On February 4, 2025 Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) held their first board meeting of the spring semester inside the Stanislaus State University Student Center. A wide range of topics were discussed, but for the first time in a while the open forum was used by a student.
The open forum is a chance for any student at the beginning of each ASI board meeting to come and voice their concerns to the board.
Will Appleby (Senior, Communications) took the opportunity on Tuesday to voice his concerns about the space for clubs and organizations on campus in the quad. He is a member of Theta Chi Fraternity as well as the United Sorority and Fraternity Council.
Appleby described the problem as, “It’s no small secret that we have a lottery system in place. There’s a limited number of spots on campus, and there’s a growing, ever growing number of organizations that want to represent themselves on Wednesday or drop the lead with some kind of tabling. Unfortunately, this means that we have an increased number of organizations coming on with no increase of spaces.”…