<p style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Dear Grads,</p>
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</p><p style="font-family: georgia,serif;">In this week's newsletter, you'll find information regarding: </p>
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</p><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">1.<span> </span>GSA Special Election for the
2008-2009 School Year<br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">2.<span> </span></span></b><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">Students for </span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">California</span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">'s Future-2<sup>nd</sup> Day of Action </span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">May 19<sup>th</sup>,
2008</span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">!<br></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">3.<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Whiteline at the May Regents Meeting!
Application Due: Wednesday, April 30 by </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">10PM<br></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>4.<span> </span>UC Regents Meeting May 13-15th –Voting on STUDENT
FEES<br></b></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">5.<span> </span>Grad and Professional Students
Testimonials about Financial Aid-Fill out one Today!<br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">6.<span> </span>UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference@
CalPoly </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">San Luis
Obispo<br></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>7.<span> </span>Building a Grassroots Coalition between UC
Students and the UC Office of the President (UCOP)</b></span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><br>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please read below for more
information. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">1.<span> </span>GSA Special Election for the
2008-2009 School Year</span></b><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;"><br>
The positions for GSA President and Finance Officer are still open for the
2008-2009 school year. There will be a special election held at the June 4<sup>th</sup>
Council meeting. For more information about each position and for an
application form please visit the GSA Website at</span><tt><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;"> <a href="https://webmail.ucr.edu/wm/mail/fetch.html?urlid=g1f9841a4b506cbf97a4796c1460e4ccc8khp2h7k0l&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgsa.ucr.edu%2F" target="_blank"><span style="">http://gsa.ucr.edu/
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To apply for candidacy, please fill out an <a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/documents/candidate_intention_form_002.doc"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">application
form</span></a> and email it to <a href="mailto:gsaelection@yahoo.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">gsaelection@yahoo.com</span></a> by the deadline of May
21<sup>st</sup>, 2008 6pm. If you have any questions, please contact the GSA
EVP Louise Hendrickson at <a href="mailto:evp.gsaucr@yahoo.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">evp.gsaucr@yahoo.com</span></a>. <br style="">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">2.<span> </span></span></b><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">Students for </span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">California</span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">'s Future-2<sup>nd</sup> Day of Action </span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">May 19<sup>th</sup>,
2008</span></b></span><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">!</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">Reclaiming the Promise for California's Future<br>
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Students across the University of California, California State University, and
California Community College are organizing a 2nd Day of Action across
California on May 19<sup>th</sup> in Sacramento.</span></p>
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tuned for more information!</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">3.<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Whiteline at the May Regents Meeting!
Application Due: Wednesday, April 30 by </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">10PM</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>
</p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A.
General Information about Whitelining.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> There are four
UCSA-affiliated whiteliners at each day of the Regents meeting. Whiteliners are
provided direct access to the Regents - they get to go past the line that
separates the approved guest from the audience that must sit in back.
Whiteliners therefore have the opportunity to speak directly with the Regents
and meet with them in informal situations such as breaks and meals.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The responsibility of a UCSA
whiteliner is to advocate UCSA's positions on issues the Regents will be
considering and to build relationships for UCSA with as many of the Regents as
possible. This is also one of the few times students have the opportunity to
tell the Regents about our priorities and our action agenda.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Funding for travel and meals is
provided by the UC Office of the President for the day you are whitelining.
