Candidates from Moving Forward, a student-run political group, won all officer seats in this year’s Graduate Students Association election. This year four of five positions were contested, up from last year’s election, which had only one contested position. Voter turnout increased by 4 percent, with 1,473 students voting out of 11,713 eligible students. Sabine Jean, […]
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Grad student emphasizes inclusivity in GSA presidential platform
Jonathan Koch played the violin and wrote his own music as a young child but has since taken on activism as a teaching assistant and graduate student in music. Koch will run to be president of the Graduate Students Association under Working for Graduate Students, a student-run political slate. He said he became interested in […]
GSA presidential candidate stresses importance of community events
Every September, Michael Skiles walks the halls of his apartment building, sticking notes on the doors of his neighbors’ rooms to invite them to meet and socialize. Four years into his degree, Skiles said he is still focused on creating a vibrant social life for graduate students by hosting frequent socials through the Weyburn and […]
Graduate Students Association Endorsements 2016
All endorsements are decided upon by the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Jonathan Koch Running for: President Endorsement: Endorsed ✓ Jonathan Koch has the mindset and tools to not only restructure the Graduate Students Association but also to advocate for underrepresented groups and improve graduate students’ education and livelihood. Koch’s understanding that the GSA can’t just solicit […]
2016 Graduate Students Association platforms
Jonathan Koch Running for: President Platforms: Improve graduate student housing Making the procedure for approving campus fees more democratic Improve sexual harassment policy Improve working conditions for graduate students Experience: Formerly worked on decreasing class size as a head steward of the UC Academic Workers for a Democratic Union Recording secretary of United Auto […]
Seven candidates to run in GSA election with three contested positions
This post was updated on April 4 at 5:26 p.m. Seven candidates, including one who is uncontested, will run for graduate student government officer positions, the Graduate Students Association election commissioner said Monday. Candidates will be running under two new student-run political groups, or slates, said Sabine Jean, GSA election commissioner. The Moving Forward slate […]