Mindy Lockhart, Contributing Writer
April 30, 2015
Filed under ASI, Campus, News, Today
Students will now be able to register under a preferred name.
The Associated Students Inc. Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to allow students to use a preferred name in California State University, Long Beach class roster sheets, Beach Board and student ID cards.
The original intent of the resolution was to shield transgender students from being “outed” when professors or lecturers call their legal names during...
Mindy Lockhart, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2015
Filed under ASI, News
The Associated Students, Inc. Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday for a first reading that would encourage evaluations of professors to be conducted throughout the entire semester.
The resolution states that in order to address conflicts with students during the semester, the professor would have the option of using a third party program to be evaluated throughout the whole semester.
“The purpose of a formative...
Mindy Lockhart, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2015
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After a second reading, the Associated Students Inc. Senate approved a bylaw amendment on Wednesday to become more inclusive in cabinet titles.
The amendment introduced last week proposes that the titles of the Secretary of Women’s Affairs and Secretary for LGBTIQ Affairs to become Secretary of Women’s and Gender Equity Affairs and Secretary for LGBTIQ+ Affairs.
“We are opening up the gender spectrum,” Chief...
Mindy Lockhart, contributing writer
April 9, 2015
Filed under ASI, News
The Associated Students, Inc. senate introduced a resolution to allow transgender students to use a preferred first name in California State University, Long Beach records.
According to the resolution, the Office of Equity and Diversity is developing a model that ensures transgender students preferred name appear on class rosters, Beach Board and student ID cards to eliminate the fear of being “outed.”
“We wanted...
Mindy Lockhart, Contributing Writer
March 19, 2015
Filed under ASI, News
Associated Students Inc. read a resolution on Wednesday to recognize the Armenian Genocide and commemorate its 100th anniversary.
The resolution called for California State University, Long Beach to memorialize April 24, 2015 as a day dedicated to remembering the Armenian Genocide.
ASI Vice President Nayiri Baghdassarian wrote the resolution herself since she is of Armenian descent.
“This is something really impo...
