Winter 2010 Senator

tnttaylor@ucdavis.edu

Office Hours:

M/W, 12-2pm

Trevor Taylor is a fourth year Political Science and History major from San Diego.

Senate Goals:

** Expand/Promote ASUCD Legal Services- Work to promote and expand the current Legal Services offered to students. Currently each student fees go to pay for a fifteen-minute consultation with a lawyer each quarter. I feel ASUCD can do better and I will work to expand services to ensure that students can receive more and better legal counseling on issues such as lease disputes, taxes, MIPs/DUIs, and other legal troubles. As well as promoting legal education and workshops for all students.

**Student Representation in Campus Expansion- Ensure the student voice is heard in all issues concerning the future of the campus. Currently the West Village Development is being planned on 220 acres of UCD grounds to expand living options for thousands of students and faculty. I want work to ensure that UCD students, student organizations, and ASUCD are actively involved in the planning of the West Village Expansion, as well as with the planned Student Resource Center.

**Increase Student Government Transparency- Increase transparency and student involvement by releasing all senate meetings as video web casts, or pod-casts. By making Senate meeting available over the internet in a down-loadable format, more students can be educated on student issue, as well as increasing openness within the proceedings of Student government.

**Update ASUCD Website- Work with Graphic designs to create a more efficient and navigable website and ensure future upkeep. Senator's voting records, attendance, authored legislation, minutes, and budgets would be easily accessible to all those interested. Online profiles for each Senator can be created with discussion sections enabling students to contact their representatives, and keep track of what they are working on, fostering more openness and involvement by UCD students.

**Ride Sharing/Roommate Board- Create a Ride Share board in the MU for students looking for rides across the state or simply carpooling to school. A ride share board would make travel more cost effective for students, and cut down on car use around Davis. A second board will act as a publicity service to all students in need of housemates or sub leasers. Postings will create an easy and effective way of finding roommates and rides in a high traffic area.