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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