The Boston Public School Committee discussed the 2024 State Assessment and Accountability Results from the BPS Office of Data and Accountability during its Wednesday meeting.

A new webpage called Navigating AI @ UMN gives University students and faculty tools to navigate artificial intelligence in research and classroom settings. 

The webpage, created by the University’s Office of Internet Technology, lists approved AI tools for student and faculty use. The web page also has other resources, including lists of groups and events University community members can participate in to learn how to be aware of and use AI.  

The Artificial Intelligence Society (AIS) is one of several student organizations listed on the webpage. 

According to the club’s Gopherlink page, its mission is “to empower AI enthusiasts with the technical expertise, leadership skills, and business insights to solve real-world problems and drive innovation.”  

AIS President Darsh Garg said the society has seen the scope of what AI can do through technical workshops, teaching the intricacies of AI and general meetings. 

“We think that it really has the potential to make a tremendous impact on society,” Garg said. “It’s interesting from a technical standpoint, but also its potential is really large as well. We want to tap into that.”

Garg said knowing how AI programs function can be beneficial for students. 

“The market is changing, the industry jobs are changing,” Garg said. “So knowing how to use AI in an ever-evolving job market is really essential.”

Another resource on the AI web page is the AI Makerspace, which is run through the Data Science Initiative (DSI). DSI aims to promote data science research by enabling “the development of new methods, data sets and software that are used to address grand challenges facing our state, nation and the world,” according to its website.

“Anyone can come who wants to learn more about how to program AI,” Hayley Borck, managing director of the DSI, said. “How to ask questions about what it can do for you, and how to see if it’s appropriate for use in the research that you’re doing.” 

Borck said Makerspace is sort of office hours for AI-related questions, getting help with a class problem or even just having fun with AI. There are also experts from the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute there to help. 

According to Borck, the AI Makerspace is modeled after a similar program at Georgia Tech. 

As someone with a background in computer science and AI, Borck said she understands the limits and capabilities of AI tools but can see that many people do not. 

“Because we’re moving so fast, these tools are coming at us in every aspect of our lives,” Borck said. “It’s going to be very important to understand exactly what these tools are doing in order to make better decisions in our daily lives.” 

The use of AI programs in classrooms is a big topic in higher education, Teaching with AI Book Club leader Mary Jetter said. The book club is open to faculty across all University of Minnesota system campuses. 

The book “Teaching with AI” highlights some of the problems AI presents in classrooms, such as how to detect AI in assignments and how faculty can make lesson plans using it. 

The book club discusses these problems and how faculty can be aware of AI’s presence, Jetter said. 

“My belief is that every course should have an AI policy,” Jetter said. “Because one of the things I’ve heard from faculty and students is that their instructors aren’t talking to them enough about AI and talking about it repeatedly.” 

President Khator delivering her State of the University Address at the Moores School of Music auditorium on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2024. | Emma Christensen/The Cougar

On Wednesday October 9, President and Chancellor Renu Khator delivered her State of the University address at the Moores School of Music auditorium.

Meanwhile, the students, alumni and faculty of  Students for Justice in Palestine HTX held a protest and conference outside the auditorium.

During the protest, attendees flew flags in support of Palestine, held up signs saying “UH, divest from death,” along with chanting words like, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

The organization’s main goal is to campaign towards the student and faculty to put a stop to the University’s silence on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

“We feel that it is important to voice our concerns once again with Renu about divestment, which we have passed with the Student Government Association multiple times, and she has refused to address,” said SJP member and biology senior Fatima Mohammed.

SJP protesting outside the auditorium on Oct. 9, 2024. | Patrick Sammon/The Cougar

SJP states that there is a genocide plaguing the people of Palestine, and the fact that UH, Khator specifically, has not spoken publicly about it, has put SJP on their current path towards divestment.

“It is not acceptable to act as if the University business goes on in a normal, ordinary way when 10s of 1000s of people are being systematically murdered by a settler colonial war machine,” said UH history professor David McNally.

In the address, Khator spoke on the University’s accomplishments and the future UH holds in store. 

“It is not enough to think of what we could do, the question is what we must do,” Khator said. “Because we are the University of Houston, and being in Houston, we can do things that others can’t.”

She also talked about the new buildings coming to campus, along with the new ranking by Forbes putting UH at no. 46 in the nation.

After the address concluded, all the attendees held a conference to discuss their issues and conflicts with Khator, her speech and the University.

