Author: Marie Bellevue

If elected, Kubeisy said he will work to increase safety on campus, protect free speech and make the ASUC more accessible to students. “With the increased threat of active shooters on campus, I will advocate for the administration to increase the number of doors that can be locked on the inside,” Kubeisy said in an email. “With the upcoming 2020 election, it is important to ensure that students can freely advocate for their preferred candidates and issues. I think many students find the ASUC intimidating, so I’ll try to educate them on what it does and how they can get involved.”

Grocery stores in California have implemented special hours for people deemed to be more vulnerable to COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus. On March 17, Whole Foods Market announced that it will be opening one hour early to service customers ages 60 and above. Those above the age of 65 have been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, according to its website.

As of press time, Buffy Wicks, the Democratic incumbent, currently takes the lead with 83.9% of the votes, while Republican candidate Jeanne Solnordal has 8% and independent candidate Sara Brink has 8.1%. Wicks said she is honored to receive such a large percentage of the vote and plans to continue fighting for East Bay families on critical issues they face if she is re-elected.

ASUC Senator Sylvia Targ was surprised at the sudden change in the college’s name, adding that it felt like an overnight occurrence with little student awareness. “There has been little to no consultation, that I am aware of, to anyone who goes to the College of Natural Resources on this gift,” Targ alleged. “I don’t understand how they plan to have this money support students if they are not even willing to talk to us.”