Claire Choi

Member for the College
College ‘10 (Communications and Public Service)

UA Historyclairec
1st Term: Member for Freshmen, Facilities (06-07)
2nd Term: Member for the College, Facilities and Campus Planning (07-08)
3rd Term: Member for the College, Secretary, Housing and Dining (08-09)
4th Term: Member for the College (09-10)

Candidate Statement (2009)
Why Re-Elect Claire Choi for UA? EXPERIENCE: This last year Claire served on the Executive Board helping organize the internal structure of the body, and keeping YOU in contact with the UA, via the website. In the past she passed the FIRST Omnibus PUBLIC SAFETY Proposal for tangible and long-term changes in Public Safety at Penn. Also, her LAUNDRY Services Proposal brought you ALL NEW LAUNDRY MACHINES! This year, all laundry facilities were FREE! She has worked on the Campus Facility and Development Committee which produced tangible projects such as the UA Airport Shuttle. GOALS: In face of the current economy WORRIED about getting a job? Are you now considering attending GRAD SCHOOL? Claire will work on increasing and publicizing SUBMATRICULATION programs for Penn Undergrads! Remember…Re-Elect CLAIRE CHOI: Vote for the ABSOLUT CHOIce!

Voting Record

KEY: Result (#Pro / #Con / #Abstain) OR (UNAN)imous

2009-2010 (Session #37, Webley)

