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After the ASUC Judicial Council certified the election results and the Senate meeting announced names, the winners should now be official (though minutes are not up yet). No one dropped, no one was disqualified. What a snoozer!
Need a refresher on the preliminary results? Ho-hum. Back to your work, kiddos.
ASUC Judicial Council Certifies Preliminary Elections Results [Daily Cal]
Earlier: CalSERVE Broom Metaphors Student Action’s Ass
They both think Obama is the man. Hammering another nail into Hillary’s coffin, Berkeley professor Robert Reich posted an announcement formally endorsing Obama on his blog yesterday night.
Forty years of friendship and a stint as the Clintons’ secretary of labor isn’t something to sneeze at, and at first Reich was dead set against leaping into the endorsements fracas with a proclamation for either/or. But then Hillary went and made those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad videos targetting Obama after he slipped and said that Pennsylvanians are bitter and cling to guns last week. Reich took Hillary’s tactics to be
the nadir of mean-spirited, negative politics. And also of the politics of distraction, of gotcha politics. It’s the worst of all worlds. … It’s old politics at its worst — and old Republican politics, not even old Democratic politics. It’s just so deeply cynical.
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In what turned out to be a not-so-close race, CalSERVE swept all four executive positions in the ASUC elections. Roxanne Winston won for president, Krystle Pasco is the new executive vice president, Dionne Jirachaikitti prevailed in the external affairs vice president race, and Carlo de la Cruz will serve as the academic affairs vice president come fall semester. But, lest we forget, there’s a bummed loser for every shining victor bedecked in laurel leaves and busty women. Student Action failed. The SUPERB referendum also failed. Sorry, guys. read more »
Today marks the first day of voting for the 2008 ASUC elections and the publication of the Daily Cal endorsements. To vote, go to election.asuc.org or hit up any polling station on campus. Voting ends on Thursday, Apr. 10.
In the Daily Cal’s endorsements, the paper seemed to deliberately choose a split-ticket for the executive slate. Endorsements were considered based on individuals and voting records, not necessarily the parties they represent. And here they are:
* President: Curtis Lee, Student Action
* External Affairs Vice President: Dionne Jirachaikitti, CalSERVE
* Academic Affairs Vice President: Carlo de la Cruz, CalSERVE
* Executive Vice President: Chad Kunert, SQUELCH!
* Student Advocate: Matt DeMartini, Independent
* SUPERB Referendum: No
How does this stack up with other official endorsements? read more »
Elections kick off in a week! In keeping with our previous post, we’re bringing you the low-down on ASUC candidates.
This time, it’s the executive vice presidential hopefuls who get a good grillin’.
Details after the jump.
Hence, the return of the hideous graphic font to the right. The Berkeley blogosphere is suddenly abuzz with the sound of ASUC elections campaigning, and the Clog’s almost ready to join the fun and get on the elections train for the rest of the semester. How will we ever keep up with this, Code Pink and Fresh all at once? We need more manpower. Hint, hint.
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The Elections Council ran the tabulation for the ASUC elections yesterday at 6:30 p.m. and released the preliminary results.
According to the initial tabulation, the winners are:
* President: Van Nguyen of CalSERVE
* Executive Vice President: Taylor Allbright of CalSERVE
* External Affairs Vice President: Danny Montes of CalSERVE
* Academic Affairs Vice President: Curtis Lee of Student Action
* Student Advocate: Ajay Krishnamurthy, independent
For the senate, Student Action won 10 seats, CalSERVE won six, SQUELCH! won one and Berkeley College Republicans won one. Two independents also won seats, with Nadir Shams receiving the most votes. Winne Kuo of APPLE Engineering and Danielle Duong of CalSERVE were also a part of the top three for senate.
Of the referenda and amendments, only the Green Initiative Fund and Line of Succession passed.
The results are not final, however. The Judicial Council will verify the tabulation and hear censure cases before finalizing the results.
The CalSERVE candidates and Krishnamurthy, unless tabulation went horribly wrong, have secured their spots. Curtis Lee, on the other hand, is currently facing eight potential censures. If he receives at least five, he will be disqualified. The candidate who earned the second-most votes would then take his place (if, of course, there’s no appeal).
Shams is also facing a massive amount of potential censures–up to 20. Again, if he receives at least five he too will be disqualified.
CalServe Shake-Up [Daily Cal]
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Today the Daily Cal released its endorsements after quite a long and exhausting elections forum held last week. Earlier, Beetle predicted the Daily Cal endorsements for the ASUC executive slate:
I’m going to guess a CalSERVE sweep. Maybe Curtis Lee can pull one down for Student Action.