SJP used the address to bring awareness to the use of UH’s money.

“Right now, the University invests in companies like Lockhead Martin that make weapons that, again, are being sold, not just to Israel to use on Palestinians, but also to Saudi Arabia to be used on Yemen,” said SJP member and senior political science Reyna Valdez.

Aside from Lockhead Martin, UH also does business with other arms manufacturers like Boeing and General Dynamics.

The message is carried by not only SJP, but their new group Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine, to bring in more people to share their voices.

“We come in with a message of solidarity with you and with the newly formed GSJP,” said McNally. “It was a constant reminder throughout the event that there are faculty who will not play this game and will not pretend that it is business as usual.” 

SJP protesting outside the auditorium on Oct. 9, 2024. | Emma Christensen/The Cougar

McNally insists that in a genocide, everyone has a moral obligation to speak out, to join and extend solidarity and support.

Last week was especially important for not only SJP, but Palestinians all around the world as it marked the one year anniversary of the bombings in Palestine.

To commemorate their tragedy, SJP has been holding their Week of Rage, doing demonstrations across campus. 

“October 7, to us, marks the first day of the genocide where 200,000 people have died until now. That’s the most recent estimate,” said engineering sophomore Jason Maldonado. “We’re going to do everything we can possibly do to raise attention and to get the University to divest.”

For the members of SJP, they are not protesting or demonstrating blindly.

Their goals for the organization on campus is to bring total divestment, letting both their peers and Khator herself know.

“We want total divestment, just like we did in the 80s, from apartheid in South Africa,” Mohammed said. “We would like to demand a Socially Responsible Investment policy to be included within the endowment fund to ensure that we no longer have to fight for morals and ethics.”  

SRI is an investing strategy that aims to generate both social change and financial returns for an investor. 

Aside from demonstrations and protests, there are other ways of outreach that SJP practices to get people in the know and to support their cause.

“Right now we’re holding a fundraiser for Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance Mecca,” Mohammed said. “They raise money to send directly to North Gaza, which is under siege right now.”

This cause is near and dear for these students and faculty, not just another club or organization to join.

Since the attacks, there have been many students affected, and this includes Maldonado.

“My Grandma’s street got bombed last week, and then my Grandpa’s grave got bombed the day after,” Maldonado said. “My Grandma, uncle and my whole family’s lives are on the line. I can’t be there and do anything, I’ve donated all the money I have.”

The efforts of SJP remain constant and frequent throughout the University and beyond.

Among the students and faculty involved, they are proud, but their eyes are still on Khator until they see their demands met.

“This action that we took was a symbolic demonstration inside, in solidarity with your action outside,” McNally said. “We look forward to continuing to support the work that you’re doing in every possible way we can free Palestine.” 

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The Utah volleyball team defeated No. 17 TCU in straight sets 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-22) Thursday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

The Utes are now 14-2 on the season and 4-1 overall in the Big 12. Head coach Beth Launiere said this is a game that they expected to be in.

“This is the kind of win we should get when we’re at home. I think we have a pretty good team,” Launiere said. “We’ve been working hard putting together a good season. We were looking forward to getting TCU here; we thought we had a shot if we played well, and we did.”

The win moves Utah into third in the Big 12, trailing only Arizona State and Kansas. Launiere said there is still work to be done.

“We’re just doing work right now; there’s a lot of season left,” Launiere said. “We just have to keep our heads down and just keep doing work. The horizons are not there yet.”

The Utes will continue their Big 12 conference play with five games remaining in the month of October, including road games at BYU, Kansas State and Kansas.

Game Recap

Leading the Utes with 13 kills was Kamryn Gibadlo, who also said this win confirmed what the team already knew.

“This win pool solidifies the fact that we know we are such a good team,” Gibadlo said. “We know we are a top 25 team, and we know we can compete with the big dogs of the Big 12.”

The first set saw the Utes jump to an early 7-2 lead before TCU took a timeout. Utah would win the race to 15 on a kill by Emrie Satuala to make it 15-10. TCU would battle back to cut the Utah lead to 24-22. Out of a Utah timeout, Gibadlo would get the kill to take the first set 25-22.

During the second set, each team would battle back and forth for each point. Both teams would go on four-point runs, with Utah winning the race to 15 on a block assist by Gibadlo and Satuala to make it 15-12.

