This year, ASUW Senate decided to raise funds that would support the Husky Pride Fund. Senate leadership believed that selling a modified version of the Husky Pride Fund Shirt (with an added ASUW Senate modification on the back of the shirt) would be the best way to donate to the cause. Thanks to the generosity of our Session XVI Senators, Senate raised $103.54 in proceeds that will support the Husky Pride Fund.

Support the Husky Pride Fund!

Senate Committee Chairs: Election Results

Academic and Administrative Affairs: Miklós Csibrány

General Affairs: Negheen Kamkar

On Campus Student Life: Evan Smith

Off Campus Student Life: Alex Pollack

Oversight Committee: Desiree Hanssen

Publicity, Outreach and Membership: Tunny Vann

Style, Presentation and Formatting: Matthew Zemek

Session XVI has been adjourned Sine Die. Let Them Eat Cake!

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Chair: Bryan Dosono

Vice Char: Michelle Nance

Membership Coordinator: Ty Huynh Chhor

Legislation Passed

R-16-35, “A Resolution in Support of UAW Local 4121 Bargaining Efforts.” Vote Count: 48-10-5

R-16-31, “A Resolution in Support of a Student-Run Food Cooperative.” Vote Count: 58-0-0.

R-16-32, “Thank you President Emmert.” Vote Count: 57-0-0.

Board of Regents Forum

Regents Jewell, Golden, and Blake came to Senate this week. They answered questions about their role as Regents and the search for a new President. They asked Senators what students are looking for in their new President.

R-16-31: A Resolution in Support of a Student-Run Food Cooperative. The UW Food Co-Op is an emerging student enterprise looking for student support and input to create a campus cafe that features locally produced food (including produce from the UW Farm).

R-16-32: Thank you President Emmert. This Resolution thanks President Emmert for his six years of service to the University of Washington.

Second Readings

R-16-30 “A Resolution in Support of Student Study Groups”

OA-16-4, “An Organic Act to make rules suspensions debatable

OA-16-5, “An Organic Act to increase the options for Debate in Senate

OA-16-6,” An Organic Act Regarding Elections for Committee Chairs

Read more about this event through the reporting of the UW Daily.

http://dailyuw.com/2010/5/5/countdown-elections/

Chaired by Bryan Dosono. Parliamentarian: Maggie Capwell. Clerk: Michelle Nance.

OA-16-3, “An Act Revising the ASUW Senate Rules”

Changed the agenda, now voting is officially done by “vote count” instead of yeas and nays, deletion of incorrect legislation referral, Changed Senate Awards. Vote: 58-0-3.

R-16-29, “A Resolution in Support of Career Advising Integration”

Vote: 59-0-2.

R-16-27, “A Resolution in Support of a Co-Curricular Activities Transcript” Vote Count: 56-4-1.

First Readings Next Week

OA-16-4, “An Organic Act to make Rules Suspensions Debatable”

This Organic Act would add a clause in our Senate Rules to make it debatable if a Senator moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of moving a piece of legislation from first readings directly to second readings.

OA-16-5 “An Organic Act to Increase the Options for Debate in Senate”

This piece of legislation creates a motion to debate something that is currently not debatable according to our Parliamentary Procedure. Secondly, it creates a motion “call for intent” when someone has made a motion to suspend the rules.

OA-16-6, “An Organic Act Regarding Elections for Committee Chairs”

This Organic Act would change elections for Committee chairs to be by Senate instead of electing each the Chair in Committee.

R-16-28, A Resolution to name the Hub Senate Chamber. This resolution asks the UW Naming Committee to name the room Senate will be in once the new HUB is built in 2012 after the Senate Advisor Rene Singleton. Vote Count 71-0-1 .

R-16-20, A Resolution in Support of Expanding Composting on the University of  Washington Campus: This Resolution lists several requests for the expansion of composting on campus and in residence halls and asks that Recycling and Solid Waste conduct another audit of waste collected from the University of Washington.Vote Count: 68-0-1.

R-16-24, A Resolution in Support of the Women’s Center: This Resolution encourages ASUW to support the Women’s Center and advocate for no more cuts in the next biennium.Vote Count: 68-0-2.

R-16-26, A Resolution in Support of Tampons: This legislation requests that Custodial Services do an audit of where tampon machines are located in campus buildings and then put more tampon machines in highly trafficked locations ex. Kane, Suzzallo, Odegaard.Vote Count: 61-5-1.

In fall quarter Senate voted to approve the Husky Creed. During winter quarter the legislation went to the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and a few items were changed. This piece of legislation says Senate supports the changes that GPSS made to the Husky Creed, including the change the name to the Husky Principles.  Vote Count: 72-6-3.