2006 Election Supplement

Off-Campus Representatives

Ashley Weiss - Students' Party

Hey UCSB! My name is Ashley Weiss and I want to be an Off-Campus Rep., working on the issues that you believe are important. I've been involved with RHA this year, but feel that being a part of Associated Students would allow me a much better chance to make a difference on campus. As an Environmental Studies major, I back The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) and know making this campus sustainable will save money and prove that it's possible to make a large-scale change through a student movement. I believe UCSB has the potential to be a leader towards UC-wide sustainability. Though I'm only a first year, I'm one of those people who is really excited about life and ready to work hard. Whether or not I get elected, I'm going to be involved, so I'd really appreciate it if you'd just check my box in order for me to represent you as Off-Campus Rep with Students' Party. I care and want to be part of what's going on around this amazing campus and community. VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Daniel "Dank" Komins - Cannabis Coalition

Hi my name is Dan K. but many people like to call my Danky McPots. If elected I plan to create a committee for A.S. that prioritizes lobby efforts to lower tuition via taxing and regulating cannabis. This is a sensible plan aimed to benefit the educational system, law enforcement and treatment programs.

Shahan "I need this for a job" Ahmed - Students' Party

You all tucked in? Alright, herrrre we go. I am running for off-campus rep @ large, and, basically, I am going to be a senior and I want to represent you. I was quite active in high school, in fact I even became student body president, and I decided that before I graduated college, I would give back by giving forth my time and effort because I know I can make a positive difference. So, towards the conclusion of my junior year, I am offering my experience and putting forth my name, with the hope that you give me a chance to do my duty. Please, allow me to do what I can. Vote for me. Also, if I am to be elected, ICE CREAM FOR EVERYONE? COOKIES AND CREAM!

As for the high school qualifications: Associated Student Body President, Head of the Executive committee, Head of Student Life and Concerns, three years as senator, etc.

Oh, and if you vote for me, I'll make your wildest dreams come true. yes, Even those ones! No, not those ones, get your mind out of the gutter.

Deirdre J. Mathis - Students' Party

Hey everyone! My name is Deirdre Mathis and I am a first year student majoring in Communication with a minor in Black Studies. During my first year at UCSB I have been actively involved in several organizations including the UCSB Gospel Choir, Associated Students, Hall Council, and the Black Student Union. It is my participation in these last three organizations that will prove to be an invaluable asset as I seek to be your Off Campus Representative with Students' Party. As you're off campus representative I pledge to be an active and passionate voice for the ideas and concerns we share as off campus students. I pledge to make myself available and open to you by holding regularly scheduled office hours in the AS main office in addition to strategic locations on campus designed to increase my accessibility to you. I am firmly committed to our parties' platform which includes combating rising education expenses such as tuition, books, and off campus housing. I am also a strong proponent for holding the University fiscally accountable for its decisions. Our monies should be spent on programs and services that the students need, and not just what the University wants.

I urge each of you to support my fellow candidates and me in this important election. A vote for us is a vote for YOU! VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Mathew "Matt" Jackson - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

What's up yo, Matt Jackson is the name,
And I'm here to show you my game.
I come from the California streets of Corona,
But I'm originally from the heat of Arizona.
I'm a first year student with plenty of ambition,
Majors in Philosophy, Law and Society, and a minor in Math is my mission.
Currently I'm a Rep at large for RHA,
Representing the Santa Rosa Res. Hall is how I play.
Programming on KCSB is what I enjoy,
"Socially Unacceptable" is the show I deploy.
The Open People's Party is the group I claim,
And Off Campus Rep is the position I wish to tame.
Two of my main goals in A.S. are representation and progress,
Two definite ways to relieve community stress.
I order to have a functional student government we must have representation,
Colors, genders, beliefs, and cultures; this requires a community donation.
Communication and friendships are what will help us progress,
Making a difference is an ideal I caress.
Tenant's rights is why we must fight,
Affordable housing should be a right.
Text books should be cheaper,
Let's make the students their own money keeper.
Now this is how we roll:
Open Doors will allow us to represent the whole,
Open Hearts let us function in our role,
Open Minds allow for community control.
So... you down with OPP?
Matt Jackson for Off Campus Rep is who I be!

