What is Grassroots about???
Do you loathe in the increase in fees? Have you wondered how you can cut part of your tuition? It is all possible if the Middle Class Scholarship Plan passes.
What is the Middle Class Scholarship? This is a plan advocated by Speaker John Perez, which states that tuition will be nearly 2/3.
ASUCI’s Executive-Vice President is holding a five-week Grassroots Volunteer program which students can be part of the biggest political campaigns for higher education. You will familiarize yourself to organize town hall meetings, rallies, petition gathering, and other useful skills.
For more information on the Middle Class Scholarship, go to the rally and public forum on Thursday, May 24th.
Sign up as a volunteer on http://www.asuci.uci.edu/grassroots/.
Kimberly Lai (Publicity Intern)
Not into Student Protest???
There’s Art & Design for Activism!!!
It’s the last workshop of the Y-U-No Get Involved Series.
Get empowered about how you can make art that still shows the STUDENT VOICE!
Thursday, April 26th (Today)
3:30-5:00 PM @ Cross Cultural Center, Dr. White Room
-Kimberly Lai (Publicity Intern)
Election results our out! Congrats to everybody that got a position for next year’s student government! We look forward to seeing what you have planned for UCI’s future (:
Check out the rest of the election results HERE=> http://www.asuci.uci.edu/elections/spring12/results.php
-John Salazar (Publicity Intern)
Student Forum on UC Budget Cuts Tonight!!! @Crystal Cove Auditorium! 6-7:30pm
For your information:
Student Forum on UC Budget Cuts, Their Impact on the Academic Experience, and the Future of Public Education
Crystal Cove Auditorium in the Student Center, 6-7:30 pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/189759651143645/
Join student and university representatives for a discussion on how UCI is dealing with the most recent budget cuts, how budget cuts impact university life including everything from research and diversity to class sizes. include a panel of student and university representatives, including Vice Chancellor Meredith Michaels, Vice Chancellor Gregory Leet, Assistant Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Toomey, AGS President Payel Chowdhury, and the ASUCI Executive Vice President Patrick Le.
The forum will feature both panelist discussion and audience Q&A. AGS is seeking questions for the Q&A from any interested students who cannot attend.
Issue #1: State Budget Cuts to the UC and UCI’s Response
Possible Topics:
* How is UCI dealing with the current UC budget situation?
* What lobbying is UCI doing to offset the cuts?
* How does UCI plan to counteract the impacts of the budget cuts?
Issue #2: The Impact of Budget Cuts on Education, Research, and the Academic Experience
Possible Topics:
* How do the budget cuts impact UCI’s class sizes and accessibility, student services, or other education aspects?
* How do they impact the UCI’s research?
* How do they impact diversity and accessibility?
Issue #3: The Future of Public Education in California
Possible Topics:
* What is the outlook for the near future regarding the UC budget?
* Is the UC turning into a private university?
GO GO GO!!!
-Annie Chiou (Publicity Intern)
Senate Sub Committee Hearing Today! @ 9am in Sacramento!
for more info, check out:
-Annie Chiou (Publicity Intern)
Call in Action: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
On Tuesday, April 17th, student volunteers and one of the head organizers, Beatrice Montenegro, were making calls to the Senate Appropriations Committee to try to get a vote in AB 889 (a vote that would improve the domestic work force). The goal of that day was to make at least 200 calls.
Elvis Carrillo, a student volunteer gets ready to make a call to one of the members of the Senate Appropriates Committee.
-Annie Chiou (Publicity Intern)
College student struggs.
This one goes out to all my fellow first years, (or really anyone who feels a bit lonely despite being surrounded by thousands of people on a daily basis).
For those of you who have been homesick, stressed out and find yourself sitting around just reflecting on life a lot more than you should be, I feel your pain. Of course, I don’t have the luxury of curing my homesickness with a weekend visit, so please take the time to be thankful and know that I envy you. (Out of state student sad life syndrome-_-),
Coming into my first year, I thought adjusting would be easy peasy with the hundreds of on campus organizations at my fingertips. But I quickly found out it was wayyy easier said than done and I was juggling a LOT more than just my Monday-Thursday class schedule.
Dealing with a long distance relationship with my family, pets and friends was def. hard, followed by long nights of writing HumCore papers, looking for jobs, and just feeling the overall pressure of being in college.
I guess the point of this post is to not only vent or rant a bit about my own first year anxieties, but to let others that may be feeling a bit lost themselves know they’re not alone!
I’ve realized that even though I didn’t get to do ALL the things I wanted to my first year, hell I have 3 more to go!! These past two quarters have been interesting to say the least and with the last 10 weeks of my first year coming into full swing, I’m experiencing very bittersweet feelings.
Anyone else feel the same??
Anywho, GL w/spring quarter eaters!
- Darien Southerland
