<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Dear Grads,<br>
In this week's newsletter, you will find information concerning:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1.<span style=""> </span>GSA
Council Meeting, Wednesday February 13<sup>th</sup></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">2.<span style=""> </span>UCSA
Student Lobby Conference March 1<sup>st</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup>, 2008 Sacramento-DEADLINE
for applications-This </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thursday
February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2008</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">!</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">3.<span style=""> </span>Student
Regent Visit, Friday February 8<sup>th</sup></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">4.<span style=""> </span>HEAT
Update on Tickets</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">5.<span style=""> </span>UC
Student Regent applications are due by February 21<sup>st</sup> 2008.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">6.<span style=""> </span>Financial
Aid Testimonials</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">7.<span style=""> </span>Call for
Grad Student Art</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please read below for more
details.<span style=""> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1.<span style=""> </span>GSA
Council Meeting, Wednesday February 13<sup>th</sup></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Our next council meeting
will be held <b style="">Wednesday February 13<sup>th</sup></b><sup>
</sup>at </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">6pm</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> in Commons 355.<span style="">
</span>The agenda, along with proposed bylaws changes are available on the GSA
website.<span style=""> </span>Hope to see you there!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">2.<span style=""> </span>UCSA
Student Lobby Conference March 1<sup>st</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup>, 2008 Sacramento-DEADLINE
for applications-This </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thursday
February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2008</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">!</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We need your help with
this year's UC Student's Association Student Lobby Conference. The UCSA Student
Lobby Conference gives graduate students the opportunity to tell their state
representatives in </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sacramento</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> about the higher education issues that matter to
us. Also, if you are unfamiliar with the state budgeting process and where the
UC gets its money from, this is also an exciting way to learn about the
process, as well as the higher education issues that affect us all. The
conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday to prepare UC students to meet
with CA State Legislators on Monday March 3<sup>rd</sup>. Please consider
filling out an application on the GSA webpage (and returning it by this </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thursday
February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2008</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">).
If you have any questions about any of this, please contact our Legislative Liaison,
Gary Coyne, at <a href="mailto:UCRsociologyTA@gmail.com">UCRsociologyTA@gmail.com</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">3.<span style=""> </span>Student
Regent Visit, Friday February 8<sup>th</sup></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The UC Student Regent, Ben
Allen and the Student Regent Designate, DArtagnan Scorza will be on campus </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Friday <b style="">February 8<sup>th</sup> 2008</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> from </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">4:30pm-6:30pm</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> in Commons 355. These fellow students are excited
to hear from you!!<span style=""> </span>To RSVP, please
contact Carol Preston: <a href="mailto:carol.preston@ucr.edu">carol.preston@ucr.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">4.<span style=""> </span>HEAT
Update on Tickets</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">400 FREE</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">
tickets will be available for distribution on <b style="">Wednesday February 13<sup>th</sup>.</b><span style="">
</span>They will go fast, so mark your calendar, the location and time will be
announced soon.<span style=""> </span>Can you afford the
"heartbreak" of not getting a FREE ticket a day before Valentine's?<span style=""> </span>Also, there will no longer be a 2 guest limit
on the discounted tickets while supplies last.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">5.<span style=""> </span>UC
Student Regent applications are due by February 21<sup>st</sup> 2008.</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Apply to be the student
regent.<span style=""> </span>Being Student Regent it is a
two-year commitment where the first year is served as "Regent-Designate" and
the second as a voting member to the Board of Regents. For more information go
to: <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/studentreg.html">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/studentreg.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you wish to apply,
simply fill out an application at the GSA office or electronically at the link
provided above.<span style=""> </span>Applications are due by </span><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">February 21<sup>st</sup> 2008</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">6.<span style=""> </span>Financial
Aid Testimonials</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Do you receive financial
aid? UCSA is working on getting better financial aid for all UC students,
including a system-wide financial policy that provides all UC students the best
financial package possible, and year round financial aid for graduate students.
We need your personal stories to illustrate the lacking in financial aid to
keep with the rapidly rising costs of attending UCR. For more information
please contact the GSA Campus Organizing Director Ching-In Chen at <a href="mailto:echen014@student.ucr.edu">echen014@student.ucr.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;">7.<span style=""> </span>Call for
Grad Student Art</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you are a musician,
have a demo tape/CD that you would like to have featured in our lounge……If you
are a writer and would like to display your work on our poet's block or story
wall….If you have paintings, that you would like featured in our art
gallery…..Please contact Alex Cortez: <a href="mailto:gsaucr@ucr.edu">gsaucr@ucr.edu</a></span></p>
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<br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">If you would like more information, please go to the GSA website or contact the GSA at </span><a style="font-family: georgia,serif;" href="mailto:gsaucr@yahoo.com" target="_blank">gsaucr@yahoo.com</a><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">.</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;">
<br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Graduate Student Association</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">203 Commons</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;">
<span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">University of California Riverside</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Riverside, CA 92521</span>