Associated Students Elections Supplement 2014 by The Bottom Line (UCSB)

April 22-24, 2014

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SPECIAL EDITION

ELECTIONS SUPPLEMENT VOTE: April 21st - 24th on GOLD

FEE INITIATIVES & REAFFIRMATIONS Queer Commission ˃INITIATIVES

The Student Union Revitalization Fund (SURF) $20.51 per undergraduate student per quarter

1) Why is the SURF fee on the ballot? Because this campus needs a Preventative Wellness Center Because this campus needs more CLAS rooms Because this campus needs a bigger Food Bank to address hunger Because this campus needs a permanent Veteran’s and Transfer Resource Center Because this campus needs space for student groups to meet for free Because this campus needs space for sustainability activism Because this campus needs additional 24 Hour Study Space Because this campus needs additional space for Counseling Services

2) What exactly would the fee go toward? “As for the $20.51 portion it goes mainly towards the planning process of designing the remodeled UCen. A small portion goes toward current operating costs of the UCen to bring some new programs/services (voted and created by students) immediately. The bulk of the $64.41 fee starting in Fall 2018 will provide for the development and operation/maintenance of a space that will serve the aforementioned functions. The operating funds are important because they will reduce reliance of the UCen on business revenue and more on student needs and priorities, essentially “buying back” the UCen. The SURF Initiative doesn’t just give the UCen a facelift or adds-on a couple new services, but it transforms the facility into one that puts students first. This plan sets us on a course to place the University Center directly in the hands of the students. Students for so long have expressed frustration with the UCen’s decisions; you can see it by just perusing the AS Candidate Statements for as long as the record goes (2004). SURF changes this by increasing our share of the budget, so that students, not revenue from sales, become the focus of the UCen Budget. SURF is critical to the well-being of future students.” – AS President Jonathan Abboud

Catalyst Literary Arts Magazine $1.08 for fall, winter, and spring quarter

1) Why are you campaigning for a lock-in fee? “The Catalyst is campaigning for a lock-in fee to ensure its ability to publish and distribute several thousand copies of an interdisciplinary, free-to-students, full-color literary arts magazine on a quarterly basis. Where other campus publications focus on student journalism, our aim is to showcase student literature and student visual art (painting, drawing, photography, etc.). With this goal in mind, and with the enormous amount of incredible student art we intend to publish, printing costs are significant. With this low-cost-per-student lock-in, our magazine could bring great student art to more people than ever, and our ever-growing student staff could focus all of its energy on content editing, layout editing, and our other community and academic outreach goals; these latter goals include online and event endeavors to support art not tethered to the page, such as film, spoken word poetry, and music.”

2) What exactly would the fee go toward? “First and foremost, the fee would go toward printing. Our organization’s relationship with a California-based printing company has allowed us to produce low-cost magazines of the highest quality without the dubious ethics of overseas print shops. With a regular funding source, more copies could be produced than ever before and with greater regularity, and that increased production equals more exposure for the student art we are supporting. Secondarily, the funds would go toward various projects and goals of our organization, among which are a designated campus workspace, the support of local bands, filmmakers, and performing artists both online and through events. Professional editing and publishing practice, in addition to collaboration with other campus art or departments are part of the staff experience.” – Editor-in-Chief Natalie O’Brien and Managing Editor Daniel Podgorski

Legal Resource Center: Sobering Center $5.45 per undergraduate student per quarter

1) Why are you campaigning for a lock-in fee? “I am campaigning for the sobering center because over the past 8 months working at the AS Legal Resource Center, most students who receive an MIP (minor in possessions) or DIP (drunk in public) tell me they were picked up by the police while harmlessly walking (read: stumbling) home from a party. We’ve all been that person late on a Friday or Saturday night, and I think the Sobering Center provides a safe place for students to sober up, learn a lesson, and move on with their lives.”

2) What exactly would the fee go toward? “The fees will go towards the creation of a Sobering Center, a place where UCSB students who are picked up by the police for non-violent alcohol related offenses can spend the night sobering up, as opposed to the “drunk tank” downtown. Using the sobering center would incur upon the student a significant fee (but one still cheaper than going to court) and require them to attend an alcohol education course. A night in jail is an extremely harsh experience for students and the court process is often very disruptive to a students course schedule. The sobering center can only be used once in a student’s college career, and repeat offenders will go through the arduous court process. The fee and required alcohol program still provide an hefty incentive to drink responsibly.” – Kevin Dibb, LRC Student Legal Advisor

$2.12 per undergraduate student per quarter

1) Why does QComm need this fee initiative to pass? “Queer Commission has seen cuts to its budget every year for the past few years now. Last year, we hit a breaking point where our budget was proposed to be cut to an all-time low. We fought back and were able to reduce the cut, but nonetheless our budget was still negatively impacted. This year, we decided to go straight to the student body for support. This way, the student body can decide collectively if a strong Queer Commission is valuable to this campus. This also requires Queer Commission to campaign for reaffirmation every two years, which is a great opportunity to continue exposing the larger UCSB community to Queer Commission, the work it does on campus, and various issues affecting LGBTQ students here.”

2) What exactly would the fee go toward? “The fee would go towards the events, conferences/conference delegations, programs, and projects Queer Commission’s elected board organizes yearly and to the various LGBTQ student organizations on campus for their events and programs, of which there are about 10 that organize regularly on campus and are constantly growing. Because of budget cuts across A.S. and to QComm’s budget, we have had to greatly limit the scope of our programs and projects, from cutting projects and student delegations to conferences to severely downsizing UCSB Pride to restricting the amount of funding we can provide to the LGBTQ student organizations and so on. If passed, this fee would allow us to revitalize, enrich, and expand the work we do on this campus for the larger LGBTQ community and towards making UCSB a more inclusive and supportive campus for all its students.” – Andrew Farkash, QComm Co-Chair

Composting Program $1.29 per undergraduate student per quarter

1) Why does the composting initiative need this measure to pass? “Many students don’t realize the sheer volume of food and compostable products produced at UCSB every day… The last year in particular has seen a huge increase in the amount of food waste UCSB is keeping out of the landfill, and frankly we are having trouble keeping up. Students are constantly asking us for more compost drop-off bins on campus so they don’t have to choose between walking halfway across campus or throwing food in the garbage, but current funds simply don’t allow us to purchase enough pest-proof, odor-proof bins or support the staff necessary to manage additional locations. This fee measure will help bring our funding up to the level needed to manage a compost program as big as UCSB’s has become. This fee measure will also allow us to expand our program’s focus [and] help involve more students in our program.”

