ASUC President Will Smelko supports the 2010 B.E.A.R.S Initiative
The ASUC sponsored B.E.A.R.S. Initiative is a student-run campaign to revitalize the Lower Sproul area. The initiative is on the 2010 ASUC Elections ballot, taking place between Tuesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 8.
If approved by students in the upcoming April ASUC elections, the initiative will construct a new LEED Gold certified and earthquake safe Eshleman Hall, and provide targeted renovations and additions to MLK and Cesar Chavez. This project creates over 60,000 square feet of new student-managed and student-used space, which will be used to support programs such as:
• 24-hour café and lounge
• 24-hour library
• Career Center
• Free dance and performance space
• A permanent Multicultural Community Center
• Reflection/Prayer Space
The following student-leaders have expressed their full endorsement of the B.E.A.R.S Initiative:
• Will Smelko, President, ASUC
• Tu Tran, Executive Vice President, ASUC
• John Tran, Academic Affairs Vice President, ASUC
• Lean Deleon, ASUC Senator, CalSERVE Senator, CalSERVE Executive Vice President Candidate
• Krystle Melody Pasco, former Executive Vice President, ASUC, 2008-2009, former Assistant Programming Coordinator for the Multicultural Community Center (MCC), Fall 2009
• Noah Stern, ASUC Senator
• Eunice Kwon, ASUC Senator, CalSERVE Senator
• Christopher Franco, ASUC Senator
• "I, Christina Oatfield, ASUC Senator, endorse the B.E.A.R.S. Initiative."
• Sam Lee, ASUC Senator
• Huda Adem, ASUC Senator
• NhuNhu Nguyen, ASUC Senator
• Emily Carlton, SQUELCH! Senator and SQUELCH! Student Advocate Candidate
• JP Shami, ASUC Senator
• Rahul R. Patel, ASUC Senator, 2009-2010
• Felby Chen, Dean of Students Liaison
• Laure Kohne, President of Phi Alpha Delta
For more information, visit lowersproul.berkeley.edu.