ASWSU passed 12 bills during Wednesday’s meeting in preparation for the 54th Senate transition. Denver Mickali, a senior on the pre-law track who was barred from attending Coug Lobbying Day earlier in the semester, gave public testimony to speak against bill 53-46, which suggested changes to the ASWSU bylaws that would allow the Department of.
ASWSU unanimously approved a 5% student transit fee increase proposal at this week’s senate meeting. The transit advisory group, which is part of the University Parking and Transportation Task Force enacted by ASWSU, presented the fee increase proposal to senators during Wednesday’s meeting. ASWSU senator Isaac Velazquez and Transportation Services Director Chris Boyan were present.
Denver Micklai, WSU senior who was banned by the ASWSU executive staff from attending Coug Lobbying Day at the capitol following an incident at one of last year’s Coug lobbying meetings, spoke to ASWSU senators at this week’s meeting. Coug Day is an event held annually in Olympia, attended by members of ASWSU from various.
ASWSU approved a referendum to increase the student Chinook fee at Wednesday’s meeting as a result of efforts to combat reduced student enrollment in recent years. Referendum 53-01, penned by senator Isaac Velazquez, said the existing mandatory Chinook student fee is no longer sufficient to sustain existing service levels, due to decreased student enrollment and.
A WSU student is challenging ASWSU’s executive staff’s decision to bar him from attending Coug Lobbying Day. ASWSU decided to bar him due to a confrontation between Denver Mickali and Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee during the governor’s visit to campus last April. Denver Mickali is a fourth-year political science pre-law major who is protesting ASWSU’s.