berkeley student to appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank.”
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ASUC senators respond to 1st presidential veto
ASUC President Yordanos Dejen issued a presidential veto — the first since 2010 — on a resolution building a BART-affordability working group, sending it back to the ASUC Senate floor for further review.
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