Students are generally only appointed to whiteline on one day of the two- or
three-day Regents meeting.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> <span>B. Specifics about the May Regents meeting.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> The May Regents meeting is
on May 13, 14, and 15 at UCLA. The Regents will be voting on the 2008-2009
Undergraduate and Graduate student Registration and Educational Fees at this
meeting. The Financial Office at the Office of the President has
recommended a 7% to 10% Educational Fee and 10% Registration Fee increase for
2008-2009 school year at all UC campuses. Other budget recommendations include
cuts to proposed increases for student mental health services and graduate
student support. Whiteliners will have the unique possibility of
convincing "swing" voters on student fee increases (there are some!) to vote
against them. If you have personal stories about how fee increases have
impacted you or how high fees deter you or family members from succeeding at
the UC, we encourage you to apply.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you are interested in
whitelining on behalf of UCSA, please provide us with the following information
to <a href="mailto:gsavpexternal@sa.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">gsavpexternal@sa.ucsb.edu</a> by </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">April 30, 2008</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> at </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">10:00 PM</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">
(PDT).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Name:<br>Campus:<br>Year/Major:<br>Organization (if any):<br>Please indicate which days you
can participate (Participants usually only Whiteline for one day): May 13, May
14, or May 15<br>Why do you want to be a UCSA
Whiteliner for the January Regents meeting? How can you address the issues
brought up in "Specifics about the May Regents meeting" (see above)?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you have any questions, please
contact Ray Austin at <a href="mailto:uadirector@ucsa.org" target="_blank">uadirector@ucsa.org</a> or 510.834.8272.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">---------------------------------------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>4.<span> </span>UC Regents Meeting May 13-15th –Voting on STUDENT
FEES</b></span>
</p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Care about the rising cost
of your UC education?<span> </span>Don't want to be
in debt?<span> </span>Join GSAUCR & UCSA for an
action to let the regents know how we feel about possible fee increases on
Wednesday, May 14th when the UC regents will be voting on whether or not to
increase our student fees!<span> </span>GSA will pay
for travel, lodging and food for participants!<span>
</span>Please let GSA Campus Organizing Director Ching-In Chen know if you are
interested in attending at <a href="mailto:echen014@student.ucr.edu" target="_blank">echen014@student.ucr.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">5.<span> </span>Grad and Professional Students
Testimonials about Financial Aid-Fill out one Today!<br><br>
</span></b><tt><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">Are you a grad student greatly impacted by student debt? Do you pay
your own fees or take out loans to pay for grad school? Do you care about
how your financial aid package is administered? GSA is collecting surveys
from grad and professional students about how they would prefer their financial
aid packages to be administered! Fill out a loan testimonial at a GSA
event, at the GSA office or online at the GSA website: <a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html"><span style="">http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html</span></a>
Make sure your voice and your experience is heard!</span></tt><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">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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CalPoly </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">San Luis
Obispo</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Have you been working to
make your campus environmentally or socially sustainable? We would like to hear
your story!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Seventh Annual UC,
CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference at CalPoly San Luis Obispo is looking for
student leaders who are reducing their campuses and their own environmental
impact and working towards a more environmentally, socially and economically
equitable world. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Deadlines:<br>Poster proposals due </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">June 1, 2008</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">.<br>Registration opens in
March 2008.<br>Conference dates July 31-</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Aug 3, 2008</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">For more information,
visit the GSA Website at <a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html" target="_blank">http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html</a> or visit the
conference website at: <a href="http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/" target="_blank">http://sustainability.calpoly.edu</a> and click on the Call
for Proposals</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>7.<span> </span>Building a Grassroots Coalition between UC
Students and the UC Office of the President (UCOP)</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">UCOP recently met with UC
Students in an effort to build a grassroots coalition and to establish more
lines of communication between UC students and UCOP.<span> </span>UCOP wants to register as many students as
possible at <a href="http://www.ucforcalifornia.org/" target="_blank">www.ucforcalifornia.org</a>. Please sign up, so you can let UCOP know
what issues are of importance to you, how you feel about rising fees, and
anything else you want them to know about. Pass the link on to your friends,
parents, and fellow students.<span> </span>In
addition, as more students get involved, a blog will be created so that
students can comment directly to UCOP about how they feel regarding rising
tuition costs, etc.<span> </span>There is also a
Facebook page…so again…sign up! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.ucforcalifornia.org/" target="_blank">www.ucforcalifornia.org</a><span> </span><br><a href="http://uci.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6756592601" target="_blank">http://uci.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6756592601</a><br>
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/advocacy" target="_blank">www.universityofcalifornia.edu/advocacy</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you would like more
information, please go to the GSA website or contact the GSA at
<a href="mailto:gsaucr@yahoo.com" target="_blank">gsaucr@yahoo.com</a>.<br><br>Graduate Student
Association<br>203 Commons</span><br><span style="font-family: Georgia;">University</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> of </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">California</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Riverside</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Riverside</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">CA</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">92521</span>