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Week 13 / Fall 2025

ASUC Senate Meeting
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

ASUC Senate Chambers (510 Eshleman Hall)

The meeting was largely procedural, focusing on commission reports and passing a consent calendar. A bill to protect Muslim and Palestinian students was moved to immediate consideration and passed unanimously after a brief discussion and amendment. The remainder of the meeting involved introducing new legislation and handling routine announcements.

Attendance

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

Officer Reports

1 of 5

Abigail Verino
Verino
President

President Verino gave a presentation to the Senate.

Bills Voted On

4 resolutions

Consent Calendar
Passed SR 25/26-020 In Support of Mental Health Statements and Resources in Syllabi
Passed SR 25/26-022 Amending ASUCBL 1110 Onboarding & Leadership Development
Passed SR 25/26-024 Bike Legislation
Floor Votes
Passed 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’ Campus

Minutes & Agenda Approvals

3 items

Passed University and External Affairs Committee Meeting
Passed Finance Committee Meeting
Passed Governance and Internal Affairs Committee Meeting

New Business Introduced

10 resolutions referred to committee

SR 25/26-025 Resolution to Establish the ASUC Campus Worker Mutual Aid Fund for the 2025-2026 School Year ficomm
SR 25/26-026 Mandating the Usage of Subtitles in ASUC Meetings in the Senate Chambers govcomm
SR 25/26-027 Establishing the Student-Campus Leadership Safety Communication Initiative excomm
SR 25/26-028 Recognizing December 3rd as International Day of Persons With Disabilities excomm
SR 25/26-029 Ensuring Student Expression and Public Health in Response to UC Masking Policy excomm
SR 25/26-030 Recognition of Hindu Heritage Month in October excomm
SR 25/26-032 Recognizing and Standing in Solidarity with the Persecuted Christian Communities excomm
SR 25/26-033 Reinstating the ASUC Interfaith Student Ad-Hoc Committee for Spring 2026 govcomm
SR 25/26-034 Institutionalizing the Preservation of the Cal NERDS Center excomm
SR 25/26-035 Recognizing November as Transgender Awareness Month and November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance excomm

Meeting Minutes

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CalPERS

An update regarding CalPERS was provided to the Senate.

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