The issues haven't changed.
The approach hasn't worked.
Are you getting what you paid for?
It's time for something new.
It's time to take Associated Students in a new direction.
Our priority is to Better Our School System.
Will you be the BOSS of your university?
Learn more at www.ucsbboss.com
We believe Associated Students should be Associated with the Students. It was on this belief that we founded the Democratic Process Party. Our candidates were elected through an open general primary, where everyone had the opportunity to participate or run. That's what makes our party unique.
As individuals, the diversity of our experience and the issues we work on is our strength. As a party, we all stand by these CORE four principles:
We will work to CREATE class availability and job opportunities on campus.
We will continue to ORGANIZE around the UC financial crisis to prevent unfair budget cuts from our university.
We will RETAIN the quality of this institution by promoting environmental sustainability and protecting funds for departments and student services including CLAS, Student Health, ESS and EOP.
We will ENGAGE the administration to prioritize student concerns on issues like the MCP, hate incidents, and unwarranted fees.
Although we do not limit ourselves to these principles, they represent our focus.
We do not believe in closed-door meetings.
We do not stand for hate.
We believe in having fun, but not at the expense of student fees.
Get your democracy on. Vote DP party!
The ideals of the Open People's Party exist in the honest and absolute representation of each and every student of UC Santa Barbara. This is our campus. This is our mutual goal. You are the Open People's Party.
We continue to pay more for our education, yet see less. Why are student services being cut? Why is class availability decreasing? We are expected to graduate within four years but don't have the resources to satisfy our educational requirements. Your student government should protect and advocate for you in the face of these reckless budget cuts and increasing student fees by providing student scholarships, job opportunities, and academic support.
If we are expected to pay these fees, we expect a quality education, which includes a modernized campus that UCSB is severely lacking. The Open People's Party will fight to improve student communication services, create mobile device applications, and finally establish University-wide wireless Internet.
We will continue to support efforts to keep the power of education in student hands. By demanding a reassessment of the financial situation, we will fight to protect the voice of students in such influential decision-making processes.
The Open People's Party believes in diligent work at home and in our local community. We stand strong in our commitment to protect students from abusive rental rates. Isla Vista has a unique and eclectic culture that Open People's Party hopes to preserve through the establishment of an Isla Vista Community Center and Sobering Center. Students are unjustly criminalized for minor infractions by a sometimes-overzealous police force. Open People's Party works to better relations with law enforcement, as they are meant to protect and serve, not aggravate and belittle.
The Open People's Party represents all UCSB students. We draw student leaders from all facets of our community in order to encourage the diversity of opinion. We are a party that embraces the free exchange of different thoughts and ideas. We advocate for the holistic student perspective to enhance the quality of life for all UCSB students. Opportunity begins with OPP. OPPortunity for strong representation. OPPortunity for a responsible student government. OPPortunity for a better UCSB.
Welcome to the party!