Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m.
Ivan Carrillo, ASUCD president, arrived at 7:22
Molly Fluet, ASUCD vice-president, present
Rebecca Schwartz, president pro-tempore, present
Andrew Bianchi, ASUCD senator, present
Sergio Blanco, ASUCD senator, present
Chris Dietrich, ASUCD senator, present
Erica Oropeza, ASUCD senator, present
Ramneek Saini, ASUCD senator, arrived at 7:21
Lula Ahmed-Falol, ASUCD senator, present
Chad Roberts, ASUCD senator, arrived at 7:48
Rebecca Lovell, ASUCD senator, present
Jesse Rosales, ASUCD senator, present
Joe Chatham, ASUCD senator, present
Tracey Zeng, ASUCD senator, present, arrived 8:10 p.m.from a break scheduled to end at 8:07 p.m.
Appointments and confirmations
Student court
Mona Sharif, justice
John King, justice
Michael Reiser, justice
Book Exchange
Richard Low, unit director
Consideration of old legislation
Senate resolution 13, authored by Ashley Stark, co-authored by Roberts, would recognize the American Cancer Society screening guidelines for breast cancer and would raise awareness for breast cancer during the month of October. The resolution was passed unanimously.
Senate resolution 14, authored by Stark, co-authored by Roberts, would recognize and raise awareness for the screening of colorectal cancer during the month of March. The resolution was passed unanimously.
Senate resolution 15, authored by Stark, co-authored by Roberts, would recognize and raise awareness for the screening of lung cancer during the month of November. The resolution passed unanimously.
Senate resolution 16, authored by Stark, co-authored by Roberts, would recognize and raise awareness for the screening of prostate cancer during the month of September. The resolution passed unanimously.
Senate bill 47, a resolution authored by Dietrich, co-authored by Brent Laabs, introduced by Dietrich, would change quarterly reports’ due dates to a later time in the quarter. It was passed unanimously.
Consideration of urgent legislation
An urgent senate bill, authored by Jesus Sandoval, introduced by Lovell, would allocate $500 from senate reserves to the “Noche de Estrellas” event hosted by Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. CFC denied funding for the event that took place on Wednesday, so Sandoval requested funding from ASUCD to pay off loans given for the event. The bill was passed 8-4 to give the event $300.
Other business
Lovell called for a moment of silence for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq.
Ahmed-Falol urged students to attend “Women Take Back the Night” on Tuesday.
South Asian Student Association is putting on a culture show May 10 in the Mondavi Center. Tickets are on sale at the Mondavi box office and are quickly selling out.
Music on the Green will be held May 10. Setup will occur from 4 to 6 p.m. the day of the event.
Public discussion
Oropeza brought up possible hate crimes last Friday. The crimes involved hate speech and vandalism for a recent event and are being investigated. In response, Bianchi proposed another event to raise cultural awareness.
Next week’s senate meeting will be held in the ASUCD Coffee House for a public senate meeting from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 10:49 p.m.
