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Newly Elected A.S. Staff Holds First Senate Meeting

May 30, 2014 by

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, the first to be held by the newly elected senate for the 2014-2015 academic school year, focused on the mass shooting that occurred last Friday ...
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Senators Amend Student Lobby, Swear in Execs

May 22, 2014 by

Last night, students identifying as members of Coalition for Survivors silently protested the last Associated Students Senate meeting for the 2013-2014 academic school year, during which senators pass...
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OPP Calls for Contreras’ Resignation from EVPLA

May 19, 2014 by and

The Open People’s Party rescinded Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs-elect Beatrice Contreras’ party membership and requested her resignation last Friday in light of sexu...
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A.S. Senate Debates Election Code Update and University Investments

May 16, 2014 by

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting focused on a bill to encourage “socially responsible” investments using university funding as well as a bill to change the electoral process ...
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Forum Addresses Master Plan Reform in Light of Funding Issues

May 13, 2014 by

Leading up to the University of California Regents Meeting on May 14 and 15, the UCSB E.V.P.S.A Office, A.S. Office of the President and A.S. Academic Affairs Board hosted a forum on the California Ma...
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Organizations Lose Funds to Pardall Center in New Budget

May 8, 2014 by

Despite opposition from campus groups, the Associated Students Senate decided to pass the budget for the 2014-2015 school year, as proposed by A.S. President Jonathan Abboud, which increased a “rech...
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A.S. Senate Addresses Budget, IVFP Operations, University Investments

May 2, 2014 by

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting focused on a resolution to approve the A.S. President’s 2014-2015 budget, undercover raids by the Isla Vista Foot Patrol and a plan to promote ...
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Fees For Non-A.S. Orgs Affirmed

April 30, 2014 by

Students voted to pass almost all fee reaffirmations and new fee initiatives processed by the Campus Elections Commission, with the exception of a $7.13 increase to the Office of Student Life’s exis...
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OPP Sweeps A.S. Elections for a Second Year

April 25, 2014 by

Tears and screams filled the Hub last night during Associated Students Elections Results as the Open People’s Party took nearly every position for the second year in a row, with just one Democratic ...
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A.S. Votes Against Divestment from Israel

April 25, 2014 by

After an intense nine-and-a-half hour meeting, the Associated Students Senate voted not to pass a resolution to “Divest From Companies that Profit from Apartheid” in a secret ballot, with 8 suppor...
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2014 Daily Nexus Candidate and Fee Endorsements

April 21, 2014 by

The Daily Nexus editorial staff reveals its candidate and fee endorsements for A.S. Elections.
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A.S. Presidential Candidates Debate in Final Forum

April 18, 2014 by

Last night at the Hub, Associated Students Internal Vice President candidate Angela Lau and Presidential candidates Navkiran "Navi" Kaur and Ali Guthy discussed their qualifications, plans and values ...
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Students Divided Over UC Divestment Issue

April 18, 2014 by

Students for Justice in Palestine and American Students for Israel have set up signs opposite each other in the Arbor in preparation for a resolution regarding UC divestment from Israel, which will be...
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A.S. Ballot to Determine Fate of Goleta Sobering Center

April 18, 2014 by

During this year’s Associated Students elections, students will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot initiative to fund a sobering center in Goleta for first-time drunk-in-public offenders, avoi...
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A.S. Bikes To Retract Lock-in Fee Initiative

April 17, 2014 by

The Associated Students Bike Committee is in the process of retracting its fee initiative from the Spring 2014 ballot after the UC Office of the President suggested withholding the initiative and havi...
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