CNAS classes canceled

ABHIJIT REGE News Editor

The Associated Students of UCR’s fifth meeting of the Spring Quarter was called to order by Executive Vice President Myra Usmani on Wednesday, Apr. 19th, 2023 in the ASUCR Senate Chamber at 7:05 P.M. All senators were present, excluding CNAS senator Kyle Cheng, CHASS senator Andrew Bui, CHASS senator Alex Lu, CHASS senator Jules Yang, and BCOE senator Chloe Au. In addition to the senators, members of the Executive Cabinet were present as well. Motions to approve the agenda were called for and passed 13-0-0.

Public Forum began following this approval and first saw student Marcell Fulop take the stand. Fulop expressed his thoughts on the recent Barnes and Noble proposal and voiced his opposition. He stated that he has never spent more than $300 on textbooks and believes that there are multiple legal ways for students to obtain textbooks, such as library textbook scans and free e-books from the library. He primarily dislikes the fact that the Barnes and Noble proposal is something that students must manually opt-out of, which could confuse incoming freshmen who may think they need textbooks from day one. Fulop suggests that he would support the proposal if it were an opt-in system and if professors sent the information to students as well. HUB Executive Director Brendan O’Brien is open to students posting their thoughts on ASUCR socials and an opportunity for students to talk with Barnes and Noble if they have questions.

BCOE Senator Alexander Hunt discussed the concerns raised by Fulop with colleagues, weighing the pros and cons of the proposal. Nayana Chambers followed Fulop and voiced her frustrations regarding numerous problems she has experienced with the CNAS department at their university. Chambers expressed how all her upper-division classes

THIS YEAR’S SPRING CONCERT HELD LITTLE EXCITEMENT FOR ITS VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES.