External Vice President, Statewide Affairs
How's it going UCSB! My name is Christine Byon and I'm running for External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) with Students' Party.
For the past year, I have been extensively involved in the current EVPSA office as the Statewide Affairs Organizing Director. Through this, I have gained comprehensive knowledge about issues that impact students across all UC campuses. I have been lobbying elected officials, collecting compelling testimonials from students, rallying, and holding press events against fee hikes, for more financial aid, and to have our voices heard at state and national levels. Even with this effort, influential policy-makers are still prematurely burdening students by unjustly raising tuition fees while enacting detrimental funding cuts to Financial Aid. The fight is not over: students must still be informed and mobilized for the right to an affordable and accessible education, ensuring that legislators and the UC Regents meet our demands.
In addition to working on higher education issues, I have also been involved with Hurricane Katrina Efforts by doing relief work in New Orleans for the past two Christmas breaks. I also feel strongly about instilling diversity on all levels. I have also worked to lower textbook prices and improve UCSB's sustainability efforts. As a concerned and active human being, I realize that there are extremely pressing issues that happen beyond the confines of the UCSB campus that directly impact students here.
If elected, I will continue to fight for justice and the rights of students! Vote for more experience, more dedication, and more good times! Vote Christine Byon for External Vice President of Statewide Affairs and vote Students' Party!