2) What exactly would this fee go toward? “This fee will fund the Associated Students Department of Public Worms, which operates several worm compost bins and compost piles, and seeks to educate the student population about the importance of composting and waste reduction. DPW has been a driving force in encouraging composting all across campus and partners with major sources of food waste such as the dining commons. Our goals with this funding are to: 1) Add more compost pickup locations around campus, 2) Provide more student employment in sustainability related fields, 3) Help students learn to compost at home by offering more workshops, and 4) Use compost to grow food through a demonstration farm and improving food security. Together, these goals will help us reduce the total waste produced by UCSB and encourage sustainable practices. Students will also be able to better connect with their food, food waste, and environment, and will learn all the great ways that composting can make a difference!” – DPW student coordinator Debby Portillo and Recycling/DPW staff coordinator Sarah Siedschlag

The Senior Book $2.68 for fall, winter, and spring quarter

1) Why does the Senior Book need this fee initiative to pass? “The Senior Book, which is the only documentation of each senior class’s legacy at UCSB, celebrates and applauds seniors on the accomplishment of graduation. At commencement, graduating students will be able to purchase and pick up their Senior Books as a lasting commemoration of their college experience. While flipping through its pages, students will not only reflect upon UCSB events including Halloween and Deltopia, but also be reminded of the pride and intelligence of being a gaucho as well as the Isla Vista culture. Without a doubt, the college years are some of the most memorable and exciting times of a person’s life. After graduation, the Senior Book is the only item that allows graduating gauchos to reminisce on these memorable experiences down the line and carry on the legacy of the senior class.”

2) What exactly would this fee go toward? “The funding is needed for the survival of the Senior Book. The funding is crucial to continuing the tradition of producing commemoration for graduating students in years to come. This lock-in fee will help cover the cost of designing, priniting, marketing, and staffing, and will enable every senior to take on-campus Senior Portraits for 6 weeks during the year and be included in the Senior Book.” – Senior Book Student Staff Members Andi Dominguez and Kara Samuels, and Senior Book Advisor, Linda Meyer Interviews by Parisa Mirzadegan EXECUTIVE CONTENT EDITOR

˃REAFFIRMATIONS Food Bank Isla Vista Arts

$2.00 per undergraduate student per quarter; $0.67 for summer

1) Why does IV Arts need this reaffirmation to pass? “The purpose of it is to give somebody something else to do on a Friday night besides drink. Not that we’re against drinking, but it’s something else to do besides going to a party. We need the support. WORD is probably more popular than we ever imagined. And IV Live is doing really well too.”

2) What exactly has the lock-in fee money gone toward in the past two years, and will the funds be used in the same way next year if it passes? The IV Live Reaffirmation would benefit Magic Lantern Films, WORD Magazine, IV Live, and Nuestra Voz, and Shakespeare in the Park. – DJ Palladino, Magic Lantern Films events manager

$1.80 per undergraduate for fall, winter, spring and summer quarters

1) Why does the AS Food Bank need this reaffirmation to pass? “The AS Food Bank needs this fee reaffirmation because we currently have over 750 visits to our pantry every week. It is a safe space for students to come in and alleviate stress. We have seen the number of students who use the food bank rapidly increase since we opened 3 years ago. Due to the high number of students depending on the service, our fee initiative no longer covers food costs for the year. Without this lock-in, there would be no way for the food bank to continue operating at its current level.”

2) What exactly has the lock-in fee money gone toward in the past two years, and will the funds be used in the same way next year if it passes? “The majority of the funds from the lock-in have gone to food, career staff, student staff, and transportation of food purchased. The funds will be used in the same way next year. We are looking to increase our volunteer base in the future and transfer some staff costs over to the food section of the budget if possible.” – Erick Lankey, AS Food Bank Committee Chair

Educational Opportunity Program (E.O.P) $1.25 per AS/UCSB membership per quarter; $0.83 for summer quarter Interviews by Kelsey Gripenstraw Finance Board $10.08 per undergraduate for fall, winter, spring and summer quarters STAFF WRITER

TBL | April 22-24, 2014

2 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Photo Courtesy | Megan Foronda and Sally Oh

NAVKIRAN “NAVI” KAUR, // DPP Interview by Anjali Shastry OPINIONS EDITOR Why do you want to be AS president? I want to be AS president because I have been on the ground organizing on this campus really since day one of my undergraduate career at UC Santa Barbara. I got involved with Associated Students literally within my first quarter at UCSB; I was actually a fellow for the Office of the President–funny story, actually, I guess that’s where it starts… So then I got more involved, I actually decided to run my freshman year. That happened, and I found my place with DP Party, and that was when I was co-chair for the student commission on racial equality, and then I ran again. I got to be a senator the second half of the year, actually, my second year, and it was an interesting year… I also learned a lot there, how to stay true to your values, and how to represent all people, really, as well, like people on this campus. It opened my eyes to more isms, like classism, more about racism, misogyny, how patriarchy functions as well. I started noticing a lot of things that bothered me about Associated Students, and how just–how just really messed up it is right now. It’s really not, in my opinion, representing all students. I feel like Associated Students has not been associated with the students. I feel as though there’s just a lot of disconnect between Associated Students and the actual students that do work on this campus, like the actual organizing, where things are actually getting done, I think they’re disconnected… I’ve been a part of Associated Students since my freshman year, so I really do understand Associated Students fairly well, I feel. And I have been a part of the students who work on the ground, who organize as well, and so I feel like that that’s why I want to be president. I want to connect that bridge and organize in Associated Students. I want to be sure to represent all students on this campus, the students on the ground, the working-class students, the student workers, the undocumented community, the queer community, the trans community, my community as well. I also am here because I’m representing all of those people. I want to be the vessel, or the vehicle, for their change, for the goals of their community as well… Also, I feel like on top of that, I have great networks with administration on this campus; I worked in Office of Student Life, Multicultural Center, I’m a NUFP fellow, for the Student Affairs Fellowship, and so I know a lot of administration through that. I feel like all these different connections will lead to a very productive Associated Students. Sorry that was so long! That question just made me think. Student apathy for the Association is still a persistent issue. How do you plan on making AS a more inclusive association? I don’t like the phrase apathetic students. I don’t feel like students are apathetic; I feel like students are unaware of the issues, and I feel like students need to learn more, need to learn differently. For example, the European Traditions requirement–we don’t even need that requirement. Let’s add a Sexual and Gender requirement, let’s add a more diversity requirements, more ethnicity requirements, because I feel as though things of that nature will help educate the student body more than the European Traditions requirement. We’ve grown up our whole life learning Western form of education. I feel like that’s where it starts, with education. I don’t feel as though students are apathetic. What will you do as president to address continued state divestment from higher education and subsequent rising UC tuition?

