Graduate Assembly

UC Berkeley junior Bradley Silvernail is running independently for ASUC Senate to change the way graduate students are represented by the organization and to lower tuition and housing costs for students.

The ASUC Elections Council held its annual mandatory elections meeting Tuesday where candidates for ASUC elected positions and proponents of referendums were briefed on election policies.

During its meeting Wednesday, the ASUC discussed the Graduate Assembly, or GA, push for independence, the ongoing struggles international students face from remote learning and the rise in xenophobia.

A proposal to temporarily designate space in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union for the Latinx Resource Center was voted down by the ASUC Student Union Board of Directors at their Jan. 15 meeting.

Delegates of the Graduate Assembly unanimously passed a resolution Thursday to create funding opportunities for campus groups and address student wellness.

During the Graduate Assembly's meeting Thursday, delegates and guests discussed the future and how to promote equity on campus for groups such as Indigenous students.

For Graduate Assembly delegates, defunding UCPD and supporting graduate students amid the COVID-19 pandemic are priorities, as discussed with UC Berkeley administration at the assembly's meeting Thursday.

On Thursday, the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly, or GA, joined the ASUC in unanimously supporting Proposition 16, which would restore affirmative action for race and gender in public universities and public sector jobs in California if passed.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some University Village residents have dealt with concerns about paying rent and preventing the spread of the disease.

Underrepresented student groups and organizations, including the community of students with disabilities and Indigenous student organizations, have faced long-standing challenges in their fight for allocated spaces on campus.