Christina Escobar - Students' Party

Hi, my name is Christy Escobar and I'm a first year Global Studies and Dramatic Arts major. I'm running for Off-campus Representative with Students' Party because I want to fight for student rights and proactively seek change not only UCSB, but in the greater UC system and (to sound ridiculously cheesy) the world!

I have already started to do so by getting involved in student organizations that I feel are both important and relevant to current issues, such as Solidarity Against War, Amnesty International and Students for Impeachment, which advocate peace, civil liberties, and human rights. I also feel strongly about women's issues and am an active member of the Women's Ensemble Theatre Troupe, which annually puts on the Vagina Monologues. I'm also a part of the Salsa and Tango clubs on campus, which, trust me, help immensely in understanding the socioeconomic policies currently instituted at UCSB.

If elected, I plan to advocate and lobby for policies that will contribute to an entirely Green Campus by 2015, that will keep the cost of a public education affordable for all students (from student fees to textbooks), create a safer community by vying for the installation of more streetlights and sidewalks in Isla Vista, and change the current parking permit policies to accommodate students' budgets. I also wish to protest the UC management of the Los Alamos and Livermore nuclear weapons labs and to lobby for UC divestment from Sudan. VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Samantha Nevels - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

If ask any friend of mine, they will all say the same thing: AS is my life. It is my job, my duty, and my pleasure. I spend any free time in the AS office working, hanging out, and getting work done. I am currently a Rep at Large on Legislative council, Committee on Committees Co-Coordinator, and on AS Finance Board. I take all of my AS roles very seriously, and work to improve AS any way possible. Since the beginning of my term as Committee on Committees Co-Coordinator, I have turned several defunct committees in to full, functioning committees, created a successful and functioning committee on committees team and system, and I have gotten many new students involved with AS.

Besides AS, I am a Business Economics and Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations. I work at local elementary school programs part time and also sing in the SBCC Concert Choir. I have extreme determination and ambition and succeed where I try, even though it may take several tries. A fine example of this was the last year's election. I lost last year by only 16 votes, but worked hard in AS and was appointed to an even better position on the council during Winter quarter because of my determination and hard work.

I work hard and make AS my priority. Failure is not my forte and will always do my best to succeed and help my peers. Vote for me and O.P.P.: Open Peoples Party. Woot!

Joshua "Josh" Freeman - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

My name is Joshua Freeman, I am a second year Biology major running for Off Campus Representative with OPP. I currently sit on IVCRC (Isla Vista Community Relations Committee) and also I am also entering in IVTU (Isla Vista Tenants Union). These experiences, along with many others, have provided me with valuable insight into our diverse communities surrounding UCSB. It is with these insights that I plan to serve as a liaison to the student population outside of UCSB. We all come from different walks of life. Because of this we form a mosaic, a mosaic that is cemented in our community of Isla Vista/ Goleta. However, issues concerning IVFP, housing, parking, and others are tarnishing this mosaic. I would like to contribute my perspective of the off campus experience to help solve some of these issues. Students pay for the AS services. Unfortunately, much of what is paid for is unknown to a large percentage of the student population. It is my intention to promote organizations such as IVTU and IVCRC to show the improvements that are occurring. Paradise is not heaven, in my opinion. Paradise is where we live in the Isla Vista/Goleta region. Let's work together to make paradise even better.

Jenna Galoob - Students' Party

What's up UCSB, how's it going? My name is Jenna Galoob and I am running for off campus representative with Students' Party. This is my fourth wonderful year at UCSB and I will be a super senior in the fall majoring in sociology and minoring in education. I love this place so much that I'm staying here for a whole extra year! If I'm not sitting in class, working, or doing mass amounts of reading, I'm hanging out with my friends being goofy and having a great time. I work hard and play hard. Some of the issues I have been involved with and are interested in are legal rights (monitoring police and student relationships so that students are not being taken advantage of), the Women's Center (students stopping rape), disabled students rights, the right for equal education and tenants rights (we all know that landlords take you for every penny you have). If elected not only will I continue to work on issues that are important to me, but more importantly, I will fight for issues that are important to you! I care about our school, I care about IV, and I care about your individual needs. VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Margaret "Maggie" Pike - Students' Party