Ooh, that’s a great question. First and foremost, I would definitely continue actively lobbying our representatives, both at the state and national level. I also believe that we should also obviously be lobbying our representatives at the local level as well, and I think we should really be promoting student lobby…more as well to send larger groups of students to the lobby. I think that should be publicized more as well. I also feel like organizations, like the University of California Student Association, and the United States Student Association, are very important for this reason. They bring students from around the state–UCSA–and for USSA, students around the nation, together, in one space, and that’s really important. That helps build statewide and nationwide coalitions and networks. We can use that to build student power, and we have power in numbers, so organizations like those are really, really critical for the student movement. Really, if you have statewide networks, we can mobilize, you know, 10,000 students to Sacramento. That’s been done in the past; we can definitely do that again. That requires statewide networks and a lot of statewide organizing and knowing how to navigate conferences like the University of California Student Association conferences and sending hundreds of students to those conferences and really being actively engaged in those spaces. The same goes for USSA. Their conferences are really important and we should be sending students there. We should be actively engaged and participating in the organization. What will you do as president to defend student organizations? That’s a great question. I think first and foremost, it’s about what student organizations want. I’m not here to speak on the behalf of organizations I’m not actively involved with, so that would be something I would always keep in mind. Also, I would definitely promote Finance Board to always be very critical about the money requests that come in, and always being very supportive of our student organizations. So I’d also be sure to ensure that no student organization is feeling threatened by administration or other student organizations as well. We need to ensure that all student organizations are promoting a safe environment for all students… I would also ensure that student organizations are getting the funding that they need to continue and to sustain themselves as well. Also, ultimately, I will be present at organizations. I know I can’t be at absolutely every one of them, but I will do my best to be present and approachable. I will continue to do that, because I feel as though I do try my best in doing that as well, and I think it’s important to, again, network in that way, because that helps create coalitions on this campus and that’s what we need. Students really need to be unified and stand together in that way, because I feel like right now, we do have huge disconnects on this campus. How do you plan on creating a fair and honest budget that will keep AS financially sound while simultaneously ensuring the reach and impact of the Association? I would make sure to work with all aspects of Associated Students when even beginning to think about the budget. I think this process needs to start ahead of time; I need to be, for one, always checking how BCCs, for one, are spending their budgets, to ensure that I am aware, ahead of time, when the budget needs to be made for the following year, how BCCs are spending their money throughout the year… I would also be very open and always communicating with the AS administration as well, and our staff, because we decide their salaries and they have families. It’s very important to me to also be communicating with our administration that do so much for us, and our staff that do so much work for us–and they’re so important to the administration. A lot of the Association functions with their help… The BCCs that represent marginalized and underrepresented communities are the ones that really need the support. They really have a lot to do…for their communities on this campus. Therefore we also need to remember that we need to support our fellow students and make sure that every person on this campus is feeling safe and feeling welcomed, and that they have the resources that they need, because we do have to remember that this institution does give privilege to others, and oppresses others in different ways. Different identities are affected in different ways, so we need to remain critical of that, and I’ll definitely take that into account when doing the budget for the different BCCs and the staff salaries… Oftentimes, folks forget that organizing can be done on a very limited budget. You can organize events and rallies and marches under $200, under $100–like you really don’t need that much, and I think people forget that.

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ALI GUTHY // OPP Interview by Anjali Shastry OPINIONS EDITOR Why do you want to be AS president? That’s a great question, been getting that a lot lately. The biggest thing is that I have the knowledge, I have the experience, but most importantly, I have the passion to run the student body. I’ve been involved in this campus community since my first year, and I’m really passionate about making tangible change. So, I want to be president because I know I can do it and I’m passionate about making things happen. Student apathy for the Association is still a persistent issue. How do you plan on making AS a more inclusive association? I think one of the biggest problems in terms of student apathy is the visibility of the association. I think visibility is key, because Associated Students is a place for all students. It should be accessible and open, and people should feel that they can use the resources and services of the association as much as possible–and I feel like we’ve been lacking in that in recent years. And one of the big things that I want to do to improve visibility of the association is really work on our public relations and our web presence, because the Associated Students has over 30 boards, committees, and commissions and various entities, and we don’t really have a cohesive and organized web presence, and that’s a problem. For instance, if you go to the Bike Shop’s website, it’s very outdated and it doesn’t really tie in cohesively to our current AS website, so I really want to make sure that everything that we have going on in the association is very clear, very united, and very accessible to students. Also, specifically for the website: fun fact, I’m a nerd. I research AS and other UCs, I research other Associated Students, and UC Davis has a really amazing budget website. Any entity that is funded with student fees in the association has a line-by-line item of what that money is being spent for, so you could look at Community Affairs Board, for instance–which is the board I’ve been involved with a lot–you can see exactly what all of your money is being spent on in each entity of the association. We’re already reaching out to them because they’re using a very specialized software, they designed their own software, so we’re looking to purchase that from them so that we can implement it on our campus as well for that financial accessibility. Everyone wants to know where their student fees are going. We pay $181.44 a quarter–that’s almost $600 a year–so you should know where that’s going. What will you do as president to address continued state divestment from higher education and subsequent rising UC tuition? That is a huge issue–ginormous. One of the reasons why the higher education has continually been divested from the state budget is that we don’t have a specified portion of the budget. Every year, we have to fight for the percentage of what we get; it’s not like a set amount. So over the last few years, we’ve gone from the state paying 78 or 80 percent of your tuition to paying less than 10, which is atrocious that the state has continually disinvested from higher education. And I see two problems and solutions that have come out of that with the University of California Student Association, one of which being the continued disinvestment from higher education and reinvestment in the prison systems. There is a bill on the floor right now in the Assembly that is looking to reinvest $700 million in prison systems, which to me, is absolutely ridiculous because the state of California alone has 1 percent of the entire world’s prison population–just in California–and we want to spend another $700 million to increase our prison systems, which I think is atrocious. We should

