AS presidential candidates' official platforms

Vianey Nunez

Undergraduate tuition has gone up over 60 percent. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has cut over half a billion dollars from us over two years.

He has only given us $2 million back. Furthermore, despite the fact that the campus is composed of over 50 percent ethnic minority enrollment, currently minorities make up about 15 percent of the Fresno State student government.

As president, I will:

•Fight against the tax on education by lobbying legislators.
•Increase the representation of diversity in student government.
•Push for student inclusion in university policy.
•Hold student government accountable for equal opportunity practices.
•Ensure that no eligible student is turned away from voting booths during campus elections.
•Support a comprehensive approach by working with represented and under-represented students.
•Appoint committed students to AS and campuswide committees.
•Encourage more students to attend the California Higher Education Student Summit, where students from all the 23 CSUs join to lobby at the capitol together.
•Bring the statewide, Valley regional, and local political experience I have accumulated during six years to my AS presidency.
•Work with honesty and dedication.

Jennifer Reimer

My passion for Fresno State students and my enjoyment of being involved on campus are what made me know that I want to serve as the AS president. I have been involved with AS for two years, last year as a Senator and this year as the vice president of finance, and I have found AS to be a wonderful venue for involvement and activism.

I want to serve as AS president because I believe AS is a wonderful resource for students and I want to make sure as many students as possible are knowledgeable about, and are benefiting from, AS.

As president, I will:

•Fight tuition increases by helping the voices of our students to be heard locally and at the capitol. I will continue to foster the lobby corps that was started this year on campus.
•Investigate the parking issue; a parking structure would be very expensive and if one was built, our fees would probably go up. Thus, I think this situation needs some looking into.
•Try to have an impact on textbook prices. Other campuses, such as CSU Long Beach, have worked with their bookstore and have started programs to lower textbook prices. This is something we should think about doing.
•Encourage student representation in campus decision-making by making sure students are on as many campus committees and AS committees as possible.
•Foster opportunities for involvement on campus by publicizing for clubs to apply for event funding from AS (this year, about $90,000 has been allocated to clubs).
•Promote the accessibility of AS by publicizing.