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A.S. Senate Approves Budget for 2013-2014
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A.S. Senate Approves Budget for 2013-2014

During Wednesday night’s 12-hour Associated Students Senate meeting, Senators approved A.S. budget allocations for the 2013-2014 school year. Due to a $50,000 cut in the fund for Boards, Committees, and Commissions and Office of Student Life groups, many student organizations received much less than they were originally allotted this year. [...]

A.S. Senate Meeting Fails to Pass Revised Divestment Resolution With Close Votes
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A.S. Senate Meeting Fails to Pass Revised Divestment Resolution With Close Votes

A revised resolution aimed at divesting from companies that “profit from the military occupation of Palestine” failed to pass — despite a 12-11-1 vote — after it was reintroduced during Wednesday’s 11-hour Associated Students Senate meeting. The burden of deciding the resolution’s fate ultimately fell to Internal Vice President Mayra [...]

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Associated Students COSWB Holds Event to Promote Improvement of Student Diets

The Associated Students Commission on Student Well Being is hosting a lecture and dinner in the Loma Pelona Center this evening to inform students about healthy eating habits. The event is intended to provide a forum to address various issues concerning the dietary habits of college students and the effects [...]

Senate Dismisses Revised Divestment Resolution
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Senate Dismisses Revised Divestment Resolution

Associated Students Senate voted to remove a revised version of a resolution calling for divestment from companies supporting the military occupation of Palestine from the agenda during last night’s three-hour meeting. The motion was introduced by Off-campus Senator Alessandra Cianni early in the meeting and voted on by way of [...]

A.S. Affirms UC Prison Divestment, Addresses Internal Struggles Within Senate
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A.S. Affirms UC Prison Divestment, Addresses Internal Struggles Within Senate

During Wednesday’s Associated Students Senate meeting, Senators unanimously passed a resolution that calls for divestment of UC funds from the prison industrial complex and addressed issues of climate within the Senate during the public forum. Several people spoke at the public forum to address issues arising between senators and executive [...]