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be reinvesting that type of funds into higher education. So really lobbying our state and local legislatures, I actually went to the Student Lobby Conference this year during Deltopia, so I wasn’t here for all that, but I actually met with some of our local representatives to specifically lobby against that type of funding and reinvest in higher education. So I already have a history of doing that, so as president, I really want to continue advocating for reinvestment in higher education by lobbying our representatives. Also, I’m really passionate about oil extraction tax. California, Texas, and Alaska are the three biggest oil producing states in the United States, and California is the only one that does not have a tax on oil extraction. So companies can extract oil from California ground without being taxed on that extraction. And Texas, for instance, has that oil extraction tax, and they get $9 for every barrel of oil that is extracted from their land, and all that money goes to funding higher education. So I believe that, and again, I lobbied at [the Student Lobby Conference] this year for that to happen, and I feel like that’s another great revenue source for investing in higher education. So overall, I really want to, as president, to continue lobbying our representatives in the Capitol specifically for reinvesting in higher education and away from investment in prison systems as well as the implementation of an oil extraction tax. I know that was a long answer, but I’m really passionate about this stuff ! What will you do as president to defend student organizations? That’s a great question. OPP, which is the party I’m running with, has continuously served to increase funding for student groups on campus. We actually spearheaded the Students’ Initiative in 2006, which tripled funding for student groups on campus. So I want to continue that legacy of supporting our campus orgs, because they’re a vital part to the student experience here at UCSB. Some of our senators are interested in creating an endowment fund specifically through the association for student groups, because right now, groups usually come to Finance Board, which is their main source of revenue–so really ensuring that they have secured funding. Also, one of the platforms I’m particularly running on–we have over 30 career staff members in the association, all of whose salaries are paid completely by student fees. And over the last five years or so, career staff salaries have steadily increased while funding for student groups has steadily declined, and I think that’s a huge issue, especially because the association is here to serve students. So I really want to reassess our current staff positions and–I want to clarify, I’m not advocating firing any staff members–but it’s like, we’ve had five to seven staff members resign this year, or quit, and I really want to reassess when that happens: do we need to still have this person or can we redirect that salary fund towards other student groups, or maybe hiring students to fill the job for them? That’s a big platform I’m personally really invested in, which is creating more student jobs on campus and in the community. How do you plan on creating a fair and honest budget that will keep AS financially sound while simultaneously ensuring the reach and impact of the Association? Like I mentioned before, one of the big projects I want to work on is ensuring that our budget is, and I know people throw around the word “transparent” a lot–what exactly does that mean? For me, it means that any student can log onto the association website and clearly see through very simple, organized format, where your fees are going, line item by line item. I think that’s a crucial step towards creating impact and reach of the association and also allows for a fair and honest budget. Everyone has access to the information; there’s no hiding anything, or concealing it, or having it in multiple places. It’s all out in the open. And I think that makes the budget both fair and honest, and creates better impact and reach for the association. That’s a big thing I want to work on. In terms of reach, I think that also really helps student groups… I feel like there’s a disconnect between the association and student groups. I feel OSLs–and I’m president of an OSL, I’m president of Swipes for the Homeless, which is a registered campus organization–and I feel like usually groups come to the association for funding and nothing else, and I really want to work to create a more consistent relationship, a more open and connected relationship… We have over 500 student groups, and they directly benefit students in so many ways, and I feel the association should have a more close-knit relationship with that, so we’re really working on that.

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TBL | April 22-24, 2014

IVP & EVPLA CANDIDATES | 3

Candidates for External Vice President of Local Affairs Interviews by Marissa Perez ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

BEATRICE CONTRERAS // OPP How does the work of the EVPLA affect the student population, i.e., what should students know about the EVPLA, what does the EVPLA do on their behalf, etc.? The EVPLA is the official representative of UCSB to Isla Vista and the greater Santa Barbara area. The office provides a lot of resources to students, like hydration stations during Halloween and the new Isla Vista concert series in Anisq’oyo’ Park. It’s also one of the few representatives of Isla Vista, given that it is an unincorporated community and only has one decisionmaking body, the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks Board. What are the biggest issues that the EVPLA faces next year and how do you plan to solve them? One important issue the EVPLA must tackle next year is community safety. Between the events of Deltopia, the sexual assaults during winter quarter and similar activities, there have been concerns about how safe Isla Vista is. My first plan is to create a police advisory board, so that we can have the many stakeholders of our community discuss what the laws are, what our community policing priorities are and how we can hold each other accountable, in order to create a collaborative dialogue. Additionally, I’ll work to develop more resources by expanding UCSB CARE’s services into Isla Vista and securing more funding for infrastructure improvements like more lighting and fixing potholes and cracks on the street. Additionally, the EVPLA is faced with the issue of addressing tenant’s rights, as it always has been. Especially with new developments like The Nest, it’s important for the EVPLA to be present at County meetings about these new developments. Not only will I attend those meetings, but I will actively work to make a revised Isla Vista Master Plan. I already passed a resolution in support of reenvisioning the Master Plan during week 1, and intend to move forward with making sure there is more student and non-student community input. This Master Plan is intended to guide the development of our community, but it had very little student involvement, was never approved by the California Coastal Commission and makes a number of references to agencies and organizations that no longer exist. The reason that so many high-level mixed-use developments are appearing is because the Master Plan calls for such buildings, but they are unaffordable and may price out lower-income students and families. By revising the Master Plan, we can help solve the root of the problem. Furthermore, the County currently does not proactively inspect houses—the balcony that fell on Del Playa Drive last year had termite rotting for

