To Whom It May Concern:
Today was exhilarating!!
So apart from classes and the mind&brain numbness (from last night’s sleeping pills and suicidal thoughts), today was fucking beautiful.
As I was headed to lunch at 1pm I saw someone’s Access Card on the floor (student ID, basically). I didn’t really know what to do with it considering the person that lost it wouldn’t know where they dropped it and/or which lost&found, if any, someone would have taken it to. So… I quickly used my iPhone to facebook this girl and sent her a message. I left my cell # in the message and sure enough later in the day she called me. She happened to be eating at The Arbor as I was passing by it. So I told her, “Oh wow… I’m right here, too… I’m wearing purple.” And it was so cool ‘cus I handed her her access card and then she gave me a hug. It was so cute! Good deed of the day forsure status! Loved it.
Anyway, at around this time David called me to tell me about an issue he felt strongly about, and I totally felt the passion and channeled it. Forsure. So what was once Paulina’s issue became David’s issue and then totally became my issue.
Come the Legislative Council meeting at 5pm I went and spoke during Public Forum. it was so heated! Fuckin’ some people need to stop with the badgering ‘cus it was not appreciated. Argh.
Anyway, basically, I went to speak in regards to RHA’s monthly newsletter The Flush that advertises the RHA President’s name and picture and statements. It just so happens that in the past two years RHA President has gotten an Executive Position in Leg Council. And now Corey Huber is running for EVPSA (for OPP, btw) and I feel that the name recognition he is getting is unfair. The Flush is in every bathroom stall of every residence hall on-campus, and in FT. How are first-years supposed to make an educated vote regarding execs when come Spring Elections time they’re only going to see his name on every issue?! It would be best if his name/picture/voice were not on The Flush for spring quarter. And by ‘his’ I just mean the RHA President. I am in no way personally attacking Corey Huber.
It was just very interesting to see that all those running for positions in Open People’s Party were very against what I (and a few other people that came with) were saying. Party lines has nothing to do with this and oh hell no… Narain was totally attacking me. ARGH. Members of Student VOICE! (party I’m reppin’) were totally on my side and backing me up. It was plain to see that only OPP was attacking. Like seriously, it was so heated and exhilarating.
Like seriously, even David made a public comment afterward and he was SO DAMN HEATED. He was shaking and so into it! We all clapped and stuff, forsureeee. Snaps to Davidd!! I might be quoted in tomorrow’s issue of the Nexus!!! That’s what’s most exciting of all. Though, Paulina’s bill regarding this will likely not be passed, but the point was to bring it to the attention of Leg Council (and some other stuff… but you know… this blog is public…).
I applied for a position at the MCC as a receptionist and they’re totally hiring right now. One girl is even going to quit so there’s another available position right there! Forrrsure. Dude, I need me more money with the way I’m spending it. Ugh. And heyyy MCC is right across from the AS Program Board Office so that’ll be pretty sweet. I also turned in an application for the AS Main Office receptionist or cashier at the AS Ticket Office, but they’re not hiring just yet, not until summer or fall quarter. That’s most definitely not soon enough! Moneyyy. And it’s so perfect because the MCC needs a receptionist Tuesdays and Thursdays and oh wow… I don’t have any classes those days. (; Yey!
Today was absolutely beautiful in every way.
Sincerely,
Bri
Bill Schiebler, Dionne (sp?), Scott Lu → add to facebook
→ Office of member of Congress
(meet with legislators
go to office/mtg room and talk)
strong ask @ end (commitment)
Techniques/Tips
1. Leg Briefing – found out which higher education acts lobbying for
- Be prepared
- # ppl registered to vote UCSB
2. Demystifying your legislative target
- Read biography (get along, casual, make it easier [relational])
- Know how they voted
3. Strategically choose your roles
- Educate them about how system effects us
4. Show your electoral power
5. Debrief your lobby visit
- Don’t talk shit in the hall (lol)
Lobbying Roles
1. Facilitator
- Intro agenda, meeting stays on task
2. Organizer
- Call office, confirm appt, lobby visit folders
3. Notetaker
- a. Records all questions asked & responses
- b. Writes down followup
(will you be voting for ______)
“yes”, “no”, etc., ask if can attend press conference!
4. Testimonials
- Personal stories, yours or friend
- How affected
7 Steps To Successful Lobby Visit
Lobbying Tools
1. Congressional Voting Record
2. Program Awardees
3. Lobbying Talking Points
4. Lobby Visit Folder
(Leave-behinds inside)
Lol… compliment sandwich
- validate them on what they actually do, but them make pt. and nail it.
Sample Agenda
1. Opening
2. Intro
3. The “Thank You” (validate)
4. Issues/Personal Stories
5. Ask (one or one after every issue)
6. Wrap Up
Facts
Year?: 17% of budget
Now 11% to education
Role Play
Legislator – me! Lol.
Good/Bad
Need to personalize
How programs have benefited
So, I impulsively decided to come back home for this three day weekend. First, I checked my monetary funds and I still have a loooot of money (for a poor college student) in my account so I was like okay, whatevz. I was feeling slightly depressed so you know… why not come home and try to relax and forget about all those other crazy at-school stresses.
Ooh, okay so you know how I attended the UC Regents meeting at UCLA on Thursday? WELL! There was an article today in the LA Times about it, and in UCLA’s daily newspaper, The Daily Bruin. There is a photo of me in The Daily Bruin!!! Oh em gee… it’s pretty damn tight, I’d say. Though, it’s a hoooorrible photo, so I won’t post it here. Haha, whatever. Who cares. I just still won’t post it. ^_^
I did not get to attend Hillary Clinton, and ughh.. I’m still very bummed. John Edwards was in LA Thursday, but he would be there at around 12:30PM so we were all still in the Regents meeting. Sucks for that.
Okay, today I had a business-y meeting with Paulina and I expressed my wishes to join other boards/committees on AS. For sure I want to be on Student Lobby, SCORE, Academic Affairs Board, and MAAAAYBE Finance Board. That last one is kinda spreading myself too thin that I’d be very useless all over the place just because I’d be trying to do too much. I know I want to go to Sacramento with Student Lobby, and I want to go to Washington D.C. with UCSA/USSA. So… I really enjoy UCSA as well. Christine’s position looks like so much fun… and she’s a fourth year… but some Justin guy might very likely get her position next year. There’s always the year after that, and just never know! I also sort of want to run during Spring for off-campus rep (and there are 15 of them)… just for fun. I really want to be on Legislative Council next year, but you have to get elected. David is having second thoughts on running, which is pretty sad because it would be awesome to run with him and both get the position. (: On Leg. Council you have to join two committees, so there is definitely a lot of commitment required. I’m so down! I’m thinking of stepping down from my ASPB position, so that will free up most of my time for all these other boards.
I had my phonetics quiz in Linguistics today, and I’m pretty confident I got most, if not all of them, right. I did well on my Kanji quiz that I took Wednesday. 17/20. Not bad, I’d say considering how many kanji were on the quiz. School is really fun right now, even if it is slightly overwhelming what with all the AS things I want to join. No matter ‘cus I’m seriously having a lot of fun right now.
W00t w00t!
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