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Of the six senator positions available, three candidates were elected from the BASED slate, two from the Thrive slate and one Independent This past week, 15 candidates ran for six seats in the ASUCD Senate in the Fall Quarter 2020 elections. The voter turnout totaled 1,780 students, making up roughly 6% of the undergraduate student […]

Of the 15 candidates for Senate, only four were present The ASUCD candidates’ debate began over Zoom with an introduction of the moderators, as well as the participating candidates. The moderators were Elections Committee Chair Karolina Rodriguez and Executive Chief of Staff Allie O’Brien.  The four Senate candidates present during the debate were Logan Legg, […]

Pandemic influences marketing campaign for election Voting for the Fall Quarter 2020 ASUCD elections began at 12 p.m. PST on Nov. 16, and will end at 12 p.m. PST on Nov. 19.  Fifteen candidates are running for six open seats on the senate table, and one candidate is seeking re-election for the External Affairs Vice […]

Senate Bill #4 tabled among other action items completed The ASUCD senate meeting on Oct. 29, was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond.  Following ex-officio and elected officer reports, Citlali Plaza, a third-year community and regional development major, was confirmed as the unit director of the Housing Advising for Undergraduate […]

Public commentary raises concerns about cancellation of PE program Last week’s ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 pm on Thursday, Oct. 22. ASUCD President Kyle Krueger was absent, as were Senators Samantha Boudaie, Roberto Rodriguez Ibarra and Juan Velasco. Remaining vacant Senate positions are the External Affairs Commission Chair and the Judicial […]

Confirmation of commissioners and unit directors among items completed The weekly virtual ASUCD Senate meeting on Oct. 15 was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond.  After ex-officio and elected officer reports were delivered, Samantha Veres, a fourth-year cognitive science major, and Aparna Manoj, a third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior  major, […]

The first female international student to serve on the table was confirmed as one of the interim senators The Oct. 8 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond. Senator Fong and Commission Chair Alec Pitts were absent. The meeting moved into the Senate President Pro Tempore Election. […]

ASUCD President, Controller commit to improving student conditions by looking at impacts of COVID-19 The Senate table gathered for an emergency meeting called on Aug. 13 to confirm the new Interim Internal Vice President and Controller. The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. The table moved into electing an Interim Presiding Officer. Senator […]

Backlog of quarterly reports cleared as Senate catches up after not meeting for one third of Spring Quarter The ASUCD Senate began its May 21 meeting with quarterly reports from the Campus Center for the Environment, Committee on Committees, Mental Health Initiative, TRVC, The California Aggie, the Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission and Entertainment Council. […]

Contention over bylaws, cultural tensions on campus arise in hearings for Judicial Council, Ethnic and Cultural Commission The May 14 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:11 p.m. Vice Controller Alexis Lopez was absent and Chief of Staff Justin Hurst stepped in for Academic Affairs Commission chair Naomi Reeley. Vice President Akhila Kandaswamy […]

Controversial closed session called over appointment Editor’s Note: At the time this article was written, the May 14 ASUCD Senate Meeting had not taken place. At that meeting, Jenna DiCarlo was confirmed as a member of the ASUCD Judicial Council, and the ASUCD Senate was able to conduct regular business. The May 7 ASUCD Senate […]

Vacant Judicial Council seat still unfilled at time of canceled meeting The weekly ASUCD Senate meeting on April 30 was canceled for the second week in a row due to a continued vacancy on the ASUCD Judicial Council. According to the ASUCD Constitution, the Senate cannot hold weekly meetings as long as a vacancy on […]