ASUC Elections
Halfhearted campaigning has begun. If you haven’t been able to tell from the lack of posting, I am almost entirely uninterested in who is running, who will win, or any other aspects of student politics. That might change when spring break is over (or when I finalize a job for next year), especially if something scandalous happens or if I end up filing any lawsuits. And yes, I will be running again this year, as I have been slated by multiple parties. When spring break is over there will be an announcement about how CalStuff is seeking new writers, and if anyone is particularly interested in the ASUC, writing about previous elections has been some of the most fun that I have had with CalStuff.
Anyway, as far as slating goes, the Patriot Blog has some kind of guessing game going on here. Someone IMed me most of the Student Action slate a while ago but I can’t remember what they told me. I’ll ask again in the next couple of days (or someone can leave a comment if they know what’s going on). I have heard from two very knowledgeable sources that CalSERVE isn’t running an executive slate. I’m the BEARS United slate. And as far as Squelch goes, I know three of the four people, but I’ll ask Ben to post who we slated this year.
Anyone else hear any good gossip?
Student Action:
Oren Gabriel
Vishal Gupta
Jason Chu
Joyce Liou
CalSERVE/BAMN:
None
Sqelch:
Ben Narodick
Comment by cheguevara — March 28, 2006 @ 7:01 pm
Let’s not forget BU: Me!
Also, Andrew Garvin for Student Advocate.
Comment by Andy R. — March 28, 2006 @ 7:48 pm
Does anyone know why CalSERVE didn’t slate any executives?
Comment by Andy R. — March 28, 2006 @ 8:13 pm
I’ve heard that Calserve was struggling to find good candidates that were willing to run for exec spots. Haven’t heard anything to confirm or deny that from any of their party memebers though so take it as just rumor.
Here’s the candidates:
PRESIDENT
Bell, Thomas - Independent
Gabriel, Oren Benjamin - Student Action
Karasek, Lauren Suzanne - SQUELCH!
O’Leary, Pammy - Independent
Ratto, Andrew - BEARS UNITED
EXECUTIVE VP
Gupta, Vishal Kumar - Student Action
Narodick, Ben - SQUELCH!
ACADEMIC VP
Liou, Joyce - Student Action
O’Connor, John - SQUELCH!
Ratto, Andrew - BEARS UNITED
EXTERNAL VP
Chu, Jason MacArthur - Student Action
Ratto, Andrew - BEARS UNITED
Tregub, Igor - INDEPENDENT
Waste, John - SQUELCH!
STUDENT ADVOCATE
Brownstein, Aaron - SQUELCH!
Gunz, Simon - SQUELCH! Sucks
Garvin, Andrew Douglas - Independent
Ratto, Andrew - BEARS UNITED
SENATOR
Allbright, Taylor - CalSERVE
Alvarez, Josie - CalSERVE
Ang, Lisa - CalSERVE
Andary, Ali - Independent
Asuncion, Dwight Torrijos - Apple Engineering
Avelino, Jennifer - Student Action
Averbach, Samuel Jau - Student Action
Besbris, Max Rosenfeld - CalSERVE
Brad, Daniel - SQUELCH!
Bratkievish, Alex - DAAP
Bryant, Taymyr - CalSERVE
Buenrostro, Manuel - The Mario Party
Caravello, Cassandra Lena Rose - DAAP
Chen, Brandon Yufan - Apple Engineering
Chernia, Tomer - SQUELCH!
Cruz, Alejandra - DAAP
Cruz, Ronald Allan Rubig - DAAP
Curtis, Alex - SQUELCH!
Daryani, Anil - The Mario Party
Encarnacion, Rita Jo Rose C. - CalSERVE
Felarca, Yvette - DAAP
Galicia, Gabriela - DAAP
Ganz, Simon - SQUELCH!
García, Dimitri - DAAP
Garcia, Travis - Fight for California Coalition
Gracis, Matthew Benton Sr - CalSERVE
Han, Elizabeth - Student Action
Harter, Julia - Student Action
Hernandez, Suguey - CalSERVE
Ishigo, Jessalyn - Student Action
Jáuregui, Carolina - CalSERVE
Kim, David - The Mario Party
Law, Vincent Samuel - Apple Engineering
Lee, Curtis - Student Action
Lee, Ki Hong - The Mario Party
Lilenfeld, Casey B. - The Mario Party
Lim, Jane Zenzi - DAAP
Lin, Anthony - CalSERVE
Manassero, Jeff - Student Action
McKinney, Kelda - The Mario Party
Medicherla, Sayshu - Student Action
Medina, Rogelio - Student Action
Mehta, Sapna - CalSERVE
Mitchell, Victoria - Berkeley College Republicans
Moon, Eunice Heewon - Student Action
Moreno, Valine Ann - Student Action
Morris, Andrew - SQUELCH!
