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The student senate passed a resolution Wednesday night against a proposed tuition increase. The Board of Regents will discuss the increase at their meeting this week. The resolution, originally written by former senator Taylor R. Anderson and sponsored by Sens. Priscilla Acosta and Jennifer Richards underwent many amendments before being passed.
Tags: ASUN, ASUN Senate, budget cuts, tuition, tuition increase
Posted in ASUN, Breaking News, Budget Crisis, News
The Degree Audit Report System (DARS) recently underwent a system update. The changes affect the way students use the system, Melisa Choroszy, the University of Nevada, Reno's associate vice president of enrollment services, said.
Tags: DARS, DARSweb, Melisa Choroszy, ePAWS, graduation
Posted in News, Student Life
A ruling is pending in the case of Anderson vs. Entsminger after the student judicial council heard the case Thursday night. The charge was filed because former student senator Taylor Anderson believes the free tutoring program, SOAR, was created illegally.
Tags: ASUN, ASUN violation, SOAR, executive branch, free tutoring, judicial council, senate
Posted in ASUN, Academics, Breaking News, News, Student Life
According to the report, 75.5 percent of the 2007 freshman class returned to UNR this year, down from 79 percent the year before.
The retention rates indicate the overall success of the university and are a factor in various national rankings and assessments, university officials said. Fewer students also means less state funding.
“This is a very serious matter,†UNR President Milton Glick said. “It's obviously a disappointment to us.â€
Tags: Administration, UNR, UNR students, retention rates
Posted in Academics, Administration, News, Student Life
Barry Belmont, John Russell and Alyssa Cowan, members of the University of Nevada, Reno Students for Liberty, began setting up their campaign table while Barack Obama supporters shot glared at them while manning their own table a few feet away.
Tags: 2008 elections, No vote, Students of Liberty
Posted in Election Coverage, News
The student senate passed a resolution 14-3 Wednesday expressing support for Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers.
When discussion started about whether to send a copy of the resolution to Gibbons the senate's first heated debate of the year ensued.
Tags: ASUN, ASUN Senate, Chancellor Roberts, Gibbons, NSHE
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The judicial council dismissed two charges filed against Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate secretary Caitlin Gunn Monday. The council decided to dismiss the charges after Gunn resigned as secretary, according to its formal opinion.
Tags: ASUN, Caitlit Gunn, charges, judicial council, senate
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Student senate secretary Caitlin Gunn resigned Oct. 13. The resignation comes after student Sen. Lee Massey filed two charges accusing Gunn of misconduct. Though she resigned, Gunn still served as secretary at last week's senate meeting. Gunn has not resigned as Flipside films chair.
Tags: ASUN, ASUN Senate, Caitlin Gunn, resigns, secretary
Posted in ASUN, News
To make that progress, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada spent $35,000 on last week's events, nearly triple the amount spent last year. A new executive department planned larger-scale events, like the bonfire, to draw more students.
Tags: ASUN, Flipside, HOMECOMING, department of homecoming, reviving homecoming, tradition
Posted in ASUN, News, News CP, Student Life
The student government senate established a committee to research university budget cuts. The committee will present its findings to the senate, so the body can form better recommendations and opinions. The committee will also serve as a student voice to university administrators.
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The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate passed a resolution Wednesday expressing its approval of plans to fill a space on the third floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union with a restaurant concept. The resolution offers a student voice to the process of filling the space and contains no binding law.
Posted in ASUN, News, Student Life
Student Sen. Lee Massey filed two charges with the student judicial council against Caitlin Gunn last week. Gunn is currently serving as the Flipside Films Chair and Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate Secretary. The first charge alleges that Gunn is in violation of the ASUN constitution by holding two offices. The second charge states Gunn has not sufficiently performed her job as senate secretary.
Posted in ASUN, News
With an entire executive department, a $35,000 budget and signs everywhere, it's hard not to notice that homecoming starts this week. Student leaders said they hope making events bigger and better will improve turnout and raise school spirit.
Posted in ASUN, News, Student Life
While students pretended to be homeless, the Graybeals and others struggle to live every day. The couple was forced from their thin, nylon home when the Temporary Emergency Overflow Area, or Tent City, closed Monday for the winter.
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Students attended the event, Night Without a Home, to experience sleeping in a cardboard box and raise money and awareness of homelessness in Reno.
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