Abigail Verino President
President Abigail Verino announced that Multicultural Initiative Fund applications are open until October 22 and required senators to hold a 1-on-1 meeting before requesting her signature on resolutions. Regarding Path to Care line changes following partner BAWAR's closure, Verino shared that wellness advisory funding now supports student peer educators up to 20 hours. She also clarified the ASUC's nonpartisan 501(c)(3) endorsement restrictions.
4 passed
moved by 
Mendez,
seconded by Yang
4 people spoke
The speaker calls on the ASUC Senate and students to organize sustained mass resistance, student strikes, and rallies to force the removal of the Trump regime. They urge senators to look past administrative bylaws, draw inspiration from historical student movements, and pass a resolution taking a stand.
Tigran Albalian, an international student from Armenia and co-president of the Armenian Student Association, spoke in support of the resolution concerning Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). He thanked the resolution's co-sponsors and the Senate for providing the opportunity to pass the legislation.
David O'Jokin, representing the Armenian Assembly of America, spoke in support of the resolution concerning Artsakh and human rights for Armenians. He detailed the conflict and displacement caused by Azerbaijani aggression and urged the student government to support global human rights and democratic values.
A speaker representing the Committee on Student Fees plugged the committee's Instagram account for answering questions on student fees. They also personally requested that ASUC recalculate election vote percentages using only yes and no votes to align with the Chancellor's Office standards.
