Fall 2025 / week 13

Wednesday, November 19 asuc senate meeting, Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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10:21 PM
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attendance

19 present
Anamaria Abnusy
Abnusy
Margaret Solomon
Solomon
Somer Alrai
Alrai
Abdullah Memon
Memon
Lucia Stankovic
Stankovic
Colton Beardsley
Beardsley
Selina Mendez
Mendez
Ayden Reading
Reading
Shawn Canin
Canin
Nicole Nunez Rivera
Nunez Rivera
Sara Terán
Terán
Abigail Cho
Cho
Kianna Rodarte
Rodarte
Sydnee Thy
Thy
Joshua De Miguel
De Miguel
Bella Santos
Santos
Rayne Xue
Xue
Sydney Scott
Scott
Jada Yang
Yang
2 absent
Reg Macarro
Macarro
Talia Golshani
Golshani

presentations

Abigail Verino President

Verino addressed two recent student deaths and noted ongoing grocery collaborations with the Berkeley Student Food Collective. She urged senators to RSVP for upcoming Nimble Strategy Sessions covering five institutional challenges, including financial resilience and AI's impact. She also previewed November 21 events, including speaking at the Bonfire Rally and hosting the Pie-the-President fundraiser.

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decisions

passed by unanimous consent

moved by Memon, seconded by Scott

SR 25/26 023 Implementing Protection Measures for Muslim, Palestinian and Allied Students in Response to CAIR’s Designation of UCB as a ‘Hostile Campus’
The Senate opened discussion to make edits to the resolution.
1 min

13 more passed

moved by De Miguel, seconded by Golshani

resolutions

appointments

Inter-Semester Committee

ASUC

finance report

  • FR 25/26 F11 Finance Committee nov 17 passed

new business

  1. Resolution to Establish the ASUC Campus Worker Mutual Aid Fund for the 2025-2026 School Year
  2. Mandating the Usage of Subtitles in ASUC Meetings in the Senate Chambers
  3. Establishing the Student-Campus Leadership Safety Communication Initiative
  4. Recognizing December 3rd as International Day of Persons With Disabilities
  5. Ensuring Student Expression and Public Health in Response to UC Masking Policy
  6. Recognition of Hindu Heritage Month in October
  7. Recognizing and Standing in Solidarity with the Persecuted Christian Communities in Nigeria, China, and Sudan
  8. Reinstating the ASUC Interfaith Student Ad-Hoc Committee for Spring 2026
  9. Advocating for the Preservation of the Cal NERDS Center
  10. Recognizing November as Transgender Awareness Month and November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Kay Week Secretary, CALPIRG

Kay Week, secretary for CALPIRG at UC Berkeley, gave an update on the organization's recent fall conference at UC Santa Barbara and highlighted their activities for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, including raising over $500 for food and necessities.