And that’s exactly what happened. For the 2007 elections, the Daily Cal endorses
* Van Nguyen of CalSERVE for President
* Taylor Allbright of CalSERVE for EVP
* Curtis Lee of Student Action for AAVP
* Daniel Montes of CalSERVE for EAVP
* Ajay Krishnamurthy (independent, but endorsed by both CalSERVE and Student Action) for Student Advocate
And the referenda and amendments?
Yes to
* The Green Initiative Fund Referendum
* Election Flexibility Constitutional Amendment
* Line of Succession Amendment
* Greek Life AmendmentNo to
* The Student Union Complex Fee Referendum
* The Heuristic Squelch Life Fee Referendum
* Student Life Fee Referendum
Total endorsed cost: $5.
Finally seeing Sproul devoid of electioneering: priceless.
Ah, yes [Beetle Beat]
ASUC Executive Endorsements [Daily Cal]
Referenda Endorsements [Daily Cal]
Amendments Endorsements [Daily Cal]
We interrupt your Jello shots to continue our orgy of “ASUCery“:http://clog.dailycal.org/?q=ASUC+Elections. We hope Student Action isn’t attached to its fingers because SQUELCH! Senate candidate Andy Morris is assuming the role of Jack Bauer for the upcoming election.
Morris launched his “The day of the ASUC election …” blog Saturday, offering a 24-style interpretation of his campaign. It’s been only three “24″ hours on the blog and Morris has already escaped a Student Action torture session, discovered a name-brand candidate machine, and now we’re waiting to see the outcome of a chalk-n-hairspray assault on SQUELCH headquarters.
From the first hour:
bq. The Following Takes Place between 7AM and 8AM… Andy Morris is being tortured by the Student Action slate. As they waste your student funds on their needlessly expensive torture devices (which not only aren’t as cool as just breaking someone’s thumb they’re also less painful and more “pc”) they constantly remind Morris that his “Constitutional Rights no longer apply”. Fortunately, Andy escapes, shoots his captors, and returns to SQUELCH! headquarters.
Too bad ASUC campaigns aren’t actually that exciting—there’s only so much chalk and handshake attempts we can take.
You’re Gunna Have to Trust Me! Andy “JACK BAUER” Morris for ASUC Senate [Facebook]
We introduced you to the ASUC presidential hopefuls of 2007. There were thousands of Facebook friends, that hot gay guy and then the other dude who’s “not a douchebag.” This is ASUC at its finest, folks.
We hope you’re ready for the rest of the executive slate. These people are going to bombard you with flyers and chalk your neighborhoods. You might as well know their names (and then stalk them on Facebook). Perhaps you’ll even add Ilana Nankin as your friend.
Let’s start with the powerhouse party Student Action. You’ll be seeing these candidates’ heads on huge posters everywhere post-Spring Break. Oh God, we can’t wait.
* Presidential Candidate: Ilana Nankin, current Student Action senator
* Executive Vice Presidential Candidate: Eunice Moon, current Student Action senator
* Academic Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: Curtis Lee, current Student Action senator
* External Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: Dwight Asuncion, current APPLE Engineering senator
Then there’s CalSERVE, which announced its executive slate way in advance. DONE. Wait–sorry, wrong party slogan.
* Presidential Candidate: Van Nguyen, current CalSERVE senator
* Executive Vice Presidential Candidate: Taylor Allbright, current CalSERVE senator
* Academic Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: Caro Jauregui, current CalSERVE senator
* External Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: Danny Montes, CalSERVE issues coordinator
SQUELCH! comes next, and its slate features a Daily Cal columnist. We swear we’re completely unbiased. But if he, too, took his clothes off for a photoshoot…then we might bend the rules.
* Presidential Candidate: Joe Rothberg, SQUELCH! party member
* Executive Vice Presidential Candidate: David Wasserman, current SQUELCH! senator
* Academic Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: John O’Connor, SQUELCH! party co-signatory
* External Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: John Waste, SQUELCH! party member
Finally, we’ve got fellow blogger Beetle in a category all of his own. He’s going to put the “slay” in executive slate. Just you wait and see.
* Presidential Candidate: Justin Azadivar
* Executive Vice Presidential Candidate: Justin Azadivar
* Academic Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: Justin Azadivar
* External Affairs Vice Presidential Candidate: Justin Azadivar
Welcome to the jungle of student politics. The Clog’s got your fun and games.
Parties Put Forth Slates for Upcoming ASUC Elections [Daily Cal]
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