Sujin Shin

The University of California and the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association sent letters Tuesday to the state senate opposing a bill that would alter term-lengths of UC Board of Regents.

More than 150 UC Berkeley students have joined a Facebook group called CalCentral Bugfinder Squad in the last week, dedicated to voicing complaints about CalCentral and the new enrollment process on the website.

At its Wednesday meeting, the ASUC Senate passed three bills unanimously.

UC Berkeley students currently pay 12 student fees — totaling more than $1,100 per student per year — that have been passed in various ASUC elections throughout the past two decades.

The ASUC Senate passed two bills during Wednesday night's regular meeting.

The Defend Affirmative Action Party, a student political party closely connected to the activist organization By Any Means Necessary, announced executive candidates for all five seats — four of whom are also running for senate seats. DAAP also announced eight additional senate candidates for the 2016-17 ASUC elections.

The ASUC Senate passed a motion to reintroduce a bill in support of a campuswide ban on the use of latex products for amendments after ASUC President Yordanos Defen issued a presidential veto last Wednesday.

Cal Student Orientation will no longer serve as the introductory program welcoming students to UC Berkeley, starting in 2017.

UC Berkeley students will vote in April during the 2016 ASUC general elections on whether to approve a student fee to continue financing environmental sustainability projects.

The ASUC Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night recommending the banning of Urban Shield trainings from UCPD.