divestment

Our demands include federal policy regulating carbon emissions, a just transition to a sustainable economy, and introducing UC policy on climate change.

On Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents refrained from taking the stance that many universities and other investors have: divesting from fossil fuel companies.

On Monday, the ASUC Standing Committee on University and External Affairs indefinitely postponed a bill that addressed academic relations with Israeli institutions after some senators said the naturally divisive bill would hurt the long-term workability of the ASUC senate class.

The UC Board of Regents is set to meet Wednesday and Thursday to discuss a number of issues relating to the university, including a discussion of the budget, UC sexual assault task force and student access to mental health resources.

The UC Task Force on Sustainable Investing chose not to recommend the university divest funds from fossil fuel companies, instead advocating a "framework for sustainable investment" which would consider environmental and social factors.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my disappointment in your decision to run Senator Grant Fineman’s hostile and sensationalist op-ed on the first day of ASUC voting.

While the ASUC president has the constitutional power to veto bills passed by the senate, past presidents responded differently to the divestment votes — one vetoing, the other not. The potential for a veto in any future divestment votes, then, could vary greatly, depending on who is elected the next ASUC president.