Cal Lodge

ASUC chief financial officer, or CFO, Sofie Yang resigned Feb. 20 and was replaced by Greg Reich, who will act as interim CFO until the end of the Spring semester.

Cal Lodge, an ASUC retreat lodge close to Lake Tahoe that used to be rented out to student organizations, has been sold for $502,000 to Beriha Magalli Yoho as of Jan. 17.

The ASUC Senate passed a resolution in support of the Student Transformation through Academic Recruitment and Retention, or STARR, referendum at its regular Wednesday meeting, securing the referendum’s spot on the spring 2018 ballot.

The ASUC Senate convened for its weekly meeting Wednesday to hear complaints about the new campus events policy and to discuss the sale of Cal Lodge.

The ASUC Senate unanimously passed five bills at its general meeting Wednesday and discussed the future of the Cal Lodge — an ASUC-owned hotel-like property in Lake Tahoe, California.

The ASUC president signed an emergency order to reinstate an insurance policy and switch insurance providers for the ASUC-operated Cal Lodge last week in order to keep the lodge open.

The ASUC Office of the Attorney General hosted its first ever forum for senate candidates on Saturday to inform the campus community of prospective senators’ platforms and goals for the 2015-16 senate term.

The ASUC senate passed a bill on Wednesday commissioning a campus consulting group to examine its investment portfolio, with the ultimate goal of improving the organization’s investment process.

A bill that proposes a $15,000 revamping of the ASUC’s website was introduced at this Wednesday’s senate meeting, alongside the nomination of a public defender and the discussion of various campus issues.

After years of financial losses and an attempt to close the lodge last year, the ASUC-owned Cal Lodge will undergo a change in management from a contracted property manager to an outside company.