2008 Spring General
Election Supplement

External Vice President, Statewide Affairs


candidate
Justin Reyes - Student Voice!

Hey everyone! My name is Justin Reyes and I am your Student Voice! candidate for External VP of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA)!

I am currently involved in Associated Students as the Co-Chair of the Student Commission On Racial Equality (SCORE). Through SCORE, I have worked extensively to increase awareness around issues that affect our communities. In the fall, I led a delegation of over 100 UCSB students to the UC Student of Color Conference. And, I collaborated with student organizations to establish the AS Student Initiated Outreach Committee.

With the dangerous trend of skyrocketing student fees, cuts to academic preparation and financial aid, we need an EVPSA who has fought for YOUR education every step of the way. I have spoken at UC Regents meetings to make students a priority. I have lobbied state legislators and Congress to advocate for access and affordability. I also helped to register over 5000 UCSB voters this year (the most in the nation!).

As EVPSA, I will focus my work on:

VOTE JUSTIN REYES! VOTE STUDENT VOICE!

candidate
Corey Huber - Open People's Party (O.P.P.)

What's going on, UCSB? My name is Corey Huber and I want to be your next External Vice President for Statewide Affairs!

Understanding the issues that greatly affect UCSB students is essential to being a successful EVPSA. With Governor Schwarzenegger placing California in the midst of a $331 million budget cut, UC students will soon possibly face the sixth rise in student fees in seven years. This correlates to academic programs and majors disappearing, less new-student enrollment, reduced university research, and a possible 10% rise in the fees you pay to the UC Regents. This campus needs a candidate willing to prioritize freezing student fees, advocating for increased financial aid, increasing academic preparation funding, and improving the diversity of our student body.

Currently serving as this year's Residence Halls Association President, I will use the networking and relationships already established with University administration to ensure that my office's goals will be met with support. I will use my experience and knowledge of both the EVPSA position and Associated Students to passionately represent our student body.

Having already served as staff in the EVPSA office, working on both statewide UCSA and national USSA campaigns, I have a firm grasp on what the position entails. I have lobbied with the EVPSA office and Student Lobby in Sacramento and Washington D.C. to ensure student's needs are being met and our elected officials kept accountable.

My knowledge of the UC system pertaining to the UC Office of the President and UC Regents is also extensive, having served as the undergraduate representative from our university to select the new UC Student Regent.

My understanding of Associated Students' resources through my positions with Finance Board, Investments Advisory Committee, and serving as a proxy on Legislative Council, will allow me to hit the ground running and utilize every asset at this organization's disposal.

This is how we do it, its OPP, and our door is always open.



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