Hey Everybody! My name is Maggie Pike and I want to be your Off Campus Representative. I'm running for office because I want to represent the opinions of students. I don't think students realize how powerful their opinions are. Associated Students has many specialized boards and committees that have the power to get the administration's attention on issues that matter to you, so it is very important that those who lead our school really listen and represent your thoughts. I want to help improve the communication between students and their representatives, so I promise hold my office hours regularly through out the week, in various place on and off campus. I also want to encourage people to get in contact with me, I really want to hear what you want from this school and A.S. Send me an email, look me up on facebook, stop me in the Ucen! Whatever is easiest for you, I'm very accommodating! And besides students teaching A.S. what is important to them, A.S. should play an active role in informing students on issues that affect them too. I'm running with STUDENT'S PARTY because everyone on this slate loves UCSB as much as I do. This party is comprised of students with a ton of different backgrounds and opinions, and what unites us is our genuine desire to help make our school better! VOTE FOR MAGGIE! VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Lauren "Coop" Cooper - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

"To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan...believe...ACT!"

Hello UCSB students! My name is Lauren Cooper and I am running for Off Campus Representative with the Open People's Party. I am currently serving as Representative at Large in the Resident's Halls Association, representing on-campus residents. I would like to move beyond that and represent the voices of students from all areas of campus. My goal is to make sure that Associated Students is easily accessible to everyone on campus. It is important that this organization encompasses every aspect of the UCSB student population while representing the issues that are most important to students. I will focus on ensuring that student's money is appropriately spent, promoting and addressing campus and community environmental issues, combating Isla Vista landlords taking advantage of renters, and working to find equitable solutions to the problems of ridiculously high text book prices. I want to serve my campus and community, and I will be able to represent the student body in order to create change both on campus and locally. Make your opinions heard and vote OPEN PEOPLE'S PARTY...our door is always open!!

Heather Fielder - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

For the past two years I have been serving the on campus residents at UCSB with my participation in the Residence Halls Association. Last year I was the Hall Council President for FT North and I am now serving as a Programming Vice President. Now I would like the chance to serve the entire population of UCSB students by being a part of A.S. as an Off Campus Representative.

It is very important to me to make sure that Associated Students encompasses every aspect of the UCSB student population while dealing with crucial issues that are important to you. The way to ensure that A.S. is dealing with the issues that you care about is by making sure that A.S. is open to everyone here at UCSB. I want to make A.S. a place where people feel comfortable to come and voice their concerns and know that an effort will be made to deal with those problems. I would like to focus on making sure that students' money is being spent on what is really important to all of you.

For the Off Campus population in particular I would like to focus on landlords taking advantage of renters, not only with the cost of rent but the quality of housing and maintenance. I want to serve this campus and community and be able to be the voice of the students in order to create change that will benefit us all.

Tiffany Pascual - Students' Party

Hello UCSB Students! My name is Tiffany Pascual. I am running for off-campus representative with Students Party.

I actually auditioned into this school as a music major when I was a seventeen year old high school senior. I had planned on graduating with an emphasis in piano, but after two years I switched majors, when I met the passionate people in student government and student organizations.

I am now in my third year here, and I know I've learned a lot of things from people who are quite passionate about a many number of issues like the environment, or activities like community service that we can all partake in while having fun here at this beautiful beach campus. These different leaders started talking to me, and really were interested in what I have to say!

I know when I get elected into office, I want to voice and support many of the organizations and student leaders that I have come across and encountered here in my experiences at UCSB. In fact, if you want to reach me, or would like me to know about your particular needs or interests, please email me at tifunny85@yahoo.com . I would love to hear from to you.

Just remember to vote Students Party! We all have fun, and we all really care about investing in YOU here at UCSB. VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Jeronimo Saldana - Students' Party

My name is Jeronimo Saldana and I believe student empowerment can only happen through student activism. I am a third year transfer student from Santa Monica College majoring in Chicano Studies dedicated to ensuring a student's access to an affordable and quality education. My past experience as the A.S. President of Santa Monica College and Campus Organizer for the United States Student Association Electoral Action Project along with my current involvement in El Congresso , the Student Commission on Racial Equality, and Hurricane Katrina Relief group exemplify my commitment to campus and community solidarity. As a student activist at UCSB, I have traveled to Sacramento to lobby for students rights, I have worked with Shoreline Preservation and I have volunteered in the most devastated regions of post-Katrina New Orleans during Christmas and Spring break as a proud Gaucho.

