A.S. Meeting #27 — April 13
Special Reports
The Committee on Undergraduate Student Experience and Satisfaction continued its research by questioning the A.S. Council. According to committee co-chair Joe Leventhal, student satisfaction surveys often rate UCSD below UC Irvine.
The council’s suggestions for improvement included the promotion of the social sciences, an increase in diversity and the creation of a football team.
Items of Immediate Consideration
Item D
The council passed a resolution in support of the service workers and their strike on April 14 by a vote of 12-2-0. With the passage of the resolution, the council said it reaffirmed its support for the fight of the workers for a pay raise and career advancement opportunities.
Reports
Vice President of Academic Affairs Caroline Song
Song reported that the Committee on Education Policy is considering eliminating students’ ability to retake classes in which they receive a grade of D or F.
According to Song, the committee believes that the policy contributes to grade inflation, which it sees as a large problem at UCSD.
Old Business
Item D
The council changed its election bylaws governing the candidate statements used in the A.S. elections. Prior to the amendment, word limits were placed on candidate statements.
In the 2005 election, however, several statements remained within the limits by combining words and removing spaces. The amendment changed the requirements to a character limit, allowing 1000 characters for presidential races, 650 for commissioners and 350 for senatorial and college races.
Item E
The council postponed for one week amendments to senate bylaws that would have enumerated the reasons for which a senate meeting could be closed.
The legislation sought to bring the A.S. Council in compliance with the spirit of the state’s open meetings laws, even though the council is not governed by the law.
New Business
Item I
The council will discuss amendments to the ASUCSD Media Services Grievance Procedures. These amendments will allow students to file complaints against A.S. media outlets by notifying either the general manager of the service or the A.S. Judicial Board. The procedure was proposed as a result of student complaints over the airing of pornography on SRTV.
