Associated Students Internal Vice President Steven Ho has called A.S. Senate’s last meeting of Fall 2018 quarter to order at 6:36 p.m.
Link to agenda – https://t.co/ldxF7T8ZJz
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Lieutenant Matt Bowman of the University of California Police Department gives a report, describing the closure of the Fall Citizen’s Academy. The program lets community citizens get a closer look at how law enforcement works. The program will tentatively return in April 2019.
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External Vice President of Local Affairs (EVPLA) Jeike Meijer gives an executive report on the office’s accomplishments and future projects. pic.twitter.com/HuE7hKevMj
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Associated Students President Brooke Kopel updated A.S. Senate on the issue of finding the A.S. Bike Shop a permanent location as well as addressing the Title IX advisory board vacancy.
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Lobby Corps Co-Chair Tom Steele gives a local Lobby Corps report. Steele states that the office has been working on the human trafficking issue in Santa Barbara, IV lighting project, Cat Canyon Oil-Drilling project, etc.
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On-Campus Senator Zion Solomon and Off-Campus Senator Christian Ornelas talk about their resolution, which opposes the Cat Canyon Oil-Drilling Project proposals to build 760 new fracking wells in Cat Canyon, which is in Santa Barbara county.
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“This resolution is important because [the Cat Canyon Oil-Drilling Project] is part of the top 10% most carbon intensive projects in the world,” said student sponsor Amanda Pantoja.
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“As a campus, we’ve made it clear that we are against new oil. We want to move towards 100% renewables,” said Off-Campus Senator Christian Ornelas.
Link – https://t.co/sGBsBD7yjn
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On-Campus Senator Zion Solomon and Off-Campus Senator Christian Ornelas speak about their resolution to make Boards, Commissions, and Units expenditures reports more accessible and transparent to the public.
Link – https://t.co/tjWGZnTiKa
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A.S. Elections Board Chair John Paul Renteria submits another Winter 2019 Special Election petition, which calls for an 8% voter threshold as well as potentially opening up the election to constitutional changes on top of electing an External Vice President for Statewide Affairs.
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A.S. Senate has tabled the Winter Special Election Petition for discussion until their next meeting, which would take place week one of Winter 2019 quarter.
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L&S Senator Ricardo Uribe added a new resolution in support of United Student Labor Action Coalition’s demands for pay equality, job security, and getting Immigration and Customs Enforcement and police off campus to make UCSB a sanctuary campus.
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Kimi Nasiri, one of the Judicial Council Member appointment, speaks to A.S. Senate in public forum. Nasiri is a first year undeclared major.
“Being fair is to look at everything through an objective lens,” said Nasiri, “I will not bring any inherent biases to the Council.”
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“I’ve always loved the law as a kid. I was part of mock trial in high school and I loved the judicial process,” said Antony Nguyen, a Judicial Council Member nominee.
“It’s the group versus the problem, not the people versus each other,” said Nguyen, addressing his work ethic.
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“Objectivity, making sure that you are able to work in groups well, and also being a friendly person [are necessary traits for a Judicial Council Member],” said Nayely Marron, a fourth year Political Science and Communications double major and Judicial Council Member nominee.
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Attorney General Zeina Safadi advised A.S. Senate to write a resolution directing the A.S. Executive Director to hire a liaison for the EVPSA office. In this respect, a majority of the EVPSA duties would fall on the liaison and the vacancy issue would be addressed.
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A.S. Senate passed the resolution to oppose the Cat Canyon Oil-Drilling Project proposals.
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A.S. Senate passed the resolution directing A.S. Entities to submit reports on expenditures.
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A.S. Senate just approved honoraria for Fall 2018 BCU appointed positions.
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A.S. Senate just approved Fall 2018 honoraria for Senators. However, Senators who failed to attend meetings will get their honoraria deducted by a certain amount based on the number of violations.
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A.S. Senate passed the resolution in support of United Student Labor Action Coalition’s demands such as pay equality, job security, and getting Immigration and Customs Enforcement and police off campus to make UCSB a sanctuary campus.
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A.S. Senate passed a bill to update the Legal Code of the A.S. Human Rights Board, authored by Off-Campus Senator Christian Ornelas and Off-Campus Senator Rafael Cornejo.
Link – https://t.co/51l4hHOOIx
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A.S. Senate just appointed Antony Nguyen, Kimi Nasiri, Nayely Marron, and Justin Nilsen as Judicial Council members with a 17-1-3 vote.
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Senate has adjourned at 12:23am
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