Vote for Jeronimo if you agree that your representative should already be a highly experienced and active member of the Gaucho and I.V. community.
Vote for Jeronimo if you agree that students have the right to a quality and affordable education.
Vote for Jeronimo if you believe students should be able to walk through I.V. without being harassed by police, discriminated against by landlords, and subjected to substandard living conditions.

Vote for Jeronimo if you like beer or know someone who does. Jeronimo likes beer. Jeronimo believes in student activism but also understands the importance of students partying.
Vote for Jeronimo. Vote for student activism. Vote for students partying. VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Alexander "Alex" Van Wagner - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

Holla Back UCSB! My name is Alex Van Wagner and I want to be your Off-Campus Representative with OPP. I am a second year Political Science major with an emphasis in Public Service and a minor in History. I have served in a number of leadership roles including the Chairman of an annual fundraiser for The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Now I want to focus my energies on A.S. In doing so, I want to represent the diverse backgrounds, interests, and opinions of the student body while fighting to protect your rights, privileges and bank accounts. I know I am sick and tired of paying outrageous prices for textbooks, student-loans and dilapidated apartments while the police hand out tickets like candy on Halloween. I will work to; improve relations between the IVFP and the community, block any efforts to charge for parking in IV, provide campus-wide wireless internet access, ensure adequate funding for all student groups, and promote the strengthening of renter's rights in IV. If you like what you hear, get down with me and get down with O.P.P.

Julia Stephanides - Students' Party

What's up UCSB! My name is Julia Stephanides and I would love to be your Off-Campus Representative next year. I'm running because I truly want to address your concerns, whatever they may be, and ensure the accessibility of A.S. to the student body at large. Here are the top five reasons you MUST vote for me in the upcoming election:

My involvement with Hall Council this year, planning both student events and leading a Relay for Life team, has shown me how passionate I am about serving students.
I will work to stop student fees from rising with the belief that all students deserve an affordable college education.
I will push for an affordable organic food policy in the dining halls.
I will strongly support efforts to de-emphasize drug investigations, especially marijuana, and get the IVPD to focus on real criminal activity.
I am dedicated to lowering the high prices of textbooks and creating channels for students to exchange and buy from each other.

UCSB is an incredible school that requires equally passionate and talented leaders, and I know that I have what it takes to represent students' needs. Ultimately, I'll make sure that UCSB remains a ridiculously fun yet socially conscious campus. If you'd like to contact me for any reason, email me at jules86@earthlink.net. Make sure to GO GREEN and VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Evan Ingardia - Students' Party

Hello UCSB, my name is Evan Ingardia with Student's Party and I want to be your Representative-At-Large in A.S. As a second year student majoring in the History of Public Policy, I've really learned about the formation of policy, and now I want to apply this knowledge in the hopes of further improving UCSB and Isla Vista.

Currently I hold an officer position as Greek Outreach Coordinator for the Community Affairs Board (CAB) and as Fundraising Chair for the UCSB Campus Democrats. Also, I've been involved with Calpirg and their cheaper textbook campaign. All of these groups have given me the chance to gain leadership experience and strengthen my ability to work in a group dynamic; both are qualities I feel are essential for this position.

I don't think I'm the only one who loves Isla Vista. However, I stare upon our quaint college-town, and I see the problems we face, like police misconduct, tenant exploitation, the homeless, and my happiness goes down a peg. Essentially, I recognize the problems we face in Isla Vista and I want to fix them. Please give me a chance eingardia@umail.ucsb.edu VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Elizaveta "Lisa" Uvarova - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

Hello brilliant students of fabulous UCSB! My name is Elizaveta (Lisa for short) Uvarova and I am running for Off-Campus Legislative Council Representative! I am a first year student, living in Francisco Torres and majoring in Mathematical Sciences and Global Studies. I am having a blast in this amazing place! However, upon my arrival, a problem I faced was getting involved in the UCSB community. Coming here I could tell that there was endless stuff going on, but just felt overwhelmed by it all. I really wanted to get involved, but had no clue where to start. I became involved with AS, particularly the Constitution and By-Laws Committee, and it has been an awesome experience. I have learned so much about AS, its structure and laws, and what it is really about. I also had the opportunity of helping with the new Constitution as well as the recent Constitutional Convention. The reason I want to represent you and what I wish to accomplish is to make UCSB and all of its opportunities more accessible to students. I don't feel that students should dig, search and feel apathetic about being involved. Instead they should be comfortable with and interested in their community. It should serve their needs and desires. I believe that AS is not a separate program for the students but that AS are the students, and that everyone should truly be a part of it. Thus, vote Elizaveta Uvarova, vote OPP, and take control of your UCSB experience.

