Last week, Associated Students voted on a new resolution in support of Assembly Bill 656. The bill, if passed, will allot 60 percent of a California oil tax to the California State University system.
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A new elections coordinator has been picked by Associated Students. The person chosen to fulfill the spot will be announced Wednesday at the next A.S. meeting. The elections coordinator position has been empty since May, when the previous coordinator graduated, but was presided over during that time by Vice President of Finance Ignacio Prado along with the executive board and executive committee.
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A.S. will possibly change election standards and practices as a result of last spring’s controversy. A.S. has been without an elections coordinator since the previous official graduated two years ago. Vice President of Finance Ignacio Prado, along with the executive board and executive committee, has been temporarily overseeing elections. A.S. is currently looking for a new elections coordinator to take over and will vote on any changes after finding a replacement.
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Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico will visit San Diego State for Budget Action Day from 11:30 am. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on Centennial Walkway. Torrico will talk about new Assembly Bill 656 that will provide funding to the California State University system. Students are encouraged to attend the event in order to voice their concerns and questions regarding the budget cuts and Assembly Bill 656.
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The second of five town hall meetings will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. on the Free Speech Steps. This meeting will focus on specific changes to advocate for in terms of budget cuts to the California State University system.
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The San Diego State Children’s Center will refund up to five days of services in light of furloughs and budget cuts. Families needing a monetary relief for child care at SDSU can potentially save an estimated $355. Children will not be present for days previously requested as furloughs by parents.
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San Diego State Associated Students President Tyler Boden will continue to host town hall meetings on a monthly basis. The dates, times and locations will be announced closer to the events. The next meeting will discuss the CSU budget further and subsequent town hall meetings will involve different topics. Students unable to make the town hall meeting can voice their opinions on the A.S. blog.
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In his public safety report to the Associated Students Council on Wednesday, San Diego State Chief of Police John Browning cautioned students to keep a close eye on their belongings toward the end of the semester. Browning said there is always an increase in reported thefts at the end of the semester when people can make money from selling stolen books, laptops or other valuable items.
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A serious case of name-dropping will happen next month at San Diego State as the process of replacing Cox logos for Viejas logos is set in motion.
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Women’s Resource Center looking for a new home The Associated Students council voted to support the Women’s Resource Center’s goal to find a permanent office on campus. Amber Guthrie, president of the Women’s Resource Center, said in a public comment to the council members that San Diego State has been falsely advertising the presence of a women’s resource center because there is no actual “center.”
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Earth Day receives funds The Associated Students Council spent much of its meeting last Wednesday debating Cultural Arts and Special Events' decision to deny the Enviro-Business Society $7,000 to help fund an Earth Day event taking place on April 22.
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Members of Lobby Corps, a segment of the external affairs board, got firsthand lobbying experience while representing the San Diego State student body in Washington, D.C., last month.
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While it may have gone unnoticed to most students, March 7 was Associated Students Day at San Diego State. San Diego City Council issued a resolution marking last Saturday as Associated Students Day, a move to commemorate A.S.
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Associated Students’ involvement in the newly reformed California State Student Association has hit its first major hitch.
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The candidate list for the upcoming Associated Students election has been released. In the coming weeks, students will participate in an intense campaigning process for the executive and representative positions.
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Engineering professor James S. Burns was a topic of pointed conversation for the Associated Students Council last Wednesday.
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Five executive positions and many representative positions will soon be open to a student election. Executive and representative applications became available on Jan. 26 with a submission deadline of Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. It is open to all students who must decide if they have the time and resources to commit to a very competitive election process. Election week will take place March 16 to 19.
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The petitions’ signatures to save Louie’s Suds & Sun Pub have been counted and officially accepted by Associated Students. As of now, 1,261 signatures have been verified, A.S. President James Poet said.
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Last week’s council meeting was visited by a group of students who lobbied Associated Students to save Louie’s Suds & Sun Pub. Their spokesman, psychology senior Joseph Kowalow, presented A.S. with a large folder, which he said represented 2,000 signatures.
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Not all students are equal, especially in Associated Student’s elections. Some students run lavish campaigns because of their ample personal finances, while others must scrounge together enough money to print out fliers.
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The Green Love initiative brought some new proposals before Associated Students during its council meeting last week.
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Interim Dean of the Library Jon Cawthorne spoke at last week’s Associated Students meeting. He updated A.S. on new features offered by the Malcolm A. Love Library. Council members eagerly offered him suggestions of how to better improve the library.
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A.S. has officially endorsed the new Instructional Related Activities fee that would raise student tuition by $80 a semester to comply with Title IV requirements. The decision came after an hour-long blistering debate that included comments from skeptics and supporters in the gallery.
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There is a question that is being asked to college graduates more and more during job interviews. “Do you have diversity experiences?”
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Browning talks campus safety There is safety in numbers, said Police Chief John Browning, who attended last week’s Associated Students council meeting to address campus safety concerns. A week after the tragic on-campus murder of Luis Santos, Browning proposed an assortment of tips for public safety. Invest in visible clubs for cars, walk in groups when traveling the campus at night, program the campus police number into your cell phone: (619) 594-1991 and utilize the police escort services at night. Browning also said motorcycles should be secured to security rails in the parking structures.
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Free Speech Steps Associated Students held its council meeting outside Wednesday on the Free Speech Steps. While there were crowds, the students seemed more interested in the preview screening of "Eagle Eye" than student politics. State Senate candidate Jeff Perwin spoke at the council meeting, warning A.S. that the city of San Diego has been opposing students through various alcohol bans and a law that prevents three students from living together in housing districts.
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