five years, but nothing was done about it. I’ll urge the County to develop a system of house and apartment inspection so that such damages don’t happen again. Overall, these issues represent a stronger theme: representation. Students and the rest of the community are not well-represented. While the EVPLA is tasked with being such a representative, it’s also important that they work to amplify student voices. To that effect, I’ll institute quarterly lobby visits with local elected officials so we can explain what our unique needs are, find out what progress is being made and hold each other accountable. We had a lobby visit this year, but it only happened once and had a limited number of students; by making them more frequent and inviting more students, we can get more students involved and lend a diverse perspective when lobbying. I’ll work with organizations like the Office of Student Life and the Residence Halls Association to find such students and make sure that they are given the educational tools to lobby effectively. What do you feel are your strongest personal or professional qualifications for this position? I have not just projects and plans, but knowledge of the inner workings of the office, and strong relationships with stakeholders in Isla Vista. I’ve been involved with Isla Vista for nearly three years, but the bulk of my work is from this year. As a current Off-Campus Senator I’ve lobbied the Board of Supervisors, gone to their meetings and worked on issues like saving the two last public properties in Isla Vista and fighting to prevent service cuts to SB MTD bus lines. I know the key players to get things done in the County and exactly how to execute the projects I’ve planned. I also know how Associated Students works in relation to the office: which staff should be doing certain jobs, what organizations in AS should be collaborating with them and how to interact with UCSB administration. What is one of the things you most hope to accomplish as EVPLA? In the past, the office has had a strong emphasis on projects and programming. Although that work is valuable, the office has really shifted its focus this year and become much more politically active. I hope to engage more students—especially those not actively involved in Associated Students—by bringing them to more of these meetings, allowing them to make the connections I have and giving them their own voice. I want to make sure that we as an office are creating a legacy that has a long-term impact on Isla Vista, instead of just small projects that get lost throughout the years. Why do you want to be EVPLA? It’s important for students to have a voice and take ownership of the community in which they live. I’ve witnessed just how much power students have, and we have a unique opportunity to show the community all the amazing things that Isla Vista has to offer. I want to ensure that students have a voice and are involved in decision making on a local level.

Candidate for Internal Vice President Interview by Parisa Mirzadegan EXECUTIVE CONTENT EDITOR

ANGELA LAU // OPP Why do you want to be IVP? The Internal Vice President’s main focus is Associated Students, therefore they are responsible for setting the climate of AS for the year. In my last two and a half years here, Associated Students has become the center of my life, but that is not the case for a majority of gauchos. I believe that needs to be changed and I want to change it. There is so much potential for the Association to help improve students’ lives, but it cannot be reached unless WE, as students, organize, orient, and publicize better with our peers. I want to be the one to lead this change, to fix our internal issues, and to make the Association a bigger part of students’ lives. The only way to better serve students is by making the association a more cohesive unit, so that we can work together to reach out to as many students as possible. Associated Students has become such a large part of my life and I hope to spread that same feeling to more students. What is the number one issue at UCSB that you want to solve as IVP? How would you go about solving it? The number one issue that I want to solve as IVP is the lack of student jobs. In today’s economy, it is essential to have previous job experience to get a full-time job. Therefore, I plan on creating not only more on-campus student jobs, but also more student services. One way I want to do this is by creating a student-run computer repair shop where students can have their laptops fixed

at a free or discounted rate. We would hire students who are computer savvy so students can gain experience to add to their resumes to help them get a full-time job upon graduation. What will you do to ensure the effective and accountable use of student fees? Since every student pays $181.44 into the Association every quarter, it is essential that students know where their fees are going. I want to mandate that spending reports be turned in every quarter by each University Designated lock-in fee to see where these fees are going towards because currently, there is no oversight on these fees. Furthermore, I want to work with our OPP presidential candidate, Ali Guthy, to post quarterly balance sheet updates on the Associated Students’ website so that students can see exactly where their student fees are going as they are being spent. How do you plan to make AS more accessible and open? My goal is to make not only AS more accessible, but also Senate because these are elected student representatives and students should feel that they can address their elected officials. I plan on making AS more accessible and open by reaching out to first year students and improving the web presence of AS. Since students will be paying into the Association for their entire college career, I will create and put an AS brochure in every single welcome packet so students are aware of all AS resources on their first day at UCSB. Also, I want to collaborate with RHA more by adding an AS section to the Flush. The web presence of AS needs to improve as well by posting contact information, meeting times, and office hours online. In regards to Senate, I want to increase awareness of what, when, and where Senate meetings are happening. To do this, I will put out “Senate Today” signs every Wednesday by the Pardall tunnel and post a welcome sign and agenda on the door of the Flying A room.

DANIELA BAYON // DPP How does the work of the EVPLA affect the student population, i.e., what should students know about the EVPLA, what does the EVPLA do on their behalf, etc.? The EVPLA is the student’s voice when it comes to Isla Vista and the surrounding community. The EVPLA functions as the one of many central connecting pieces between the greater Santa Barbara community, our UCSB campus, and the varied (and oftentimes overlooked/underrepresented) populations within Isla Vista. Out of many, the role of EVPLA that resonates with me the most is the opportunity to advocate for change when community members have nowhere else to go. In my opinion, an EVPLA that is both dynamic and proactive will reach out to residents, acknowledge their needs, and respond to those needs appropriately and swiftly. Students should know that the EVPLA will have their back both by facilitating coalitions between community members in Isla Vista and demanding support from UCSB administrators and Santa Barbara County, in pursuit of achieving a vision that is common to all members of our community. I make these statements as contributions to our collective definition of community leadership–the priorities of the people aren’t always the same as the priorities of AS, the folks atop our UCSB administration, or the EVPLA herself. What are the biggest issues that the EVPLA faces next year, and how do you plan to solve them? One issue that the community has ALWAYS faced is housing. Tenants are faced with nothing but unaffordable, run-down housing options and can be completely manipulated by landlords. I’ve been working with past EVPLA Housing Coordinator, Hannah Pierce, on a website called RateMyIVLandLord.org. This website will be the FIRST comprehensive list of all the landlords in Isla Vista, where residents can comment on their living experiences, leave written feedback on their landlords, and browse characteristics of properties such as monthly rent, legal occupancy, and security deposit cost–the things we as students really care about! The EVPLA office must also take an active role in shaping the social climate of safety in Isla Vista. In so many spaces, folks speak on their experiences with sexual violence just walking down the streets of IV. These same folks are also targets of racial and homophobic offenses, and in some cases, police brutality. Safety in IV is a multi-faceted issue and the EVPLA office MUST demand institutionalized changes in terms of how we educate our community, law enforcement, and administrators. As EVPLA, I will advocate for increased signage throughout IV such that students and community members alike may readily utilize and benefit from crucial services including emergency phone numbers and resources such as the Rape Crisis Line, CSO Escort Line, and the Counseling and Psychological services line. My efforts will be grounded in achieving more comprehensive student diversity, Safe Zones, and a re-envisioning of the sensitivity training that law enforcement officers (both UC and IVFP) currently receive. In collaboration with Take Back the Night and DP’s Presidential candidate Navkiran Kaur, I will create a “Safe Space” in the new Pardall Center; this will be a space open Fridays and Saturday nights for survivors and folks who prefer an alternative to IV nightlife. My vision for addressing local issues is centered on DIRECTLY supporting the priorities of the communities organizing around issues such as the ones mentioned above, all while holding myself accountable to not overstepping privileges, developing upon my own sense of activism, and validating the resistance efforts of the communities we live within and serve. Addressing the relationship between Isla Vista and campus/local administrative entities concerning Halloween and Deltopia has never been more important. The one word to describe the cause of the Deltopia riots is, in my opinion, MISCOMMUNICATION. The unfortunate occurrences of that weekend should not have been surprising, since IV has seen the installment of CCTV cameras coupled with run-around public explanations of their purpose, increased police presence, and the existing yet more strongly-enforced noise and Festival Ordinances. Information regarding new laws should NOT be posted to Facebook by law enforcement. There needs to be greater community access to law enforcement and County representatives. As EVPLA, will demand more contact with our representatives, such as regular and highly publicized with County Board Supervisor Doreen Farr and IV Foot Patrol Lieutenant Rob Plaustino. While these officials have held office hours in IV, the EVPLA office needs to encourage greater community outreach to both students and community members. I will recognize and will not invalidate those community members who do not feel safe working directly with the police. It is my responsibility to advocate for all communities

