Committee on Student Safety surveys campus
Students, the Seattle Police Department (SPD), and the UWPD spent last Monday night walking from Northeast 45th Street to Ravenna Avenue Northeast and throughout west campus checking for improvements that could be made for student safety.
Student Planning and Budgeting Councils to be implemented
Five colleges and schools within the UW are beginning to implement new advisory councils in an effort to increase student involvement in decision-making on campus.
United at the powwow
For some students, quarterly powwows are their only chance to see their Native American relatives during the school year.
ASUW agenda
This column keeps readers informed about upcoming ASUW events and current legislation, such as a bill to prohibit voter bribery and a resolution in opposition to differential tuition.
Everybody included
Annual ASUW fashion show promotes confidence with interactive elements
The words “I love my body because” displayed on a whiteboard outside the entrance to last night’s Everybody Every Body Fashion Show prompted UW community members to fill in the blank.
ASUW agenda
A bill concerning voter bribery and a resolution in support of marriage equality
This column keeps readers informed about upcoming ASUW events and current legislation, such as a Campus Safety Survey update and the bills and resolutions being discussed by the Student Senate.
ASUW agenda
A Board of Regents forum, senate resolutions, and the approved Election Policies and Procedures
This column keeps readers informed about upcoming ASUW events and current legislation, such as a tuition forum with the UW Board of Regents, the resolutions being discussed by the Student Senate, and the newly approved Election Policies and Procedures.
ASUW Board of Directors approves Election Policies and Procedures after debate
Incentives for voters a hot topic at last nights board meeting
Last night, the ASUW Board of Directors (BOD) struck two proposed provisions from this year’s ASUW Election Policies and Procedures, the whole of which it approved shortly after.
ASUW Agenda
Regents forum and resolutions
This column keeps readers informed about upcoming ASUW events and current legislation, such as a forum with two UW regents and the resolutions being discussed by the Student Senate and the Board of Directors.
Students bring alternative solutions to annual lobby day
Student lobbyists left for Olympia on Friday to fight for higher education, and this year they had a different approach in mind.
Forum questions ASUW diversity representation
The desire for more diverse representation was the focus of a forum hosted by ASUW last night.
ASUW agenda
Resolutions, a BOD update, and women’s political action training
Last week, the ASUW Student Senate and Board of Directors reconvened after the cancellations of their respective Jan. 17 and Jan. 19 meetings caused by the snow days. This column keeps readers informed about upcoming ASUW events and current legislation, such as the resolutions being discussed and approved by the Student Senate and the Board of Directors.
OGR makes changes to lobbying and outreach efforts
In light of last year’s budget cuts to higher education and the recently proposed $82 million state funding cut to the UW, ASUW’s Office of Government Relations (OGR) has made significant changes to its lobbying strategies and student outreach efforts this year.
Legislators support student-backed bill
House Bill 2532 will create funds for STEM degree instruction
State legislators have finally jumped on board with UW’s young political activists to support a bill that would decrease tax loopholes for certain large businesses.
A closed-door policy
Student committee makes budget recommendations
Part 2 of 2: As the UW navigates the increasingly austere state budget, the closed Provost Advisory Committee for Students (PACS) may have a hand in the university’s unsure future.
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