Gahl Shottan - Students' Party

Hello there UCSB! My name is Gahl Shottan and I am a first year Anthropology and Psychology major running for Off Campus Representative with the Student's Party. Since the start of the year I have become submerged under the weight of campus activism, organizing, and change. I have taken the effort to step my foot into the tide of several aspects of campus life, including Campus Democrats, KCSB, relief work, the Queer Student Union, and other more frivolous arenas. In the past, I have held several leadership positions including teaching Emergency Medical Response as well as being the ever-geeky Drum Major of my Marching Band. Currently, I am a reporter for KCSB News and helped form the Hurricane Katrina Relief Organization on Campus following a trip down to New Orleans over Winter Break.

Not only am I interested in making the student's voice heard on campus; I am also interested in providing diverse cultural and educational opportunities to UCSB. On top of that I'm running under a great party, a great platform, and have the perfect name for any campaign; Gahl has the Gall to stand Tall for UCSB!

With my rhyming skills, how can you say no? VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Yeva "Eva" Kilamyan - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

Hey everyone!!! My name is Eva Kilamyan and I'm running for reelection as an Off-Campus Rep with Open People's Party! College is supposed to be the best four (or five) years of our lives and I believe that Associated Students can do a lot to help make it so. I have been active in student government since freshman year, so I've learned a lot about your concerns and have been and will continue to address them to the best of my ability. This year, I have authored over a dozen bills that changed the structure of AS to help make the organization more transparent and effective. As a member of Finance Board, I also have a lot of knowledge about the financial condition of Associated Students. More importantly, I'm a student just like you. I pay over $200 for ridiculously priced books every quarter, I work and take out loans to pay for college, and I've also been harassed by cops on DP once or twice. One of my goals for next year is increasing involvement in Associated Students, including traditionally underrepresented groups like Greeks, athletes, arts, and other campus organizations. So, are you down with OPP? Then vote for me!

Molly Gilmore - Students' Party

UCSB is a pretty amazing school, but it is not perfect. While perfection is a goal that is probably unobtainable, some changes can be made to make life at UCSB better. If you elect me, Molly Gilmore, I will work hard to make some of these changes happen. As a member of Students Stopping Rape, and the International Convention on Human Rights, the issues of sexual assault and human rights are very important to me and I have spent a lot of my time working to address and educate others about these issues. My passion for these issues however, will not overshadow the issues that are important to you, the student I would be representing if elected as an off-campus representative. A more perfect UCSB can only be made possible with representatives that address the issues important to the students. What is important to you? Rising fees? Parking in Isla Vista? Tenets rights? I want to know and I want to help make your voice be heard. That is my plan: to listen to the students needs and concerns, and help effect changes that would make a more perfect UCSB. So speak into our microphone: VOTE STUDENTS' PARTY!

Daniel Smilansky - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

Fellow Students of UCSB! My name is Daniel Smilansky and I am a second year Biology and Business Economics double major. I am running for the position of Off Campus Representative as a member of the Open People's Party. I have enjoyed my experience at this wonderful campus, although I have also observed that many issues need to be addressed for the betterment of the quality of life for all students. There has been a disconnect between student government and the students. It is my goal to create an environment in which the services available to students are easily accessible for anyone who wants them. I will work to better tenants' rights, achieve fair and just treatment from IVFP, and improve the disastrous state of parking, along with many other issues that are important to all of us. By adhering to the mission statement of the Open People's Party, I will reach out to the under represented groups including members of clubs, club sports, the Greek community, and many others. So let us stop complaining and start doing. I will work hard to achieve these objectives, and I can assure you that my door will always be open.

2006 Spring GeneralElection Supplement

Off-Campus Representatives

2006 Spring General
Election Supplement