and voices, and I will prioritize the safety and concerns of all members of Isla Vista. What do you feel are your strongest personal or professional qualifications for this position? My qualifications remain firmly grounded in my deep passion for community activism as well as my commitment to support ALL of the communities in Isla Vista. I’ve found that working for the vibrant and unique community of Isla Vista across the different roles I’ve held has been a learning experience unlike any other I’ve had. Currently, my position as Events Coordinator for the Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) has allowed me to connect with the different people and lifestyles in IV on such personal levels. This includes planning Pardall Carnival and Chilla Vista, as well as interacting with the IV Teen Center and IV Food Co-op. We’ve actively partnered with local businesses, IV Elementary, various student organizations of different interests, Santa Barbara County, and IV Foot Patrol. The opportunities I’ve had to engage with these folks who have also been deeply vested in celebrating the unique community of Isla Vista have been amongst the most rewarding experiences I’ve had at UCSB. During fall quarter of this year, I was able to directly serve and learn from IV residents through my work as a case manager within the Isla Vista Tenants Union. I first became involved in IVTU as a result of my reaction to the housing injustices I myself have experienced and learned of in Isla Vista. Upon hearing about the mass evictions of FAMILIES in Isla Vista, I was immediately drawn to the cause and felt that I had no choice but to do my best to address the issue head-on by becoming directly involved. I knew I had to organize when it became more and more evident that folks in so many communities were skipping meals and struggling to pay rent. The revitalization of the Rate My Landlord project and the opportunity to connect with so many students and IV residents has been one of my greatest inspirations as an organizer at UCSB. Working in so many different spaces and in partnership with different people has prepared me for the challenges of addressing Isla Vista issues. Given my experience, I’ve found that the ability to effectively partner with so many different communities is among the most important characteristics of an EVPLA. Alongside other vested individuals and organizations, I have built coalitions between underrepresented groups both on and off campus, as well as fostered relationships with administrators at UCSB and Santa Barbara County. I love this community! I recognize an effective EVPLA doesn’t ignore the differences of identity in Isla Vista. There can be no progress, justice, or solidarity without community. What is one of the things you most hope to accomplish as EVPLA? I mostly hope to partner with Santa Barbara County in order to foster a renewed interest and investment in the wellbeing of Isla Vista and its many residents. The community in Isla Vista is invested in many issues and in the experiences, culture, and long term future of IV. Through the connections and relationships I’ve built, I aim to provide the resources and support for communities to mobilize around the issues IV residents and students care most about. The power that the students and community members of Isla Vista hold is of great value; real change has been created by these populations and as EVPLA, I plan to support these groups through implementing progressive and advocacy-based solutions. The gap that lies between Associated Students elected officials and the average student is an issue I’d like to tackle with all the Executive Offices. A greater push for outreach to those students in need, as well as heavier publicizing of the resources A.S. provides is the only way to ensure an enrichment of the community on campus and in Isla Vista. Everyone should have the opportunity to partner with the EVPLA office and benefit from the resources EVPLA provides. I will immediately respond to issues the Isla Vista community faces and ensure that no individual or community feels silenced. Through both community investment and collaborative action, I believe I can positively fulfill the role of EVPLA. Why do you want to be EVPLA? I want to be EVPLA because Isla Vista is my home. The learning and living I have since undergone here has been incomparable to those I’ve been subject to at any other point in my life. Isla Vista is the unique and beautiful place where students get their first apartments, children go to play after school, live bands play in the parks, and artists perform heartfelt Spoken Word. Isla Vista is where I discovered and became part of the communities which have inspired me to engage in community activism both on campus and in my neighborhood every single day. I want to be EVPLA because the change Isla Vista needs is for both communities I am a part of and communities I love to engage with. I want students to feel safe on this campus and in Isla Vista. I want communities to create projects and feel supported by the Associated Students that represents them. I want to be EVPLA because I have love for Isla Vista, love for my people, and I know that effective change and progress in Isla Vista starts with me.

4 | EVPSA & SAG CANDIDATES

TBL | April 22-24, 2014

Candidates for External Vice President of Statewide Affairs Interviews by Giuseppe Ricapito IV BEAT REPORTER

MELVIN SINGH // OPP What makes you the candidate for the EVPSA?

