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Campus closures prompt ASUCD to prepare for virtual Senate meetings Outgoing ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the March 12 Senate meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. The meeting began by swearing in newly elected Senators and presidential representatives under oath. Thursday’s meeting was simplified and ended earlier, given health concerns over spreading COVID-19. Heartwarming […]

Several members active in ASUCD voice concerns over Elections Committee and violation points During this past Winter Elections cycle, ASUCD saw the largest voter turnout in its recorded history. The association also saw a slew of resulting election violation accusations, with both the independent candidate and candidates running on either the BASED or Thrive slates […]

Future ASUCD Winter Elections moved to Spring Quarter The results of the 2020 ASUCD Winter Elections celebrated sweeping victory for the extensively campaigned Basic Needs and Services Referendum. But Senate Bill 31 was not on the ballot alone — the Constitutional Cleanup Amendment, CA 67, was listed beneath SB 31. The reforms addressed in the […]

Students impacted by UCPath failure may receive monetary compensation The Feb. 26 Senate meeting was called to order at 6:12 p.m by ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande who began the meeting by congratulating the table on the association’s recently-passed Basic Needs and Services Referendum. “We quite literally saved the association with the referendum passing,” President […]

Digital archive, dating back to 1915, now available through California Digital Newspaper Collection The California Aggie, formerly known as The Weekly Agricola, is the first undergraduate UC newspaper to digitize its entire historical collection. The California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) — the online home of many historical editions of California-based periodicals — now showcases 5,410 […]

DREAM Committee Chair confirmed after months of empty chair  ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the Feb. 20 Senate meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. in the Mee Room on the third floor of the MU. Senator Khalil Malik was nominated and elected as interim Senator pro-tempore, the official representative of the Senate.  Darin Schluep, UC […]

Crystal Juarez sworn in as interim senator ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the Feb. 13 ASUCD Senate meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. The meeting began with presentations from Student Health and Wellness and the Club Finance Council.  During elected officer reports, each senator focused on spreading the word about the upcoming elections, which […]

SR #8 demands UC further compensate student workers affected by UCPath Senate Resolution #8, which condemned the university’s flawed rollout of the UCPath payroll system, was adopted by the ASUCD Senate on Jan. 21. The implementation of UCPath was widely seen as a failure by undergraduate students and led to a walkout of student employees […]

BASED wins Executive ticket, EAVP from Thrive, three BASED senators, two Thrive senators, one independent senator The results of the Winter Quarter 2020 ASUCD Elections were announced at 2 p.m. in the Mee Room of the MU. The Basic Needs and Services Referendum, the focus of hours of campaigning done by ASUCD officials throughout this […]

Confirmations for controller, committee positions The Feb. 6 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 7:13 p.m. by Senator Shondreya Landrum. President Justin Hurst, Vice President Shreya Deshpande, Senator Lylah Schmedel, Business and Finance Chair Filip Stamenkovic and Gender and Sexuality Chair Elena DeNecochea were absent.  After Senator Khalil Malik was elected interim Senate […]

For the first time ever, The California Aggie publishes full transcripts of endorsement interviews Every fall and winter, The California Aggie Editorial Board offers each candidate running for a position in ASUCD the chance to sit down and be interviewed for a potential endorsement.  The Board can endorse up to six candidates for Senate, one […]

Senate bills passed enforce new rules for Creative Media, ASUCD election candidates ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the Jan. 30 ASUCD Senate meeting to order at 8:03 p.m.  Senator Lylah Schmedal was absent. Deshpande amended the agenda so that the Elections Committee chair confirmation could happen first.  Former ASUCD Interim Senator Karolina Rodriguez was […]