Alex Zank & Nate Beck, News Editor & Staff Writer
February 7, 2013
Student Senate passed legislation Monday requesting a formal review of a conflict between two laws that were cited in last week’s decision to disavow United Council. The resolution asks that the UW System General Council review whether Regent Policy 30-4 and Wisconsin State Statute 36.09(5) are contradictory... Read more »
Alex Zank & Nate Beck, News Editor & Staff Writer
January 31, 2013
Student Senate voted to no longer recognize United Council as an official representative body of UW-Eau Claire in a 24-3 vote Monday. After a half-hour open forum, a presentation from Vice President Patrick Martin about the issue and a debate lasting until nearly 10 p.m., senators finally cast their... Read more »
Alex Zank, News Editor
January 24, 2013
The United Council of UW Students is planning on releasing a formalized response to Student Senate concerns with the organization, according to several senators, and a commission has been put in place to evaluate the response and decide appropriate action. At this point the commission is waiting on the... Read more »
Alex Zank
November 7, 2012
The relationship between Student Senate and the United Council of UW Students has hit a bit of a rough patch this semester, but this is not a new topic. It all started well before this semester, with the referendum that took place in Oct. 2011 when students decided they wanted to stay in United Council. There... Read more »
Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
November 1, 2012
Patrick Martin, student body vice president, said the resolution brought before the Student Senate on Monday was already a compromised piece of legislation, with the original being much more “fire and blood.” This did not stop debate between senators on the resolution, though. “The way this is... Read more »
Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
September 13, 2012
Amendments to the finance commission bylaws were introduced at Monday’s Student Senate meeting for the purpose of establishing auditing procedures for student organizations. Supporters say this will be an appropriate step to hold organizations more accountable as well as ensure student fees are being... Read more »
November 3, 2011
Students passed a referendum last week renewing UW-Eau Claire’s membership to United Council, a state-wide association that advocates for student issues such as tuition, financial aid and recruitment, according to their website. The referendum, which was approved by Student Senate on Sept. 19, adds... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
October 27, 2011
Yesterday and today, UW-Eau Claire students will vote on a referendum deciding whether they will renew their membership with the United Council of UW Students. The mission of United Council, according to their website, is, “to represent all students of the UW System and advocate for them on issues... Read more »
Tim Duffy
October 20, 2011
Next week the students of UW-Eau Claire will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they want to remain members of the United Council of UW Students. Many students will ask, ‘Who? And why am I voting on this?’ The fact that most students likely have no idea what United Council is and what... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
September 29, 2011
Student Senate passed a bill for a United Council referendum that contained two separate sections Monday night. The first passed with a voice vote, and the second passed on a 14-13 roll-call vote. UC’s mission is “to represent all students of the UW System and advocate for them,”... Read more »