TCU would pull within one at 23-22, but Allie Olsen would get a kill to set the match point. The Utes would spare any drama and put the second set away immediately on a TCU error.

The third set saw a push from the Horned Frogs, forcing 15 ties with seven lead changes. The Utes would win the race to 15 on an ace by Gibadlo to make it 15-14. TCU would take a late lead at 22-21, but after a Utah timeout, the Utes would get the final four points on kills from Rianne Vos, a block assist by Vos and Satuala, and a final kill from Satuala to finish the 3-0 match sweep.

Vos, who posted 10 kills with a .444 hit percentage, was a key player, according to Launiere.

“A player that made a big difference for us was Rianne. We were kind of struggling; they did a really nice job on our middles — probably the best job anyone’s done on our middles,” Launiere said. “I thought Rianne really opened things up for us and made some real key kills, and that was big time for us.”

Also leading the Utes with kills were Lauren Jardine with eight and Kamry Bailey with seven. Bailey was also tied for the team lead in digs with 10 along with Claranne Fechter. Isabelle Marco led Utah with 19 assists and Grace Hammond with 17 assists.

The No. 18 Baylor Bears visit Utah on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. MT at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

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It’s February 2024 and sophomore Liam Parke is walking with a friend on the way to his soundcheck for the closing weekend of performances for his first main stage Florida Southern College production, “Urinetown: the Musical.” They reach their destination– the green room, an exposed room with a stone exterior at the end of an ominous alleyway.

“Break a leg,” Parke’s friend said as they concluded their conversation.

“Thank you,” he responded as he backed towards the two stone steps leading down into the green room. Just as the words escaped his mouth, Parke tripped down the steps, landing hard on his ankle. After finishing the final few performances of the weekend, he got his ankle checked out to discover that while he didn’t break his leg as his friend encouraged him to, he did severely sprain his ankle.

This is the life of Liam Parke: chaotic, busy and sometimes painful, but also very rewarding and filled with immense joy. As a double major in musical theatre and history, Parke is devoted to storytelling. 

“Storytelling has probably had one of the biggest impacts on my life, as I’ve learned so much from reading books and watching movies, and [I] would love to continue learning by making my own stories in theatre,” Parke said.

Storytelling influences nearly all of the copious activities he is involved in around campus and the other communities of which he is a part. In addition to his work in the theater department, Parke uses his storytelling talents as vice president of finance for the Mocapellas, as a singer at Grace Lutheran Church’s Sunday services, and in occasional short films, including FSC alumni Joseph Soscia’s “Faith,” which is nominated for three awards at the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival.

Additionally, Parke tells the story of FSC to current and potential future Mocs as a Southern Ambassador, a ZeeMee Influencer and an Orientation Leader.

Naturally, Parke has worked extremely hard to get to where he is today with help from his childhood experiences.

Growing up in Cumming, Georgia, a small town near Atlanta, storytelling was ingrained in Parke from a young age. Parke was heavily influenced by Rick Riordan’s classic series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” That passion, coupled with his Irish dual citizenship, further stoked his love for history, much like Percy Jackson’s deep connection to the ancient world.

These early influences shaped Parke’s storytelling abilities and helped develop his rich imagination. Additionally, Parke is a triplet with two sisters, and the whole family shares a deep passion for the performing arts. Both of his sisters are also pursuing theater-related majors in college. Parke’s family is extremely important to him, and he consistently returns to his roots during school breaks.

“I definitely credit my mom…” Parke said. “She allowed me to have a phenomenal education and pushed me to pursue what I love, even if it doesn’t guarantee me a job when I graduate.”

Parke shared how his mom tirelessly traveled up and down the East Coast during his college search to allow him and his siblings to find their perfect school. Her dedication originated long before that, though, as his mom enabled Parke to accumulate the best experiences possible in his early years. As a single mom, she homeschooled him and his sisters through their early schooling and sent them to a small private arts conservatory for high school, the perfect place to prepare them for their future goals.

“She encouraged me to do dual enrollment, and that was honestly the best decision she could have asked me to [make] because it allowed me to come into college with already 30 hours of credits,” Parke said. “I can register with the sophomores and I can take upper-level classes already, which as a double major is really important because it allows me to graduate on time.”

Thanks to his positive early family experiences, Parke now has added new families on campus through his social involvement socially with Pi Kappa Phi and professionally with Phi Mu Alpha, the music fraternity. Much like Percy Jackson’s close-knit group of friends and allies, Parke takes pride in forming personal connections with as many people around campus as possible.

