Zoe Brouns

At its inter-semester committee meeting Thursday, the ASUC Senate unanimously passed two bills to increase support for the communities affected by the recent deaths of two UC Berkeley students in terror attacks abroad.

At its Wednesday meeting, the ASUC Senate withdrew one contentious bill and passed two bills.

Some people simply call him Will or William, yet others still call him “Spilly Willy” in reference to a particularly embarrassing moment in his past involving him, a pizza, a crowded lunchroom and his untied shoelaces.

As other ASUC candidates plaster students with flyers and wave large signs, SQUELCH! presidential candidate Kira can be found barking at squirrels and stalking pigeons.

The SQUELCH! party announced Thursday a satirical ASUC presidential candidate, Kira the Husky, running on platforms of “bipawtisanship,” counseling for “ruff” days and pigeon extermination, among others.

The ASUC is working to further its technological initiatives — including a restructuring of the course-planning website Berkeleytime — this year with the help of the newly created Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

The ASUC Senate’s three standing committees convened Monday night for the first time this year, launching discussions of future compensation for ASUC senators and a student-led sexual assault commission.

The SQUELCH! party announced Monday a slate of non-satirical ASUC Senate candidates for the third consecutive year.

In an effort to increase support for veterans on campus, the ASUC Senate will consider a bill at its Wednesday meeting that advocates for more affordable tuition for veterans attending UC Berkeley and other California public universities.