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I’m the better candidate because I actually have experience in the EVPSA office. I’m currently the campus organizing director, which means I work closely with not just people in the office of EVPSA but also organizations like UCSA [University of California Student Association] and USSA [United States Student Association]. The way EVPSA office works, one of the things written in the Legal Code, is that they have to be one of the liaisons of these organizations to connect the university with other universities both statewide and nationwide. I’ve been able to gain experience with organizing the office and staff members to enact these campaigns to better student needs. Furthermore I think that the office environment also lends me an advantage in the way that I understand the structure of it. I understand the positions of everybody in the office and how each of those little pieces go together. And because of that I can mobilize better, I can delegate roles better than my opponent. And furthermore a lot of the issues that the EVPSA addresses I’ve had experiences with myself— when it comes to things like financial aid or having spaces where you’re represented. I feel like I can be the voice for these individuals that we find here on campus as well as for the student body in general. If elected, what do you hope to accomplish while in office? The biggest thing, I want to start the process of working from the ground up. So this means working from the campus level up to the statewide level. Firstly, I think the office needs to be more heavily publicized and accessible to students. The problem right now I think is because there’s a lot of “drugging” that goes into the stuff I deal with. Things like Regents meeting, all these bills and legislations. So I want to work on making these issues accessible through any kinds of means. We live in the 21st century now, so we can use things like social media, YouTube, and even Buzzfeed for instance, to appeal to students that we have here. I would totally love to even have people from the press, like TBL, sit in on our staff meetings so they can report us—to not only reach out to students but to keep ourselves accountable for things we do. Because you know, transparency begins with things like that. I’m personally a double major in political science and film, and I’ve see a lot of talent that comes out from students here. Like I mentioned earlier with you being a writer and me working on KCSB, I see a lot of film students here that would love to get their hands on doing more production work. Cause a lot of the stuff we have on campus is theoretical. So, the biggest thing I think I want to leave behind when it comes to the EVPSA Office is making sure people are aware of it, because only then can we tackle issues like financial aid. Only then can we tackle issues like pushing bills through to lobby, to address the needs that we need. Because it starts from the ground up. What are some of the most important issues for students to be aware of regarding statewide policies and how will you work to inform students on these issues? Firstly of course, we always hear about tuition rates. There’s rumors going on right now about the Regents raising tuition, and the biggest thing I would do right away is to mobilize students, to publicize them, or to publicize these issues. And make sure that they’re aware of them and that they have the information that they need. And this goes through everything that we’ve done through the office. Social media, like I mentioned earlier, and just through AS because the thing is that these issues not only affect our office, but all students. So the idea is to make sure that students are understanding the impact these issues have. Regarding tuition, like I said, I would mobilize students, I would take them to Regents meetings, I would hit up our State Assemblyman member Das Williams. He’s been helpful in the past—he sits on the high education committee right now. I would work with our legislators that I’ve had contact with, such as Hannah Beth Jackson and Lois Capps, to make sure that not only do students have their actions but also that legislators do their part, to make sure they represent their constituency. We are the biggest voting bloc of any university nationwide, so what they do really matters and we need to keep them accountable. So in regards to the tuition rates and financial aid,

those are some ways that I would go about it. Furthermore I would work on making sure that more students are able to lobby. I know that we have a student lobby as one of the organizations here at campus, but I think it should be bigger because I don’t see enough numbers of people who are going to these conferences or people who already know about the issues. So what I would do is try to make sure that we are fiscally responsible in the way we spend money so that way we could have bigger delegations of students to open things up for future leaders to make their mark at UCSB. What is your impression of the UC Regents? How do you plan on relating campus issues to the UC system’s highest governing body? I’m actually the UCSB liaison to the Student Regent Designate, who is going to be the next student regent after [Cynthia Flores] leaves office, so [Sadia Saifuddin] will become the next Student Regent. There’s actually several ways we can go about this. One, I want to push UCSA to increase the amount of Student Regents that they have. One of the things I love about UCSA is that they were the ones who pushed for having a student regent on the board, but we still only have one. Versus all the many Regents sitting on the Board, that’s not enough to amplify student voices. Furthermore, we need Student Regents from the undergrad, the graduate, and professional schools—that way not only are we represented, but also other students as well. Because we get kind of lost in this whole undergraduate bubble but we forget that there’s bigger things out there. After we graduate we’re going to have to worry about further education afterwards. So let’s make sure we have a sense of foresight when it comes to addressing the Regents. Furthermore, with my liaison role to the Student Regent Designate, I’ve gotten insight into the way certain Regents feel about students. We have people like Regent [George] Kieffer, who came to campus earlier in the school year, who was very receptive, he was an alumni from UC Santa Barbara and he understands that students need a bigger voice and he’s more receptive to it. And then, you know, there’s some people that sort of toss students aside and think their problems aren’t worth it. I think the way that we need to remind Regents that our opinions are worth it is the fact that we are the future of California. The biggest capital that California has is education. The UC system is the finest public education system in the world. People move to California, start companies here, because there are so much knowledgeable people here. So I think we need to remind them that we are the future. A lot of Regents work with companies and known companies, and we know that we might be taking response one day. An investment in the students is an investment for California. And that would be my big picture to push on the Regents. If you could have a sit-down with UC President Janet Napolitano, what would you discuss with her? First I want to say that’s actually not a hypothetical— working the office I’ve actually seen Alex Choate, the current EVPSA, have a Google Hangout with Janet Napolitano. One of the things I want to put out there is she is actually willing to work with the students. And the biggest reason is, of course, the fact that she is a politician–so everything that she does matters, everything that she fails at matters, everything that she succeeds at matters. So knowing the facts that a lot of her job relies on her reputation, I want to make sure she’s receptive to the students when I have these sit down conversations. The biggest thing of course would be— there’s actually a lot of things to address—is the California Master Plan. She’s been fairly receptive to it and fairly supportive of it and I think we can launch the UC system into a better era once this thing gets pushed through this way. The UC system, just the California education system, can be better structured in a way that suits students’ financial needs and their educational needs. Furthermore, I want to make sure that I’m receptive to the communities that we have here on campus. When Napolitano was elected there was a huge outlash and it’s understandable. I’m from an immigrant family myself, so it’s really heartbreaking to think about the possibility of my family structure being ruined by someone who’s now in power… I want to make sure that you keep her accountable through this role. Because this is one of the roles that are actually privileged to have these interactions with Janet Napolitano, and I want to make sure that all our voices are heard. But at the same time, it’s like you said, it’s a sit down conversation. I’m not going to be yelling and screaming at her, but I am going to be working with her. And that’s really what matters, is making sure that I’m working with her on the same level, that way that we can work together and make sure student needs are met.

KASHIRA AYERS // DPP What makes you the candidate for the EVPSA?

