ASUCR divestment resolution fails to pass by 6-7-1
During a five-hour-long Senate meeting in UCR’s Tartan and Tweed Room on Feb. 12, over 10 student speakers debated over a senate resolution entitled, “Divestment from Companies that Profit from Apartheid,” which urges the...
Iris Jiang tapped as 2014-15 vice president of finance
The ASUCR senate of 2014-15 has selected Iris Jiang as the new vice president of finance to oversee the senate’s budget allocations and delegation of student funds for the upcoming academic year. Despite initial...
Senators clash over constitutional amendment changes
The last official ASUCR Senate meeting of the academic year on Wednesday, May 22 proved to be an emotional farewell. Highlighted topics included BCOE computer lab funding, changes within the office of Campus Internal...
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 discusses elections code changes, senate transparency and judicial council
ASUCR’s fourth senate meeting of the quarter occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the senate chambers. The meeting introduced numerous changes to the elections code, such as GPA requirements for officials, and measures to...
Senators pass mental health resolution
ASUCR senators unanimously passed a resolution to promote awareness and education of mental health services by collaborating with UCR’s Student Wellness Partners and Active Minds.
Authored by Vice President of External Affairs Kareem Aref and...
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 discusses Costo Hall referendum
The first ASUCR senate meeting of winter quarter commenced in HUB 221 on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The senators briefly discussed ASUCR’s open house next Wednesday, Jan. 17, which is intended to provide...
ASUCR hands out free life vests
ASUCR voted last Wednesday to allocate more than $50,000 for free life vests for the student body to prevent drowning while navigating UCR’s waterlogged campus.
UCR has seen 134 drownings in the past year, according...