The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Feb. 19 for the 21st session of the 54th senate. Following the swearing-in of new senators and associates, additional members of the ASCSU Elections Committee were ratified. Following Q&A discussion and debate, the candidates were approved with unanimous consent. Senate then moved to gallery input, in which over 50 students made statements in response to a university wide email from CSU President Amy Parsons, addressing the Dear Colleague letter released by the Department of Education. The letter prohibits federally funded educational institutions from using racial preferences in all aspects of higher education and student life. Institutions were given 14 days to comply with new regulations or lose federal funding, which makes up roughly one-third of CSU’s budget. Read the full article on The Collegian website, linked in our bio. Written by Laila Shekarchian Photo by Cait Mckinzie #collegiannews #csucollegian #ASCSU #r...