Hey, who wants to be famous?

If you are interested in opposing either of the two upcoming referenda, please contact me. In a break from tradition, I'm actually taking action to 'fight' them, and need some help. The referenda are:

1) A new Memorandum of Understanding between the GA and the ASUC Senate. The new MoU gives the GA more power in the ASUC (giving them a third of the Judicial Council, and possibly a half on issues relating to the GA, though this isn't confirmed) while essentially keeping them from being responsible for the actions of the ASUC. It also allows them to pay only 12% of elections costs, which seems at odds with their representation on the Judicial Council.

2) A fee increase. The RSF wants us to add a mandatory fee of $40 per semester (increasing to $55 later, of course) in exchange for having only a miniscule membership fee of $10 more. That is, people who use the RSF will pay $50, and those who don't will pay $40 per semester. These will increase by $5 every three years for 10 years. If we vote no, we keep the current system where students who use the center pay the membership fee (currently $65, on the way up, I guess). The problem, of course, is that the RSF is a luxury. We're essentially asking folks to subsidize the hobbies of the folks who like sports and weights. We're also raising our own fees like idiots, which makes it harder to argue against fee increases from the state.

Anyway, if you oppose either of these and might be willing to help (for instance, by helping write the opposing statement, or even simply signing your name to it), let me know. I'm also looking for the debater types who might want to speak to the Daily Cal folks at the forum thingie. Send me an e-mail or AIM me (contact info on the top of the right sidebar).

posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 4/14/2006 12:25:00 AM #

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