Date Proposal Vote Result
9/13/09 University Council Seat Resolution PRO PASS (UNAN.)
9/13/09 Attendance Policy Revision PRO PASS (22/1/0)
9/13/09 Ivy Council Relations Amendment 1 — Change to strike part of an enactment that would commit the UA to following this policy in the future PRO PASS (13/7/3)
9/13/09 Ivy Council Relations Amendment 2 — Change to strike an enactment addressing relation with Vice Chair External and UA Steering PRO PASS (13/10/0)
9/13/09 Ivy Council Resolution PRO PASS (22/0/1)
9/27/09 Climate Action Plan Resolution PRO PASS (UNAN.)
10/4/09 SFS Feedback – PASS (UNAN.)
10/4/09 International Student Housing Amendment 1 — Change to strike enactment clause 2, which would obligate university to waive or reduce the housing fees – FAIL (3/14/1)
10/4/09 International Student Housing Resolution — Commit to Committee – PASS (15/3/2)
10/4/09 ECAASU Letter of Support – PASS (19/0/1)
10/11/09 International Student Housing Resolution – PASS
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 1 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $1410 CON FAIL
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 2 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $730 CON FAIL (12/16/0)
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 3 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $1310 CON FAIL
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 4 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from $0 to $530 CON FAIL (13/15/0)
11/8/09 PennCard PIN Resolution PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/8/09 MERT Housing Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/8/09 Textbooks Letter to Faculty PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 1 — Change provision to read: “In the case of the President ONLY, the candidate must have at least six months of service …” CON FAIL (4/17/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 2 — Allow freshmen to run for President (while barring transfer students) ABS FAIL (8/17/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 3 — Lock out both freshmen and transfers from running for President ABS FAIL (9/16/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Bill PRO PASS (25/1/3)
11/15/09 Objection to Consideration on Open Letter on Constitutional Changes (Vote to stop discussion on the bill) CON FAIL (15/13/1)
11/15/09 Dismissal of Open Letter on Constitutional Changes ABS PASS (22/3/4)
11/22/09 Support of Native Students at Penn PRO PASS (28/1/2)
12/6/09
 Student Representation N/R
 PASS (UNAN.)
12/6/09 NEC Request for Contingency Amendment 1 — Cut the $500 DP ad N/R
 FAIL (11/16/0)
12/6/09 NEC Request for Contingency N/R
 PASS
12/6/09 Recycling Bins Budget Request Amendment 1 – Full funding for the project N/R
 PASS (23/0/3)
12/6/09 Recycling Bin Request N/R
 PASS (23/1/2)
1/17/10
 SCUE White Paper PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/24/10
 Bylaws Amendment, Amendment 1 – Replace Trustee on Committee of Budget and Finance from (1) NEC to (1) UA CON
 PASS
1/24/10 Bylaws Amendment: University Committee Appointments ABS
 PASS
1/24/10 Wharton American Sign Language PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/24/10 Omnibus Recycling PRO
 PASS
1/31/10 Budget Request: Undergraduate Research Symposium PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/31/10 Green Events Checklist Amendment 1 – Change “UA Green Events” to “Green Events Certification” CON
 FAIL (1/27/0)
1/31/10 Green Events Checklist PRO
 PASS (23/2/2)
2/7/10 Upgrading Academic Testing Environment ABS
 PASS (14/4/4)
2/7/10 Contingency Budget Request: Lunar New Year PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
2/28/10 Suspend: Brooking Amendment – Suspend the rules to consider amendment PRO
 PASS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Original – Removal and Redistribution of Ivy Council Funding to SCUE items CON
 FAILS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Lum – Decrease SCUE New Member Orientation, increase CURF Undergraduate Advisory Board, Increase SPEC Spring Co-Sponsorship, Decrease Philomathean Society, $111 to SAC CON
 FAILS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Ernst – Change Philomathean Society Spring Co-Sponsorship to Spring Non-Annuals in SPEC ABS
 FAILS
2/28/10 Brooking Amendment: Budget Committee – redistribute funds to SCUE banner, toner, and Telephone, remainder to SAC PRO
 PASS
2/28/10 SCUE New Member Orientation Amendment CON
 FAIL (10/18/1)
2/28/10 SCUE CURF Undergraduate Advisory Board Amendment PRO
 PASS (30/1/0)
2/28/10 NEC Student Government Information Session Handout Amendment: Original ABS FAIL (9/19/3)
2/28/10 NEC Student Government Information Session Handout Amendment: Horsley – fund flier, decrease funding for Spring candidate packs ABS
 PASS (22/4/5)
2/28/10 NEC State of the School Reception Amendment CON
 FAIL (4/21/3)
2/28/10 NEC Midnight Breakfast Amendment PRO
 PASS (10/10/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Contingency Amendment: Original CON
 FAIL (4/22/3)
2/28/10 SPEC Contingency Amendment: Sternberg – add a condition to the extra $20,000 (must be used only in emergency situations) ABS
 FAIL (7/20/4)
2/28/10 SPEC-TRUM Amendment PRO
 PASS (UNAN)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Muslim Students Association Amendment PRO
 PASS (28/0/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment: Philomathean Society – fund Philo line item, cut SAC CON
 FAIL (4/25/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment: Liu – Move $3000 from Spring Non-Annual Co-Sponsorships to Philomathean Society line item ABS
 FAIL (5/23/2)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment: Sanchez – Increase SPEC Spring Non-Annual Co-Sponsorships by $3000, cut from SAC CON
 PASS (20/5/6)
2/28/10 SPEC Fall Fest Amendment – Increase Fall Fest by $2000 from SAC PRO FAIL (7/18/6)
2/28/10 SPEC Connaissance Amendment – Increase Spring and Fall Non-Annuals by $2250 each, cut SAC by $4500 N/R FAIL (5/22/3)
2/28/10 UA Dolphin Accounts Amendment PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/28/10 UA Ivy Council Amendment – Ivy Council Fall Conference CON FAIL (5/23/3)
2/28/10 Class Board: Sophomore Skimmer Increase Amendment PRO PASS (19/10/2)
2/28/10 UA Annual Budget 2010-2011 PRO PASS (UNAN.)





