Internal Vice President Steven Ho has called the Associated Students (AS) Senate's third meeting of the Winter Quarter to order at 6:30 p.m.
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EVPLA Jeike Meijer is giving an executive report, touching on some updates such as the Isla Vista (IV) lighting report. Meijer reminds that the public can still send comments to klehr@countyofsb.org regarding the Cat Canyon Oil Drilling Proposal until January 28th.
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AS Elections Board Co-Chair John Paul Renteria gave an update on the Winter Quarter Special Election. Voting begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. and it will be done at https://t.co/rmMg6W0anU instead of GOLD. Currently, Rachel Ng is the only EVPSA candidate.
Voting ends February 7th.
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Here's a link to the Winter Quarter Special Election ballot:https://t.co/bHxYRlbY9n
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Authored by Off-Campus Senator Jasmine Palmerin and On-Campus Senator Melissa Perez, this resolution supports UC Santa Barbara divesting from companies that are working with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in perpetrating the immigration humanitarian crisis.
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“It is our responsibility to speak up against the humanitarian crisis. It’s not a matter of politic. It’s a matter of humanitarian aid,” said Leslie Jimenez
Link – https://t.co/6BxSenKPXc
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Authored by On-Campus Senator Zion Solomon and Off-Campus Senator Jalia Carlton-Carew, this bill adds anti-blackness training for AS Executive Offices. The bill is intended to make Associated Students spaces more accessible.
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Authored by Solomon and Off-Campus Senator Christian Ornelas, this resolution expands Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment training to OSL clubs and sports teams.
Link – https://t.co/9ilkTQ5Nro
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This bill originated from a recent student survey which indicated that off-campus housing affiliated with clubs, teams, or fraternities and sororities is one of the most common places for sexual violence and harassment.
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Written by Solomon and Letters & Science Senator Xochitl Briseno, this resolution re-uses space in AS Main office for the use of the AS Book Bank.
Link – https://t.co/HXvuIhaw5J
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Written by Senators Solomon and Briseno, this resolution establishes the AS King’s A+ For Excellence Awards. The award tentatively seeks to recognize 5 students who achieve academic excellence with a $500 scholarship each.
Link – https://t.co/uqpufKJee1
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tThere is another bill written by Solomon and Palmerin that seeks to update Sexual Violence and Sexual Harrassmen training for ASUCSB Executive Offices and Senate. The bill is similar to the one introduced earlier, which extends SVSH training to OSL clubs and sports teams.
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Here's a link to the resolution to update SVSH training for ASUCSB Executive offices and Senate:https://t.co/DuNV9WWO8X
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Authored by On-Campus Senator Yash Nagpal and Off-Campus Senator Rafael Cornejo, this resolution seeks to create an exploratory committee to allow for greater food access in the dining commons.
Link – https://t.co/hpZUv6mgaa
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The committee’s main purpose is to gather information and establish a communication line with the administration. Nagpal mentioned researching programs with rollover and transferrable meal swipes. Senators of this resolution stress that the committee is exploratory in nature.
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Authored by Senator Palmerin and Letters & Science Senator Ricardo Uribe, this resolution seeks to support the Central American Caravana stranded at the US border with a $2000 donation to the organization Freedom for Immigrants.
Link – https://t.co/kcX1JK8C2j
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Judicial Council Chair Nominee Raymond Alonso just spoke to Senate in public forum. Alonso seeks to promote equity, transparency, and accessibility within the Council.
Stay tuned for a TBL article on Alonso's ideas on a better Council.
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AS Senate just passed the resolution to divest from the Deportation Regime, which directs UCSB to divest from companies that help commit human rights violations, specifically in regards to the immigration crisis at the US border.
Link – https://t.co/6BxSenKPXc
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AS Senate just passed the resolution expanding SVSH training to OSL clubs and sports team.
Link – https://t.co/9ilkTQ5Nro
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AS Senate just passed the resolution to re-use space in AS Main office for the use of the AS Book Bank.
Link – https://t.co/HXvuIhaw5J
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AS Senate just passed the resolution to create an exploratory committee to allow for greater food access in the dining commons.
Link – https://t.co/hpZUv6mgaa
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AS Senate just passed the resolution to support the Central American Caravana, which seeks to donate up to $2000 to Freedom For Immigrants, an organization working to end immigration detention.
Link – https://t.co/kcX1JK8C2j
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AS Senate just passed the revised resolution to establish the AS King’s A+ For Excellence awards, which will recognize 5 Gauchos who excel in academics with a $500 scholarship each.
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AS Senate just passed the Winter Special Election ballot.
Link – https://t.co/bHxYRlbY9n
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AS Senate has approved the appointment of Raymond Alonso as Chair of Judicial Council.
Stay tuned for a TBL article on Alonso's appointment.
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