<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Dear Grads,</span>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">In this week's
newsletter, you'll find information regarding: </span><br><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">1.<span>
</span>GSA Council Meeting - Tonight!!!<br>2.<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"><span></span>Grad Bash – this Friday (May </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">9<sup>th</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">)</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> <br>
3.<span>
</span>GSA Research Conference Call for Abstracts<br></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">4.<span>
</span>GSA Special Election for the 2008-2009 School Year</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">5.<span></span></span></b><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> Days of Action for Fighting
Student Fee Hikes! May 14<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup>, 2008</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"><br>6.<span> </span>Grad and Professional Students Testimonials
about Financial Aid-Fill out one Today!</span></b></p><b></b>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please read below for more information. </span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">1.<span>
</span>GSA Council Meeting - Tonight!!! </span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Come join
us tonight for GSA council meeting at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">6pm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> in the Senate Chambers in the
Commons.<span> </span>Be sure to drop by the GSA
office for free pizza at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">5:30pm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">.<span>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">2.<span>
</span>Grad Bash – this Friday (May </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">9<sup>th</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">)<sup></sup> </span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Come join
the GSA Party Committee for our last Grad Bash of the year!<span> <br></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"><span></span><br>On
Friday, May 9th, from </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">5-7pm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">, at the Getaway Cafe, we'll have
free pizzas and snacks for grad students (while they last!<span>
</span>Please be sure to bring your ID. </span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">3.<span>
</span>GSA Research Conference Call for Abstracts</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">The GSA
is currently conducting a call for abstracts for our annual research
conference. The conference will be held on </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Saturday, June 7,
2008</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> in
the UCR commons, rooms 302A, 355, 383. Registration is free. We are giving out
$3,000 in awards for best poster presentation and talk (per college and
discipline). We are currently accepting abstracts for both poster presentations
and talks. The conference is open to both UCR graduate students and graduate
students from other universities. However, only UCR graduate students are eligible
for receiving cash awards. Everyone in attendance will be eligible for winning
raffle prizes. Breakfast, lunch, and an evening reception will be provided at
no cost. Abstracts should be less than 1000 words and include the title of the
presentation, all authors' names, all authors' departments, and whether you are
interested in giving a talk, presenting a poster, or both.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Please
submit your abstract to the following e-mail address:
<a href="mailto:UCRGSAResearchConference@gmail.com" target="_blank">UCRGSAResearchConference@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">4.<span>
</span>GSA Special Election for the 2008-2009 School Year</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">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 4th
Council meeting. For more information about each position and for an application
form please visit the GSA website at <a href="http://gsa.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">http://gsa.ucr.edu/</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">To apply
for candidacy, please fill out an application form and email it to
<a href="mailto:gsaelection@yahoo.com" target="_blank">gsaelection@yahoo.com</a> by the deadline of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">May 21st, 2008</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">6pm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">. If you have any questions,
please contact the GSA EVP Louise Hendrickson at <a href="mailto:evp.gsaucr@yahoo.com" target="_blank">evp.gsaucr@yahoo.com</a>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">5.<span></span></span></b><span class="style32"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> Days of Action for Fighting
Student Fee Hikes! May 14<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup>, 2008</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Big
decisions are going to be made in the next two weeks about the future of fees
at the UC. UCSA is planning two key actions for this and we need your help to
let both the UC Regents and State lawmakers that we don't want to see your fees
raised. The first is on for the UC Regents meeting on May 14th at UCLA and will
focus on turning out students to show the Regents we don't want our fees
raised. The second is a "study-in" May 19th on the steps of the State Capital
to show lawmakers that they need to prioritize funding for higher education in
the state budget. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">If you
are interested in taking part in these actions, or want more information,
please contact our Legislative Liaison at <a href="mailto:UCRsociologyTA@gmail.com">UCRsociologyTA@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">6.<span> </span>Grad and Professional Students Testimonials
about Financial Aid-Fill out one Today!</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Are you a
grad student greatly impacted by student debt?<span>
</span>Do you pay your own fees or take out loans to pay for grad school?<span> </span>Do you care about how your financial aid
package is administered?<span> </span>GSA is
collecting surveys from grad and professional students about how they would
prefer their financial aid packages to be administered!<span> </span>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" target="_blank">http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html</a><span> </span>Make
sure your voice and your experience is heard!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">For more
information please contact the GSA Campus Organizing Director Ching-In Chen at
<a href="mailto:echen014@student.ucr.edu" target="_blank">echen014@student.ucr.edu</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>
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