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Spitzer vows to ban all County contracts with organizations that ban the flag

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Editor Posted in Irvine, News, Todd Spitzer, UCI Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY: Supervisor Todd Spitzer and Orange County Veterans Stand for the Flag

Chairman Vows to Ban all County Contracts with Organizations that Ban the Flag

WHO: (Orange County, CA) — Board of Supervisors Chairman Todd Spitzer, Orange County Veterans Advisory Council Chairman Bobby McDonald and Orange County Veterans

WHAT: Board of Supervisors Chairman Todd Spitzer, Orange County Veterans Advisory Council Chairman Bobby McDonald and Orange County Veterans will gather at the flag poles located on UC Irvine’s campus to “stand” together in support of the American Flag. Decorated Orange County Veterans will tell their story to share the historical significance and contributions that the military and veterans have had in Orange County. Continue reading→

UCI Legislative Council meeting cancelled due to threat of violence

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Editor Posted in Education, Irvine, News, Politics, Public Safety, UCI Leave a comment

UCI Legislative Council meeting scheduled for tonight cancelled due to violence threat

Irvine, Calif., March 10, 2015 – Earlier today UC Irvine officials received a viable threat of violence associated with the recent controversy over the display of national flags in the lobby of student government offices. The campus is taking this threat seriously. As a result, the administration decided to cancel tonight’s meeting of the student-government Legislative Council. Student government leaders responsible for convening this meeting support this decision.

While the threat was not specific, the UCI Police Department has increased its security presence and alerted the campus, calling for increased vigilance and asking the campus community to report any suspicious activities. Continue reading→

Supervisors Do and Spitzer commend the UCI student leaders who killed the flag ban

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Editor Posted in Andrew Do, Irvine, News, Politics, Todd Spitzer, UCI Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2015

Supervisors Spitzer and Do Commend UC Irvine Student Leader Veto on Ban of American Flag

(Orange County, CA) — To show unwavering support for the American flag, Supervisors Todd Spitzer and Andrew Do, both alumni of the University California system, commended the student leaders who vetoed the unwise decision to pass a resolution that banned the flag from being displayed in the lobby of the student government offices.

The Associated Students’ Legislative Council at UC Irvine approved the ban on the flag with a vote of 6-4 on Thursday but the Associated Students’ Executive Cabinet vetoed the ban on a 4-1 vote. The resolution also banned all other nations’ flags from the common lobby area of student council offices. Continue reading→

UCI student executive council vetoes flag banning resolution

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Editor Posted in Education, Irvine, News, Politics, UCI Leave a comment

UCI student executive council vetoes flag resolution

The Executive Cabinet of the Associated Students of UC Irvine vetoed Saturday a resolution passed earlier this week by six undergraduate members of the student legislative council that banned hanging a flag from any nation in the common lobby area of the student government offices.

This misguided legislation was not endorsed or supported in any way by the campus leadership, the University of California, or the broader student body. The views of a handful of students passing a resolution do not represent the opinions of the nearly 30,000 students on this campus, and have no influence on the policies and practices of the university. Continue reading→