2007 Spring General
Election Supplement


Party Mission Statements


The Squirrel Party

The purpose of this party is to represent the views and beliefs' of each individual student. This party's goal is to not only take into account the views of the more key players on campus, but also those of the individuals that attribute to the essence of the university system. The squirrel symbolizes the student whose voice is not heard around our fair campus. These are the people who are overlooked when decisions are made. The squirrel party aims to bring out the ideas of these individuals in decisions that occur in the university system.


Party Liaison: Matthew Selle
Open People's 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.


The Open People's Party believes that Associated Students was created to act as a bridge between the students and the University itself; establishing a persistent contact with the often confusing bureaucratic operations of the University of California. Our goal is to use this influential pathway to involve each and every student in the operation and guidance of UCSB.


This is our community. This is our goal. You are the Open People's Party. It is ridiculous that the UC System has balanced its quickly-accumulating and often unclear finances on the backs of the very students it was designed to serve. We have been working tirelessly with concerned groups and organizations, both within and outside of Associated Students at UCSB, on the student's behalf; demanding a reassessment of the financial situation and fighting to protect the voice of the students in these influential decision-making processes.


The Open People's Party also believes in diligent work at home, in our Santa Barbara community. In Isla Vista we have worked towards a careful check of any abuse of authority; reminding our law enforcement of their role to protect and serve', not to belittle and aggravate. Tenants' rights and honest property management are concerns for a majority of UCSB students. We share these concerns, as students at UCSB, and have been working with our peers in Associated Students to attack these concerns on a legislative level here in Santa Barbara County.


Associated Students now works to manage a massive new budget. The Open People's Party has historically emphasized the use of that financial strength on the students themselves who have created it. Now, more than ever, does O.P.P. believe that the financial undertakings of the Associated Students should benefit the students themselves here at UCSB. We believe your money should work towards your interests.


Times and University operation are important and intense. O.P.P. wants you all involved. From bringing diversity and financial honesty back to our university, to managing that which is our local home; the Open Peoples Party works diligently and hopefully.


Welcome to The Party.
Students' Party

Students' Party is committed to being a catalyst for positive, effective and lasting change for the betterment of the UCSB community. We believe that student government should provide information and tools to help each individual have the greatest possible impact in their endeavors in this community and beyond. We are committed to being an advocate for student rights and needs, the shared governance of the University, and accessibility, accountability and sustainability on internal, local, statewide, and national levels. Student government should be accessible to all students, and Students' Party is the only party with a publicized, structured, and transparent selection process. To promote a fun and safe learning environment that amplifies student empowerment, we advocate for the integration of social and political aspects that make UCSB so unique.


Students' Party recognizes the diverse opinions and backgrounds of our University and the need for accurate representation of many voices. Collectively and deliberately, our slate is active in so many parts of the community, because this is what we hope for student government to be. With our broad-based experience, we respect and have knowledge of a myriad of student issues; we aspire, through student government, to address and tackle them.


We appreciate and promote the constantly evolving campus culture and recognize the value of adaptation to the challenges it poses. It is our duty to insure fiscal transparency and intelligently manage all student monies; to be dedicated to our belief that education, accessibility to all resources, and adequate housing is a right for all students; to ensure that the voices of under-represented communities are heard; to be devoted to environmental issues; and to promote a more sustainable future.


More Progress, More Involvement, More Integrity, and More Good Times.





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