A.S. Meeting #3 — May 18
Items of Immediate Consideration
Item B
The council appointed Thurgood Marshall College junior Travis Silva as the A.S. Commissioner of Student Advocacy for the 2005-06 school year. The appointment passed by a vote of 16-3-0.
Reports
Vice President of Academic Affairs Harry Khanna
Khanna reported that the applications for positions in the academic affairs office are now being accepted. Applications can be obtained at the office on the third floor of Price Center or at http://as.ucsd.edu and are due by 3 p.m. on May 23.
Old Business
Item B
The council passed a resolution supporting the current North Campus Housing Project, which would provide living accommodations for transfer students. According to the resolution, transfer students are at a disadvantage in their search for off-campus housing due to the timing of admission decisions.
Combined with the decreasing availability of housing due to condominium conversions, the council urged the UC Board of Regents to increase the campus’ debt capacity by $110 million in order to guarantee the completion of the project by the current 2009 deadline.
Item E
The council allocated a total of $906.50 to the various college councils due to the increased enrollment for spring quarter. The 2004-05 A.S. budget required the council to contribute 50 cents per student per quarter to the college councils to fund the services that colleges provide to their students.
Item J
The council passed a resolution in conjunction with the UC Student Association supporting proposed changes to the UC Code of Conduct that would prohibit the University of California from licensing companies that do not allow their workers to unionize.
The resolution calls on the university to investigate suspected violations of the code of conduct by licensees and to terminate the contracts if the company is deemed to be in violation of the code.
New Business
Item T
A.S. President Christopher Sweeten presented his 2005-06 A.S. budget to the council. Councilmembers will debate the budget on May 25 and will consider amendments and likely approve the budget during the meeting.
