Search Results for 'PIRG'
One week left to refund your ASA fee »
Amidst all the chaos of the past few weeks, we've almost forgotten - it's fee refund season! Refund forms must be sent in within the first three weeks of the semester, which means that students have about about a week to get their money back. Here a few reasons why one might opt to not chip in $2 towards your favorite semi-voluntary lobbying [...]
Lies, damn lies, and self-serving polls »
During their presentation before the ASUA Senate last semester, Juliette Moore (Campus Rec) and Kris Kreutz (Campus Health) made it clear that students were not going to have a chance to vote on this fee. Instead, following the model of the student services fee (the survey even comes from Dr. Vito's office), actual elections would be replaced [...]
Like a never-ending stimulus package for bad politics »
While the ritual hair-pulling continues over the second brokest state in the union, the folks at the Capitol Times remind us that Arizona does find a way to pay for its most important priorities; namely, the funding of political campaigns: Gov. Jan Brewer has become the first gubernatorial candidate to qualify for public funding to run her [...]
ASUA Senate Meeting, 2 December 2009 »
At today's meeting (agenda available here), the Senate continued the debate on the elections code, ultimately opting to table the motion to approve the Code until next week. (As President Nagata reminded the body, a Code must be approved by next week if it is to be used for next semester's elections.) The Senate also heard a plea from Library [...]
The case against the election code »
In a matter of hours, the ASUA Senate will vote on the Elections Code, and there is little doubt that it will pass with a unanimous vote, the doubts of the Senate assuaged in closed-door meetings over the past two weeks. There is similarly little doubt that next year's election will feature the same sort of problems, non-enforcement, strange [...]
Health/Rec Fee rejects democratic vote, opts for SSF »
It shouldn't be surprising, but it's still disappointing to see Juliette Moore 2009 completely repudiate the principles of Juliette Moore 2006: While an amount for the proposed fee has not been specified, Campus Recreation and Campus Health have assembled a student fee review committee to survey the student body and find out whether students [...]
Student Regent Semi-Finalists »
As the Student Regent Committee meets today to decide on its three final selections (that will then be submitted to Janet Brewer for her selection), one of its members has been kind enough to release the list of the eight semi-finalists that will be considered for the spot. The nominees are: Norma Brandenburg - A bit of a dark horse, [...]
ASA's "Truth in T-Shirts" Campaign »
Ever wonder exactly what you're getting for your $2, semi-voluntary donation to the Arizona Students Association? Thanks to the power of the internets, now you can see your lobbyists at work - making topical fan videos based on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies"! Yes, the chorus is, "SAFRA is a bill for education." Everyone gets a good laugh out of [...]
Putting the "student" back into the »
The deadline for submitting your student regent application is less than a week away - have you sent in yours yet? Of course, you haven't - unless, that is, you've been in the thick of student government. Of the last ten regents, nine of them have spent time in student government prior to their appointment (the exception is the current non-voting [...]
Oops! PIRG did it again/They played with your card, »
One of PIRG's pet issues, both locally and nationally, has been increasing regulation of credit cards. Now, with the President's signing of H.R. 627/S. 414, their wish seems to have been granted. Among its many provisions: Minors: For consumers under 21 years old, a company must get the signature of a parent or another to take responsibility for [...]
ASA's ineffective tunnel vision »
Or, how to lose friends and influence in the halls of Phoenix: "None of us want to be here tonight. We are all brought here tonight because of the state legislature and clearly this situation is their fault," Slugocki said. The graph at the left (source) should be enough to at least question Mr. Slugocki's claims - even a cut to FY06 levels is [...]
Cut that breathing out! »
Courtesy of ASUA, a new low in eco-chic: As they did with the issues of state budgets and national elections, the Associated Students have decided that the best way to fight for their rights is via . . . a block party: UA students from ASUA (Associated Students of the University of Arizona) Sustainability and AZ PIRG, are planning a street fair [...]