USAC Endorsement: Anees Hasnain for Community Service Commissioner
Endorsed
Anees Tyaba Hasnain
Community Service Commissioner Candidate
Independent
Between two and four board members met with each candidate to discuss his or her platform, goals and evaluation of the current council and knowledge of USAC.
We also considered how the candidates would interact with the rest of the council and represent a diversity of student needs.
The board then selected endorsements for each office by a majority vote.
We reserved the right to not endorse a candidate for certain uncontested positions.
Voting begins today on MyUCLA at 10 a.m. and runs through Thursday at 6 p.m.
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By Editorial Board
May 7, 2012 8:03 a.m.
We endorse Anees Hasnain for Community Service Commissioner.
Hasnain has a clear agenda in mind. She aims to improve the effectiveness of service projects by drafting a progress manual and will encourage recruitment through a guidebook to community service projects on campus.
Hasnain has a background in community service, having worked this year as a director for Project WILD, one of 23 projects that CSC oversees.
She demonstrated a realistic approach to funding, with a focus on cutting costs and improving efficiency. For example, she suggested that Alternative Spring Break, which expanded to out-of-state community service projects this year, should be limited to in-state projects unless the commission enjoys a sizable surplus.
Hasnain has not worked in USAC before, but we see this as advantageous. She said she would apply a frugal attitude to budgetary issues by voting to fulfill the council’s funding needs, not wants.
Hasnain exhibited practicality and feasibility in her platforms, making us confident she will continue the positive work of the commission.
