ASUCR continues elections debate
This week’s ASUCR senate meeting saw the continuation of discussion involving the judicial council’s ruling to not validate elections results. ASUCR also passed a resolution calling for the resignation or termination of a “sensitive...
CHASS senator challenges strikes and censures issued by judicial council
ASUCR’s first state of the association meeting of spring quarter began on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:11 p.m. in the senate chambers.
The senate welcomed newly instated CHASS Senator Danielle Flores, a second-year sustainability...
ASUCR: Galvan pushes for greater student voter registration
Members of ASUCR held their first senate meeting of the new academic year last Wednesday in the Senate Chambers at 6:30 p.m. to deliver past summer reports with specific focus falling on the topic...
ASUCR proposes constitution overhaul
ASUCR passed a series of constitutional amendments at last week’s senate meeting that they hope will be ratified by students during the 2015 elections. The amendments would make it easier to recall elected officials,...
ASUCR: Senate passes resolution to help feed hungry students
The audience was packed at the most recent ASUCR meeting as numerous student organizations including Providing Opportunities, Dreams and Education in Riverside (PODER), urged ASUCR to approve the creation of a food pantry on...
Senators debate constitutionality of judicial appointment
ASUCR’s meeting on Wednesday, May 18 consisted of multiple presentations concerning sustainability and a summary of the work done by University of California’s Student Association (UCSA). The senate then debated over whether they should...
ASUCR approves ethnic and gender referendum, welcomes new senators
ASUCR voted unanimously last Wednesday to put the Highlander Empowerment Referendum on the 2015 ballot, which, if passed by the student body, will increase funding for UCR’s seven ethnic and gender programs starting in...
Three referendums placed on 2014 elections ballot
Deck: With the ASUCR elections right around the corner, UCR students will decide the fate of three referendum items surrounding ASUCR, campus diversity and the environment.
Last Wednesday, senators unanimously voted in favor of placing...
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 bans [YOU]CR as political party name
On Jan. 29, 2014, ASUCR Elections Director Chris Sanchez announced that he will ban the political party name CR from being used in the upcoming 2013-2014 elections due to its phonetic similarities to UC...