Associated Student Government announced Wednesday a four-week trial run of a newly proposed Senate order that could eventually end weekly meetings. ASG Senate leadership will hold a town-hall style meeting the week of Feb. 8, inviting students to voice concerns and comment on legislation, according to Senate Parliamentarian and SESP junior Dalia Segal-Miller. During Wednesday’s.
The Associated Student Government Senate passed two resolutions Wednesday calling on the University to grant department status to two Council of Race and Ethnic Studies programs and shift Peer-Guided Study Group registration times. The Senate leadership also proposed legislation to eliminate weekly meetings. The first resolution, authored by Alianza Senator and Weinberg sophomore Nicole Aguilar-Medina.
The Associated Student Government introduced two pieces of legislation Wednesday: one granting department status to two Council for Race and Ethnic Studies programs and the other on reforming Peer-Guided Study Group registration times. The first piece of legislation called on the University to grant department status to the Latinx Studies and Asian American Studies programs..
Associated Student Government leadership said the body plans to continue reforming finance distribution in Winter Quarter and will also hold social justice training workshops for all committee chairs and members through the 2022-23 academic year. The organization allocated $66,609.27 in additional funding to student groups requesting increased financial support at the last ASG Senate meeting.