ASI Election Results

After a runoff election, Chris Chavez (right) was elected ASI President and Marilei Denila (left) was elected ASI Treasurer.

According to the voting information released by CSULB, Avis Atkins was the winner of the ASI President position with 37.7% of the votes, but a runoff election proved Chavez the winner by a mere 28 votes.

The run off election was held because neither Chavez nor Atkins received more than 50% of the vote, which is
the required majority to officially win the position.

Denila won in both the first election and run-off elections.

Video courtesy of 'videod49er' youtube account.

photos courtesy of CSULB website

'repeat-delete' and academic probation requirements tighten as CSU system institutes Execute orders

New orders from the chancellor's office will put stricter limitations on the academic probation and repeat/withdraw system of CSU schools. It is up to each campus to institute these minimum requirements and possibly stricter ones if they deem necessary.

Beginning Fall 2009 undergraduate students will only be able to repeat 28 units or less (about 8 to 7 classes) where 16 units of those repeated classes can be "repeat-delete."

There are currently no limits sent, but the units repeated or withdrawn from prior to 2009 are exempt from these new limitations.

The other order creates a lower academic probation time limit before one is dismissed from degree programs. At present, only two semesters on academic probation is grounds for dismissal. The new order brings that down to one semester.

'Executive orders make new restrictions' - (Daily 49er)

ASI Election

It's that time again... ASI elections! This means that you, the student body, get to vote on who will represent you in ASI government. The positions to be voted on Sunday, April 12 through Wednesday April 15 are ASI:

President: Atkins vs. Chavez vs. Preciado vs. Linarez
Vice President: Gonzalez vs. Barnett vs. Farooqui
Treasurer: Denila vs. Kuang vs. Sandoval
Senator-at-Large: Jaime vs. Nguyen vs. Garcia vs. Rizk vs. Ahumada

(click name links to read Daily Forty Niner political portraits)

To vote, every student was sent an email with a username, password and link to access the 'BigPulse USA' polling website.

Paper ballots are available in the Student Union Room 202 with a valid CSULB student i.d. and will only be open the last day of voting, Wednesday April 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..

Several ASI candidates for president, vice president and treasurer participated in a moderated discussion Thursday before the election. To read the Daily Forty Niner article about this click the link below.
ASI candidates debate article - 49er

If you are having problems voting, receiving the email, or just have questions try the link below:
Election FAQ - csulb

Get out and vote!

(Photo courteosy of csulb website)