Along with his gratitude towards where he came from, Parke is genuinely thankful for the people and experiences FSC has already given him and will continue to give him over the next two and a half years.

“The professors here really, really value you,” Parke said. “They want to get to know you as people and not just students.”

Parke has developed strong bonds with both his musical theater and history professors during his first year at college, and that has presented him with some incredible opportunities. So far, Parke has received three main stage roles at FSC: Mr. Falcon in “Urinetown: The Musical”; Carter the butler in Agatha Christie’s “Witness for the Prosecution”; and Herr Neumann in this semester’s musical “Spring Awakening,” which will begin performances Nov. 15. Parke hopes to receive more experiences as his college career progresses.

After college, Parke is not entirely sure what his future will hold, but he has a vision. He plans to attend graduate school at Trinity College Dublin and pursue a master’s in theater or history. Like Percy Jackson’s journey into uncharted territories, Parke is ready to embark on his adventures, whether that be acting professionally or becoming a theater or history professor.

The 11th annual University of Maine March Against Domestic Violence will be held on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. Supporters of the cause are to meet on the steps of Fogler Library and walk as a group to the Field House. 

A speaker and remembrance ceremony, honoring the 15 lives lost in Maine due to domestic violence in 2024, will take place inside the final location. Various resources, including Title IX, Rape Response Services, TRIOTA and Partners for Peace, are attending to provide crucial information to participants. The march is hosted by the Maine Business School (MBS) and organized by MBS Professor Nory Jones. Partners for Peace will host a second table later in the evening at the men’s ice hockey game against Quinnipiac at 7 p.m. in the Alfond Area. 

The speaker lineup is as follows: Senator Susan Collins, Dean Robert Dana, Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard Diane Dunn, Executive Director at Partners for Peace Amanda Cost and Deputy Title IX Coordinator Heather Hogan. Casey Faulkingham, the director of development and engagement at Partners for Peace, will read the name of each person who passed away this year as a result of domestic violence. UMaine Renaissance will conclude the program with a song.

“Everybody has contributed their knowledge, their expertise and their support in helping with different aspects of it. So, I think our team is indispensable, invaluable and just incredible. And, of course, the audience [is important],” said Jones. 

Several students contributed to a domestic violence awareness exhibition that will be on display in the Memorial Union throughout the days leading up to the event. The artists include Maddie Ruppert, Sidonia Stanton, Alicia Bell and Hailey Inman. The inspiration for their artwork relates to a compassion for and outreach towards those who may be suffering in silence. Inman used acrylic paint on watercolor paper for her submission, “Unable to Fly,” and explained the creative process.

“This piece took me planning about a month and the painting process took only a few days. I wanted this piece to convey the feeling of abandonment and isolation often shown in abusive relationships,” said Inman. “Support is one of the most important things, even when nothing else can be done. “

There are several avenues available for help, some being confidential resources at UMaine. Information at the march will provide students and other community members with the necessary tools to recognize signs of domestic violence. 

“Hopefully, they [attendees] will learn about this and learn what to look for, how to help. But also, maybe gain a sense of ownership and responsibility. We have to support each other. We have to have each other’s backs,” said Jones. “That’s what I’m hoping students will take from this— learning about it, the problem, how they can help.”  

For three years, football teams from the state of North Carolina have been trying to beat the Jackets. Today, that losing streak extended to four years in a thriller that kept Tech fans on the edge of their seats until the clock hit 0:00.

Midway through the fourth quarter, the Jackets were cruising to victory holding a ten point lead. A mixture of poor execution on both sides of the ball led to the game being tied with under a minute left. The Jackets know all too well that the game is not over until it is over – look at their comeback victory against Miami last season – but it started to look like this game would be decided in overtime.. Fortunately, redshirt junior running back Jamal Haynes changed the tone of the game.

The Jackets knew they would need to go carry-for-carry against the Tar Heels. Despite having the best run defense in the ACC,  North Carolina junior running back Omarion Hampton, who accumulated 764 yards in the season so far, is a handful for any defense. Thankfully, the Jackets had a talented runner of their own in Haynes, who had an encore performance after racking up 128 yards on the ground against Duke.

