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New bills and fresh faces: ASB holds first senate of the semester

In the Associated Student Body’s first senate assembly of the semester on Tuesday, Feb. 7, eight open senate seats were filled and two bills were unanimously passed. Larson Looney, Rachel Young,

February 8, 2023

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UM ASB Senate and Faculty Senate condemn anti-CRT vote

The University of Mississippi’s Associated Student Body and Faculty senates voted this week to condemn the Mississippi State Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 2113, which would ban the teaching of critical race

February 24, 2022

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ASB Senate votes to condemn MS State Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 2113

The University of Mississippi’s Associated Student Body Senate voted Tuesday evening to condemn the Mississippi State Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 2113, “Critical Race Theory; prohibit.” Thirty-eight senators voted to pass the

February 22, 2022

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ASB Senate passes election reform legislation

The Associated Student Body Senate convened for the first formal Senate meeting of the year, virtually, on Tuesday evening. After electing three new members to the Senate body, the Senate passed a

January 26, 2022

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ASB senate welcomes 5 new senators at-large

The Associated Student Body Senate convened Tuesday to vote on the removal of six senators — five were removed due to either resignation or the accumulation of excessive absences. In the same

October 20, 2021

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ASB Senate passes resolution on UM COVID-19 policies

The Associated Student Body Senate voted Tuesday evening to support the faculty senate’s resolution calling on the University of Mississippi to implement a campus-wide COVID-19 vaccination mandate. By a vote of 26-18,

September 15, 2021

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Student leaders plan to address “representation issue” in ASB

Since its creation in 1917, the Associated Student Body has viewed itself as the voice of University of Mississippi students. In recent years, though, students have noticed a disconnect between the makeup

April 26, 2021

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Boyce reveals his plans for the university

The Associated Student Body (ASB) Senate hosted Chancellor Glenn Boyce at its meeting on Tuesday to ask him questions about his plans for the university. Boyce, who said he wanted students to

February 5, 2020

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ASB kicks off by passing four resolutions

With the new year comes new resolutions. The Associated Student Body Senate voted to pass four resolutions during last night’s meeting, which include starting diversity and bias training at ASB orientation, installing

January 21, 2020

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ASB Senate votes to condemn IHL process

The Associated Student Body Senate voted 35-8 on Tuesday evening to approve a resolution condemning the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees’ chancellor search process. Authors of the resolution emphasized that

October 15, 2019

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