Acosta named Speaker of ASUN Senate
After students questioned the legitimacy of last month’s Associated Students of the University of Nevada elections and the results were put on hold, the student government officials were sworn into office Wednesday night. The 76th session senators elected incumbent Sen. Priscilla Acosta to be speaker of the senate.The senators elected their committee chairs as follows:
Academics: Sen. Jessica Purney
Budget and Finance: Sen. Gracie Geremia
Campus Community: Sen. Patrick Kealy
Government Operations: Sen. Erich Beyer
Public Affairs: Sen. Jennie Verkuyl
University Affairs: Sen. Jennifer Richards
Conduct and Appointments: Geremia
Check the ASUN Live Notebook at asun.nevadasagebrush.com for a minute-by-minute update of the 76th session’s first senate meeting.
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April 17th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
“After students questioned the legitimacy of last month’s Associated Students of the University of Nevada elections and the results were put on hold, the student government officials were sworn into office Wednesday night”
What does this have to do with the story?
April 30th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
What the hell are you thinking Senators? As if you’re not already unexperienced enough. You have to throw some chick as your speaker in there who has no idea what the F she is doing! Former Sen. Anderson would have made a better Senator than Acosta and a far better Speaker. Personally, I’m not at all friends with Anderson but I do find his legislative experience and passion to triple that of Acosta’s. Bring back Ragsdale, bring back Sen. Perez, Matute, Cabrera, etc. Good luck this year, losers.
May 4th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Wow. As a member of the 76th session of ASUN Senate, I can proudly say that I voted for Acosta and I have full faith that she will be a great asset. She has already provided much guidance to the new Senate. We elect a Parliamentarian to help regulate rules and ensure that we understand the regulations that we must abide by, that is not the sole role of the Speaker. Speaker Acosta is a returning member of Senate and she has already proven to be a great leader– we didn’t throw “some chick” into that role, many factors were taken into account. Respectfully…