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Why I’m a better candidate for this position is the fact that I have experience organizing, I’ve organized the list of demands with the Black Student Union that we send to the Chancellor. And part of that was getting two psychologists who studied the Black world to come onto campus and work with students, and Black students specifically, to increase our retention rate. Another part is advocating to hire a diversity initiative counselor in the admissions office, who’s been hired and is initially getting more student intent to working in the admissions office right now, for recruitment and retention of Black students on campus. So I’ve helped a lot of students organizing–it’s kind of what I do well. I’ve worked in the Office of the Student Advocate. I was Chief of Staff last year, this year I am the RA for the Black Scholars Floor, [and] I am also the chief of staff of Black Watch, which is a newsletter on campus that works for the positive uplift of black students on this campus. So I do have a lot of experience with community organizing, with mobilizing people, with getting the student body together with coalition building… I have that experience with doing work and seeing tangible change from the work I’ve been putting in. If elected, what do you hope to accomplish while in office? From talking to students, I’ve realized students have problems with their tuition: tuition being really expensive, students not necessarily knowing where their tuition is going to. And I’ve talked to students who don’t even know what the UC Regents are. I’ve talked to students who don’t know the state legislator. I feel like my role in this office, if elected, is to educate students on legislation that affects students. You know how like Prop. 30 came up, like SC-A5–legislation that affects students that we don’t directly know about. And secondly, after educating students, I plan to hold state legislators accountable by doing phone campaigns, by talking to students about the things that they need and making sure that the legislators are being held accountable and are being transparent with us. Additionally, I feel like its problematic that we only have one student regent representing all nine UC campuses, right? So what I plan to do is to run a campaign to get at least one more student on the Board of Regents. Cause I know that right now they’re going through the whole process, it probably wont be this year, but next year hopefully. Additionally, I just plan to be a resource for students who are engaged in statewide politics, want to learn more… And I plan to have an open station, an open office, for students who want to critically engage in our institution, who want to think critically about the appointment of Napolitano and the UC Regents, who also just want to be educated and well informed. What are some of the most important issues for students to be aware of regarding statewide policies and how will you work to inform students on these issues? So it’s something that I’ve been working on with the IGNITE campaign (Invest in Graduation Not Incarceration, Transform Education)— and a part of that is PROP 218, that’s basically… Box 23 which asks on the FAFSA if a student has been convicted of a criminal charge, and more specifically they ask about marijuana. And I feel like that weeds out so many students, especially students of color who have made that mistake of being caught in possession of marijuana. And everything, as well as SC-A5 which… competes with Prop 209. So my plan is the educate the student body about these different bills and how they affect us, and…more specifically they affect students of color on this campus. And I feel like me being a Black student on this campus, sometimes I feel furious being sometimes the only Black person in front my classrooms. And I’m not the only one that feels this way, because I’ve talked to other people about it. So I want to make sure that we have a voice when these legislations are on the table. And I want to make sure when some of these senators are passing these legislative bills–or not passing them–we’re calling their officers and we’re telling them why these

bills need to be passed, or why they shouldn’t be passed. What is your impression of the UC Regents? How do you plan on relating campus issues to the UC system’s highest governing body? First of all, when it comes to UC Regents, I think they have 12-year terms, right? So I feel like first of all that’s too long for anyone to be in a position of power. Second of all, I feel like we should be holding them accountable in the sense that they should not be appointed, they should be elected. So first of all, we need to shorten their terms, second of all, we need to change the process of them being appointed… Thirdly, I feel like our students of the campus, if they’re buying stuff from the bookstore or other places on campus… you write, “Paid to the UC Regents.” We should all know who these Regents are; we should know their background and I feel like most of them don’t have a background in education. Although some of them are a product of the UC themselves, I feel like most of them are corporate business owners and because they hold so much weight over the student body, I feel like we should be able to know who they are, have conversations with them, and when they come, we shouldn’t be exclusive about who’s going into these forums and talking to them. Whenever they do come to this school to talk to students, all students are welcome to this meeting. I feel like it has to be more than us meeting with one Regent at time, but having a forum where we invite all the Regents to come out and discuss what it is that they do and what it is their job was. I actually didn’t know anything about the Regents until I went to UCSA last summer, and I feel like that’s a shame, because being a student here I should automatically know who the Regents are, and what their goals and plans are for students, and why they’re in that position first of all. I feel like that goes into communication. Communication is key in everything we do. So I feel like with the EVPSA Office I have a lot of authority when it comes to communicating with Regents and Napolitano and other figures. And my plan to do so is to talk to students, first of all, about what the student body needs, because I know we have a very diverse population of people. That’s just not in ethnicities or sexualities, but in ideologies and thoughts. So I do plan to work more with the students and hear what the students need, especially students that don’t feel represented within AS. Especially our queer students on campus, our trans students on campus, our low-income community students on campus, our middle class communities on campus. And talk to them about what it is they need, what it is they think can be done in a tangible means, and how can the Regents support them, how can counselors support them, how can other entities on campus support them. And I plan on bringing that information back to the people that can create this change. And if it does mean that the students getting together and creating a coalition and sending demands to these people, then that’s what its going to be. My plan is to make change for communities that want to see change happen. My plan isn’t to speak for those communities, but to amplify their voices to the people who can change them. So I plan to keep communication with them, I plan to hold them accountable, and I plan for the students to be informed in every step of the process. If you could have a sit-down with UC President Janet Napolitano, what would you discuss with her? I don’t necessarily agree with her appointment, like I stated earlier. I don’t agree with her background in homeland security. I do think that our UC President should be a product of the UC and a product of education. So first of all I would talk to her about what she did while she was in Homeland Security. I would talk to her about her beliefs and values when it comes to undocumented communities on this campus. I would make sure that she’s doing something to support our undocumented communities. There’s no way to undo what she has done, but I would make sure that she is working with these communities. I feel like I said earlier, communication is key. And a lot of the times I work with some of the undocumented students on this campus and I know that they don’t feel comfortable with her being our president. So I would tell that to her bluntly. I would ask her what can she do in her office, because she is already appointed, to change the unrest she caused our undocumented community on this campus. And furthermore, I would ask her what she plans to do for the students and why she isn’t being transparent with the students. And why, when she did do her UC discussion tour, that she was really closed office and she didn’t want to meet with all students. I would ask her to meet with all students as well.

STUDENT ADVOCATE GENERAL: For information about Student

Advocate General candidates Amir Khazaieli and Bailey Loverin, check out our interviews at bottomlineucsb.com.