Tech’s run game shredded the UNC defense, led by Tech’s former head coach Geoff Collins, for 371 yards. Haynes led the way for the Jackets with a dominant 170 yards. He delivered the finishing blow for Tech with a 68-yard run with less than 30 seconds left in the game. Sophomore running back Chad Alexander complemented Haynes well with 61 yards as well as running for the first points of the game to make the score 7-0. However, the most impressive rushing display might have been from redshirt junior quarterback Haynes King. King rushed for 107 yards, his most of the season, and capped off his day with two touchdowns on the ground. 

Despite the strong run game, the Jackets struggled to move the ball through the air. King completed just 50% of his passes, by far his worst game of the season from a passing standpoint. King’s poor game could be attributed to an awkward hit that he took early in the first half. His injury kept him from playing in the last two drives of the game. Redshirt sophomore Zach Pyron entered the game for Tech, but offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner chose to keep the ball on the ground to run out the clock. 

The Jackets defense failed to hold up well against the Tar Heels, giving up 417 yards. Despite the abundance of yards, Tech’s defense came up with two big takeaways. After being denied his first takeaway of the season last week due to a pass interference penalty, redshirt sophomore Syeed Gibbs registered a strip sack to set Tech up in excellent field position. The Jackets offense scored in the ensuing drive, exhibiting the complementary football that Key strives to play. The second takeaway was a fumble forced by senior linebacker Trenilyas Tatum. On top of the turnovers, Tech’s pass rush played a major factor registering three sacks, a season high, and tipping numerous passes.

Special teams were inconsistent in the game. Senior punter David Shanahan pinned UNC on their own four yard line for his first punt of the game. However, the punt team gave up a return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Redshirt sophomore Aidan Birr hit two out of his three field goals on the day, missing a 49 yard attempt. 

With the win, Tech’s record moves to 5-2, just one win from clinching a second bowl game in two years. The game was sloppy, but hard-fought in a way that proves Tech football is capable of delivering down the stretch – especially on the money downs.

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Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. the PSU College Republicans watched “The 1916 Project,” put on by the White Rose Resistance and written by Seth Gruber, an author and speaker who is a leading voice of the pro-life movement.  

The 1916 Project focused on the history of Planned Parenthood and the people and ideologies that led to it, with an emphasis on Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, which was founded in 1916. The documentary claimed that Sanger, Planned Parenthood, and the contemporary left have turned the country into a secular, immoral nation, and all the problems we have now can be traced back to Margaret Sanger. Sanger, according to her own words, as well as the words of her own birth control clinics, was opposed to abortion as a means of birth control and suggested that wide access to birth control would eliminate the reasons for abortions. 

“We’re looking forward to learning about the history of Planned Parenthood and how Margaret Sanger was big on eugenics and we’re learning about how the Nazis and Hitler killed 6 million (Jewish people) and how we’ve killed 70 million babies with abortion since Roe v. Wade was decided,” said Zeke Spieker, president of PSU College Republicans club and a senior majoring in finance. According to NPR, approximately 20-25% of pregnancies ended in abortions prior to Roe v. Wade. “We’re just really looking forward to how Christians can engage in the culture and how churches can learn to engage in the pro-life side of the abortion issue,” said Spieker 

In the documentary, it connects Sanger’s ideology, especially with eugenics – the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations to “improve” the populations’ genetic composition – to the ideals of Darwinism and Social Darwinism, ideologies that have been almost universally refuted and condemned in the century since their inception. Sanger was the founder and editor-in-chief of Birth Control Review, a magazine from 1917 and is considered to be, “the patron saint of feminism,” in the documentary, a title that is presented anecdotally in the film. Sanger has not been widely supported by feminists in recent years. In fact, according to the New York Times, in 2020, Planned Parenthood removed Sanger’s name from all of their facilities.  

“I thought it was very informative. Even if you aren’t religious, it really opens your mind. I had no idea that what happened in Nazi Germany was connected in any way to Planned Parenthood. It was very sad about the things that I’ve heard and the movie, but I thought it was very good and I really hope it gets out there for people to watch it,” said Emily Whisenant, a freshman majoring in business management and minoring in communications and political science. According to Planned Parenthood’s report on misinformation about Maragret Sanger, the documentary exaggerates her connections to the Nazi party. The most linear connection drawn is the inclusion of a review of Lothrop Stoddard’s book, “The Rising Tide of Color Against White World Supremacy” in Sanger’s publication, “the Birth Control Review,” which does not necessarily stand as an endorsement of white supremacist ideals despite what the film suggests. 

