Archive for the ‘Senate Bills’ Category

Senate Shows Support for the Berkeley Student Cooperative

Friday, March 21st, 2008 by Senator Rebecca Coleman

Housing is prohibitively expensive for many students at UC Berkeley. The Berkeley Student Cooperative is a non-profit organization that provides students with low-cost, quality, and cooperative housing for students that might not otherwise be able to afford a university education. Late last evening, the ASUC Senate voted to pass a bill ...

Senator Roxanne Winston’s Pro-Tree Sitter Resolution

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Senator Gabe Weiner

Today Senator Roxanne Winston introduced SB 76, a resolution supporting the tree sitter by Wheeler Hall. Winston intends to embrace the tree sitter and support his illegal actions. This isn’t the first time that Winston has expressed support for tree sitting. She voted to oppose the fence the University built around ...

Sustainability Groups Continue to Push for a Greener Campus

Monday, February 25th, 2008 by Senator Rebecca Coleman

At UC Berkeley we’re continuously devising new ways to make our campus more environmentally sustainable. Sustainability Team's The Local, a cooperative organic vegetable and fruit stand sells sustainable produce on campus every Wednesday from 11am to 3pm in front of the MLK Student Union (Bancroft and Telegraph). Student facilitators of ...