Nankin, Ilana - Student Action
Nguyen, Van S. - CalSERVE
Nguyen, Vivienne - Student Action
Pamukcu, Jasmin - DAAP
Park, Jane - Student Action
Persley, Phillip W - DAAP
Ratto, Andrew - SQUELCH!
Rizzo, Donald - UNITE GREEK
Robinson, Katherine - Student Action
Ross, Tracey - The Mario Party
Rothberg, Joseph - SQUELCH!
Shin, Yangho Charles - Independent
Siganporia, Karl - Independent
Silverman, Zoe Sima - The Mario Party
Smith, Nicholas - The Mario Party
Thomas, Ashley - CalSERVE
Ureno, Mayra - DAAP
Yeh, Marshall - Apple Engineering
Wade, Stephen Sherman - The Mario Party
Wasserman, David - BEARS UNITED
Comment by Edward Martinez — March 28, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
I had to clean that up manually b/c the text exporter is shitty in excel.
Comment by Edward Martinez — March 28, 2006 @ 8:59 pm
today marks the end of ASUC politics. theyre no longer legit. i cant respect a student government where the winner is determined before the election starts. the asuc is no longer a legitimate governmental body… not that it ever was.
Comment by cheguevara — March 28, 2006 @ 9:15 pm
for the love of god i hope you stop considering ed martinez a “knowledgeable source”
calstuff is dead. or was that calserve?
Comment by Anonymous — March 29, 2006 @ 10:36 am
This is either calserve’s stupidest mistake or most brilliant move.
Comment by RepBast1984 — March 29, 2006 @ 10:40 am
anon
ed is a very reliable source. he campaigned for several years, and on his second try he became senate aide. he was also the bill tracker. dont be racist.
Comment by cheguevara — March 29, 2006 @ 11:09 am
#7,
I got the info directly from the election council chair. If that’s not reliable enough for you I dunno what would be.
Cheguervara is right about me having been involved with elections in previous years as well as currently being the vice chair of the senate. The slates make sense given the histories of the parties and current situations they are in.
Comment by Edward Martinez — March 29, 2006 @ 9:49 pm
Yes Ed and I helped create some of the same monsters in the past. Sadly.
Comment by RepBast1984 — March 29, 2006 @ 11:46 pm
Wow, I’m shocked that CalSERVE isn’t running any executive candidates if that’s true. No idea how I’ll vote now …
Comment by Jim Fung — April 1, 2006 @ 3:32 am
If you support the GA, you shouldn’t vote, because grad students cost the GA money every time they vote. Or will, once the new quasi-autonomy referendum passes.
Comment by Beetle — April 1, 2006 @ 2:00 pm
i think you guys misspelled a name
it should be Ali Ansary
Comment by Anonymous — April 2, 2006 @ 12:32 pm
what the hell is the mario party
Comment by Anonymous — April 2, 2006 @ 12:34 pm
Beetle, if nothing else I would need to vote in order to vote for the autonomy referendum, wouldn’t I?
But actually I would vote anyway. I think it’s good for the ASUC to represent all the students, and if there are more grad students voting, that only strengthens representation for everyone in my opinion, even if it costs the GA more money.
Comment by Jim Fung — April 2, 2006 @ 7:18 pm
I just find the concept of funding tied to constituent voting turnout somewhat troubling.
Comment by Beetle — April 2, 2006 @ 9:19 pm
Yeah, it has perverse incentive effects. I agree with you. But I’m still going to vote for the autonomy agreement anyway. It’s time to get that settled! They’ve been going back and forth on that stuff since I was an undergrad.
Comment by Jim Fung — April 2, 2006 @ 9:25 pm
Hey, me too! But I’m not going to vote for these half-assed autonomy measures. GA either needs to go for autonomy, or not go for autonomy. This certainly won’t settle the issue. Other aspects of the referendum are just as silly. (e.g. three undergrads on the judicial council must be booted for cases dealing with the GA) There’s no reason the ASUC and GA can’t work together while seperate bodies.
Comment by Beetle — April 2, 2006 @ 11:16 pm