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Find out what students are doing at Puget Sound. ASUPS is the student body government at the University of Puget Sound, and the central hub of campus life. There are many resources available, awesome events and numerous ways to get involved! So let us know if you have any questions!Archive for February, 2012
ASUPS Exec Debate
This past Tuesday (Valentine’s Day, also) was the ASUPS Executive Debate for the Spring Elections. It took place in the Rotunda from 5:30pm-6:30pm, and as promised we captured it all on tape and uploaded it this weekend. Below are the links to each video; none were edited.
Platform Speech for Katy Appleby-Scott Miller
Platform Speech for Brian Ernst-Rachel Borsini
Platform Speech for Chad Harper-Liam Tully
Platform Speech for Nathan Little
Obviously, this was not a lengthy debate and there was not much back-and-forth. Our goal was to give everyone a solid glimpse at each candidate/ticket, and allow for the beginning of a discussion we hope takes place until voting closes, and really into the next administration. There are many issues that need to be addressed, and these candidates all did a good job showing their knowledge/qualifications, bringing new ideas to the table, and engaging with relevant topics. Thank you to all who participated, and also all those who were in attendance.
ASUPS Senate Summary 2/9
[minutes will be uploaded here once approved]
The following financial allocations were made this past Thursday to these groups:
Wetlands Publication: $2,907 for 600 copies of their magazine, to be released this spring
Underground Christian Fellowship: $500 to subsidize costs of conference trip for members
Garden Level/ASUPS: $475 to advertise for/subsidize the pre-sales of their CD, which could be released as early as November 2012.
The ASUPS Senate also approved edits/updates to the ASUPS Elections Guidelines. Vice President Lanier announced that he is continuing discussion about a potential renovation of Club Rendezvous, with Dining and Conference Services interested in supporting the project.
President Luther summarized the changes he is working on in the By-Laws, and will present them to the Senate in 2-3 weeks.
ASUPS Senate 2/2 Summary
[minutes will be posted here, pending approval, after next Formal Senate]
First off, congratulations to the following groups for the allocations they received: $987.54 to B-GLAD for their 10th Annual Drag Show (it will take place March 23rd in the Fieldhouse; get stoked), $1,673.45 to Habitat for Humanity for their Spring Break trip to Raleigh, North Carolina, and finally $2,015.35 to the Model U.N. club for a trip to a conference in Chicago. All three of these clubs made strong, well-prepared presentations, and we wish them the best in their endeavors.
Along with that, Wetlands was allocated $365.00 for advertising of the publication they have been working on. A finance allocation will be coming through next week for the publication itself, and we hope that the discussion proves to be well-informed and productive. The Facebook page for the group is located at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wetlands/228393230575559 — if you’re interested in the discussion, please feel free to e-mail either the ASUPS President (asupspresident@pugetsound.edu) or Anya Callahan (acallahan@pugetsound.edu).