The documentary dove deep into the history and focused a lot on ideas of eugenics, racism and more when it comes to abortion and Sanger’s philosophy. The documentary presents a simplistic view of abortion and women’s health issues to support its claim that abortion has led to the, “fall of the United States as a Christian nation.” The claims also called sex education “pornographic,” however according to the Center for Disease Control, comprehensive sex education has reduced teen pregnancy, reduced the number of STI’s spread, and reduces the general number of sexual partners in a student’s lifetime. It ended with a strong call to action about spreading the claims the documentary presented. 

“I loved the call to action at the end, where it really tied everything from the White Rose Resistance into today,” said Riley Siegenthaler, a freshman majoring in multimedia journalism. 

Founded by Gruber, the White Rose Resistance, who sponsored this documentary, has a mission of educating people about the history behind abortion. The name was coined by the mission of Hans and Sophie Scholl, who condemned the Third Reich during the Holocaust. The foundation uses the name of this noble organization to perpetuate the idea that abortions are essentially a second holocaust. 

“With the abortion clinic coming into town, I think abortion is a topic that’s going to be widely discussed on campus, and this will be a good chance for Republicans and for Christians to be educated,” said Spieker. “For them to know how to defend their full acquisition and to know what’s actually happening. So, I’m hoping that it is a good educational opportunity for anybody that agrees with me or doesn’t.” 

This article was written and mostly edited by two journalists with opposing viewpoints on the topic. The pair both attended the event, watched the documentary, and were given time to do follow-up research on the topics. The collaboration and coming together between differing ideologies are important for topics such as this. Working with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and beliefs is an important value to the Collegio and a key component to personal growth, university education, and the human experience. 

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Oct. 9 for the ninth session of the 54th senate.

Following executive, legislative and judicial reports, during which each branch provided updates on their respective work, initiatives and upcoming events, the ratification of additional members of the Legislative Strategy Advisory Board took place.

Next, the ratification of the elections manager took place. The annual ASCSU elections are overseen by the Elections Committee, which is composed of an elections manager and multiple members of the student body. The elections manager is appointed by the ASCSU president and chief justice. The elections manager and president are responsible for selecting eight to 12 members of the Elections Committee who are then approved by the senate.

Political science student Garett Lopez was approved with unanimous consent and, subsequently, sworn in.

“I’m really excited to facilitate better vibes, for lack of a better term, better culture when it comes to the elections and I’m hoping to be a little bit more communicative with everything and keep everyone roped in on the conversations,” Lopez said. “So I’m really excited to make that change.”

Moving into old business, Lex #5408, “Bylaw Transparency Act,” was confirmed. The lex would alter the ASCSU Constitution to require all ASCSU branches, committees, boards and all other entities to post their bylaws on the ASCSU website and add them to the ASCSU archives. The lex passed with unanimous consent.

Lex #5409, “Internship Transparency Act,” was then confirmed. This lex codifies ASCSU Supreme Court Opinion #5102, which requires a job description to be created for an executive branch intern. The opinion will also require interns to go through the senate ratification process. The legislation passed with unanimous consent.

Senate then moved to discuss Bill #5415, “A Change to the Executive and Legislative Job Descriptions.” The legislation will make an addition to all ASCSU executive members’ job descriptions. The addition requires them to attend at least one senate, committee or caucus meeting each semester. The bill received unanimous approval.

Moving into new business, Resolution #5403, “Energy Efficiency at CSU,” was proposed. The resolution supports efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions at CSU. The resolution also encourages a new energy conversion plan and the development of LEED Gold or higher-certified buildings.

Forty-five of the university’s buildings are certified through LEED, ENERGY STAR or Green Globes. These certified buildings have proven to decrease utility costs, and the resolution aims to increase this number to help  CSU to reach more of its sustainability goals.

The bill passed with unanimous consent and was sent to the internal affairs and university affairs committees.

Resolution #5404, “Endorsing Proposition 131 on the 2024 Colorado Ballot,” was introduced. The resolution fully endorses Proposition 131 on the 2024 Colorado Ballot. If passed, the proposition will establish “a nonpartisan top-four primary and ranked choice voting in the general election for several state and federal offices,” according to the resolution.

The legislation was expedited and approved with unanimous consent.

ASCSU Senate will resume Oct. 16.

Reach Laila Shekarchian at news@collegian.com or on Twitter @CSUCollegian.