ASUCR to educate community on safer encounters with police

ASUCR passed a resolution intended to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the campus community at their most recent meeting in the hopes of making officer-citizen relations safer. Authored by Senator Akeem Brown, the...

ASUCR appoints new elections director

This week’s ASUCR senate meeting saw the appointment of Melina Reyes as the new ASUCR elections director for the 2015-2016 school year. Mahera Khan, a fourth-year sociology major, was also selected as the first director...

Senators condemn UC Irvine fraternity’s blackface video

Barely meeting quorum with a total attendance of eight senators—the other half of the senate was partially excused to attend to other club obligations—ASUCR held its fifth meeting of the quarter on May 1....

Free lab coats and no more week 10 finals? ASUCR debates spring agenda

ASUCR held their first senate meeting of spring quarter on Wednesday, April 4, beginning at 6:38 p.m. The Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) led the meeting’s order of business, as board leadership Amanda Sanchez,...

67 elections violations reported by ASUCR judicial branch

ASUCR justices reported that 67 elections violations took place during this year’s ASUCR elections and over 30 strikes were handed out, according to Chief Justice of the Judicial Branch Davion Rowles. Most violations and...

ASUCR leads diversity council for Costo Hall departments

Senators unanimously passed a bylaw chapter (XXVI) to establish a 12-member diversity council under the oversight of ASUCR to advance UCR’s Principles of Community — guiding campus principles that seek to create a safe...

ASUCR discusses textbook sales, bylaw changes

At their first meeting of the winter quarter, ASUCR discussed topics such as professors assigning their own books to their classes, as well as proposed changes to bylaws that would decrease the amount of...

ASUCR: More backlash following proposed UC tuition plan

The issue of rising tuition within the UC system was the main focus of last Wednesday’s senate meeting. Both President Nafi Karim and Vice President of External Affairs Abraham Galvan were vocal opponents of...

Student organizations voice concerns to ASUCR candidates

On April 15, members from the political parties ABC: A Better Choice and SIDE held a candidate endorsement hearing to drum up support from individual students and student organizations in the galley. ASUCR senator...

ASUCR kicks off Feminism Awareness Week

Four ASUCR senators have launched a series of events from May 4 to 8, which are aimed at creating awareness and dispelling myths about feminism. Participants will be able to watch a late-night movie,...