ASUW met this Tuesday for their away meeting at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, gaveling in at 7:08 p.m. The meeting minutes for the previous meeting were approved unanimously while the agenda was approved following changes to its order due to appointments. For RSO Funding Board requests, the RSO Students Supporting Veterans appeared before the…
For more information on the return of funds to ASUW’s reserves, check out this earlier article: UW trustees replace funds to ASUW. ASUW met this Tuesday, gaveling in at 7:05 p.m. Senate Bills 2580, 2581 and 2582 as well as Senate Resolutions 2583 and 2584 were up as Old Business. Senate Bills 2585 and 2586…
David Chicoine, interim dean, since Aug. 14, is expected to end his term prior to Jul. 1 of next year. At this time, the College of Business is searching for a new dean. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Kate Miller said that Interim Dean Chicoine was selected to serve in that role in…
This past Border War football game, 16-year-old Ra’el Ireland Trosper of Ethete, Wyoming was recognized as an honorary cowboy via ASUW’s Honorary Cowboy program. In order to be eligible to be considered for the Honorary Cowboy program, one must be a K-12 student in the state and exude traits of optimism while having endured hardships….
ASUW met in the senate chambers on Tuesday, gaveling in at 7:37 p.m. The senators were coming from their mandatory diversity training, which they had just completed. When approving the agenda, there were motions to add discussion on canceling the Dec. 12 meeting, add Senate Bill 2584 to new business as well as the approval…
Both the Education Auditorium and the overflow lecture hall in the Classroom Building were filled to capacity last Thursday for the Dennis Prager event. Approximately 35 individuals (as per several firsthand accounts) turned out in protest against the event. Approximately 75,000 tuned in to the livestream. Surely, “the entire campus” was not “against” those students…
ASUW met this Tuesday, gaveling in at 7:35 p.m. The minutes for last week’s meeting and the agenda for this week’s meeting were approved unanimously. There was no old business, no debate or discussion of legislation and no votes made. For new business, Senate Bills 2579 and 2580 received their first readings. SB 2579, titled…
Next May, students will see new changes in the way UW holds graduation commencement ceremonies. The changes will come about via the decisions of a Commencement Review Task Force and the input it receives from the campus community. President Laurie Nichols said since she was named president of the university, she had been asked what…
After all my opinion pieces regarding the value of freedom of speech and an open marketplace of ideas, we at UW have been presented with an opportunity to demonstrate that we are a truly open-minded and reasonable campus. We have an opportunity to exude that we are a community of inclusion and respect for differing…
ASUW met this Tuesday, gaveling in at 7:03 p.m. Under old business, ASUW discussed Senate Bills 2573 and 2576 as well as Senate Resolution 2577. SB 2573, which would discontinue the Constitution Committee as a standing committee of ASUW, continues to be tabled in Steering Committee. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Senator Jacob Kennedy…
ASUW Senate Bill 2573 has become stalled, tabled in the Steering Committee. SB 2573 would effectually dissolve ASUW’s Constitution Committee. According to the legislation, the bill is necessary to improve efficiency of the committees and to reduce the imbalance of work that each committee does. “Senate Bill No. 2573 is currently something we are taking…
ASUW met Tuesday night, gaveling in at 7:05 p.m. Minutes from the meeting prior as well as the agenda for Tuesday night’s meeting were approved. Senate Bills 2573 and 2574 were on the agenda as old business. SB 2573, regarding the dissolution of the ASUW Constitution Committee remains tabled in Steering Committee. SB 2574, which…
