By Jacob Solis

Medical Marijuana and campus housing

Gerald Marczynski, associate vice president for student life services, made an appearance at the meeting to clarify the new Nevada System of Higher Education policy on medical marijuana in university dorms.

The policy states that any student with a Nevada medical marijuana card may live in the residence halls at the University of Nevada, Reno, but may not use or possess marijuana while they are there, as the substance is not allowed on campus.

Furthermore, the policy requires that institutions create an appeals process or waiver for those students affected by said policy, but only if said institution requires its students to live on campus. Since UNR does not require students from Nevada to live on campus, the university will not grant any waivers.

The university does, however, require Western Undergraduate Exchange students to live on campus for their first year. Because these students are from outside Nevada, they cannot legally possess a Nevada medical marijuana card, which requires residency, and are also left without the option to appeal for a waiver.

Senator Petrillo censured

Speaker of the senate Caden Fabbi submitted a resolution Wednesday recommending the censure of Associated Students for the University of Nevada senator Ronald Petrillo for accumulating too many absences from official senate business.

The censure acts primarily as a warning, and does not mean that Petrillo has been expelled from the senate. The resolution also recommends that Petrillo draft an official apology or public statement published in the Nevada Sagebrush and warns that four more demerits may result in his expulsion.

Fabbi also noted that another senator may be censured at the next ASUN senate meeting.

Senator appointed for the Reynolds School

Sophomore Ryan Suppe was appointed to the senate in a unanimous vote on Wednesday afternoon to the vacant senate seat representing the Reynolds School of Journalism.

Suppe fills the seat of former senator Nick Beaton and will serve on the senate for the rest of this legislative session.

Prior to his appointment, Suppe was employed as assistant sports editor at the Nevada Sagebrush, but will leave this position due to a conflict of interest with his new position.

Suppe plans to represent the students of the Reynolds School fairly and make their overall college experience more enjoyable.

“I want to get more students writing for publications because the only to improve as a journalist is to write and be read,” Suppe said.

ASUN is currently looking for an interdisciplinary programs senator. The application will open until until Sept. 24 and can be found on unrsearch.com.