Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

1 month ago | dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Conor Kelly

The Associated Students 75th Senate created a mental health subcommittee to oversee mental health first aid training, discussed billiards and bowling in Isla Vista and allocated funding to double the pay of Outstanding Boards, Committees and Units Award recipients at a Feb. 26 Senate meeting. The Senate officially created the Outstanding Boards, Committees and Units (BCU) Award at its Nov. 6 meeting to hold members of the Association accountable and reward three BCUs who go above and beyond.

2 months ago | dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Conor Kelly

The Associated Students 75th Senate passed a resolution last Wednesday promising to begin the process of instating a Division I intercollegiate football team at UC Santa Barbara. Several senators held reservations about allocating funding for the program. UCSB was previously home to the football team the Roadrunners, established in 1921. The team was renamed to the Gauchos in 1934.

2 months ago | dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Conor Kelly

The Associated Students 75th Senate swore in five new off-campus senators at its Feb. 5 meeting. They also discussed long-term plans, funding requests and the winter quarter special election. The Senate swore in five new on-campus senators this week after approving their appointments at the Jan. 29 meeting to fill empty senate seats, some from those who have quit this year, following a search by a senate special committee.

2 months ago | dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Conor Kelly

The Associated Students 75th Senate discussed creating a new campus bike path, providing relief for the Los Angeles wildfires and restructuring the UC Santa Barbara Recreation Center equipment replacement process at its Jan. 29 meeting. Senators also continued discussions on changing the number of senate positions and updating Associated Students’ financial systems. Proposed changes to the Associated Students (A.S.) constitution will be voted on in a spring quarter special election.

2 months ago | dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Conor Kelly

The Associated Students 75th Senate discussed holding the University accountable for building new housing, restructuring senate positions, creating changes in the elections board schedule and dissolving the Public Safety Commission at its Jan. 22 meeting. Third-year history major Enri Lala and fourth-year sociology major Jasmine Amin authored a bill requesting that UC Santa Barbara administration complete the San Benito Housing project by fall 2027 and present a timeline to the public.