Stank!
Dear world,
Jason Tengco forgot to log out of tumblr.
<3,
Roger and Marc
P.S. Jason Tengco should shave off his mofo-hawk.
Mentorship
I think it really hits you that you’re old once you have three mentees, three adings, three grandmentees, two grandadings, and hella more baaabies.
All of whom you birthed from your ass. ;-P
Sign-up for the first DiverseCity Tour of the year!! Check out the different galleries and exhibitions at the Downtown LA Art Walk and experience Los Angeles outside of the Westwood bubble. Spots are limited and it’s FREE!
COME COME COME IT’S TOTALLY FREE AND IT’S GONNA BE BOMBBBBBB
Remember that thing called NIGHT POWELL? Oh yeah, it’s back. ;-D
http://beta.dailybruin.com/articles/2009/11/2/night-powell-reopen-tonight-according-usac-represe/
Thanks Obama and G-20 Summit for being in freakin PITTSBURGH now while I’m not there anymore!!! -____-
UC-WIDE WALKOUT TOMORROW (THURSDAY 9/24)
USAC UC-WIDE WALKOUT RESOLUTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!
WALK-OUT TOMORROW @ 12PM AT BRUIN PLAZA!!!
Resolution in Support of the UC-Wide Walkout
WHEREAS, In an effort to close the budget gap, the University of California Regents in July declared a state of fiscal emergency, granted UC President Mark Yudof emergency powers, and approved his furlough plan and budgetary revision.
WHEREAS, UC President Yudof’s budget plan will perpetuate the privatization of the UC system and neglect its’ goals of educational access, affordability, and shared governance. Thus, counter to the ideals of transparency and accountability of decision-making for the community it strives to serve, it has increasingly placed the burden on this community of students, workers, graduate student employees (GSE’s), staff, and faculty.
WHEREAS, during the University of California Regents meeting on September 16th, 2009, UC President Mark Yudof proposed a mid-year fee increase of $585 for resident undergraduates, a mid-year fee increase between $579 and $654 for resident graduate students, as well as a 2010-2011 school year fee increase of $1,170 for resident undergraduates and $1,158 to $1,308 for resident graduates.[1]
WHEREAS, The existing University of California budget plan, as executed at the University of California, Los Angeles campus by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, will institute mandatory and elected furlough days for all workers, staff, and faculty, pay cut reductions between 4 and 10 percent, major cuts to programs and student services, major cuts to in-state enrollment, layoffs, the elimination of positions, workload increases, increase class sizes, tutoring and writing services reductions, and library closures; in addition to the multiple and catastrophic increases in student fees, continuing to diverge from the principles of the California Master Plan for Public Education.
WHEREAS, UCLA specifically has seen an increase of 20 percent in classroom sizes over the last three years, a decreased workforce in the period of February 2009 to July 2009 by 428 positions, including 36 ladder faculty, 95 lecturers, and 109 teaching assistants, expects a significant decrease in staff recruitment, and will reduce undergraduate enrollment levels in order to guarantee that students graduate on schedule, all of which plays a role in negatively impacting student diversity.[2]
WHEREAS, UCLA students have directly felt the consequences of these budget cuts through severe cuts of the Art and Chemistry libraries, elimination of student support programs such as Night Powell and Covel Common Tutorials, a projected 165 fewer courses offered in Fall 2009 than in Fall 2008, the elimination of the International Development Studies Program, and less availability for majors in general.[3]
LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the UCLA Undergraduate Student Association is of the opinion that:
· Furlough days are detrimental to the educational experience and overall mission of the University of California, Los Angeles
· No furloughs or salary reductions should be imposed on staff that makes less than $40,000
· Students should not pay for days when instructional days are furloughed
· The 9.3% fee increase imposed for the 2009-2010 academic year is highly objectionable and proposed mid-year fee increase is contradictory to the UC’s dedication to accessibility.
· Shared governance and the democratic process should be respected on all levels of decision- making
· The University should return to the Master Plan.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the aforementioned reasons The UCLA Undergraduate Student Association will participate in the UC system-wide Walkout on September 24th, 2009.
LET IT FINALLY BE RESOLVED, that the UCLA Undergraduate Student Association stands in solidarity with the Graduate Student Association, GSE’s, staff, faculty, and workers, including but not limited to workers from the University of Professional and Technical Employees, AFSCME Local 3299, UAW Local 2865, and the American Federation of Teachers, and will actively build coalitions with these groups for the purpose of the UC system-wide Walkout on September 24th and the continued defense of the future of public education in California.
SPONSORS:
Cinthia Flores
President
Susan Li
External Vice President
Layhannara Tep
Academic Affairs Commissioner
[1] http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/21914
[2] http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/21554
[3] http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/21554