2008-2009 (Session #36, Tong)

Date Proposal Vote Result
9/14/08
 Website Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
9/21/08 NSO Fraternity Party Safety Proposal PRO PASS (18/4/0)
10/5/08 Standing Orders / Bylaws Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
10/5/08 Move Out Proposal PRO PASS (24/0/1)
10/5/08 IVC Fall Budget Request ABS PASS (15/2/8)
10/26/08 PLTV Budget Request PRO PASS (22/1/0)
11/9/08 Bike Sharing Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
11/9/08 Website Budget Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
11/16/08 Zimride Proposal N/R PASS (19/0/2)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – motion to table the proposal N/R FAIL (1/20/0)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – amendment to require each member to take on at least one hour-long shift N/R FAIL (7/14/0)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – amendment to have absences accrued from not doing the Winter Break shuttles be counted towards fall semester absences and not spring absences. N/R PASS (17/2/1)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle Proposal N/R PASS (21/1/0)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – amendment to remove language from background alleging that discussion around the casino development hadn’t been sufficient. CON PASS (15/14/1)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – Approve Enactment Clause 1 PRO PASS (17/11/1)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – Approve Enactment Clause 2 PRO PASS (23/2/4)
11/23/08 Casino Development Proposal – Approve Enactment Clause 3 PRO PASS (17/9/1)
11/23/08 Online Syllabi PRO PASS (UNAN.)
1/18/09 Penn Green and Penn Arts Pre-Orientation Program Funding Request
 PRO PASS (UNAN.)
1/18/09 Open Letter to the Faculty RE Inauguration Day PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/09 Undergraduate Research Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/09 Bike and Pedestrian Safety PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/09 Ramadan Fast Food PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/8/09 Perelman Quad Reservations PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/8/09 Stair Beautification Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/15/09 College Day Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
2/22/09 Spring Break Airport Shuttle Proposal - amendment to permit members to “make up” one absence by doing extra shifts on the Spring Airport Shuttles. N/R PASS (11/6/2)
2/22/09 Spring Break Airport Shuttles Proposal N/R PASS (18/1/0)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – amendment to reduce NEC budget for Williams Hall useage in nominations interviews by $100, redistributing it to food for the State of the School Address. N/R FAIL (9/13/0)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – motion to consider changing the amount of the SPEC Contingency allocation (requires 60% majority to pass) N/R FAIL (9/13/0)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – motion to consider changing the amount of the Senior Class Board allocation (requires 60% majority to pass) N/R FAIL (7/12/1)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget – amendment to transfer $3000 from the UA Contingency fund to the SPEC Contingency fund. PRO FAIL (5/17/1)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget PRO PASS (18/6/0)
3/22/09 NEC Slate Confirmation N/R PASS (22/1/0)
3/22/09 Latino Coalition — Minority Education Proposal N/R PASS (22/1/0)
3/22/09 Asian Pacific Student Coalition — Minority Education Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
3/22/09 Lambda Alliance — Minority Education Proposal N/R PASS (17/2/0)
3/22/09 UMOJA — Minority Education Proposal N/R PASS (18/0/1)
3/22/09 United Minorities Council — Minority Education Proposal N/R PASS (14/3/2)
3/29/09 PCUW Distribution Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
3/29/09 NSO Night Time Activities Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
4/5/09 Meal Donation N/R PASS
4/5/09 Final Toast Budget Request N/R PASS
4/5/09 Contingency Disbursement N/R PASS
4/5/09 Diwali Proposal N/R PASS
4/5/09 Airport Shuttles N/R PASS
4/5/09 Textbook Proposal Amendment – amendment to add an endorsement of publicizing used textbook vendors through the UA. N/R FAIL
4/5/09 Textbook Proposal N/R PASS
4/5/09 Intellectual Property Rights Proposal N/R PASS

2008-2009 (Session #35, Karsh)

Date Proposal Vote Result
UC Attendance Bylaws – amendment to reduce the allowed absences for UA University Council seat holders from 4 to 3.
 ABS PASS (16/3/1)
PRO PASS
AM Attendance Policy (note AMs were called VCMs at this time)
 PRO PASS
PRO PASS
GAPSA Octobus Funding Request – votes in favor affirmed the budget committee recommendation to fully fund the Octobus.
 PRO PASS (18/0/1)
PRO PASS (28/2/0)
PRO PASS
Amendment to the Bylaws: Open Forum – amendment to place Open Forum before all reports, rather than between reports and New Business.
 ABS FAIL (5/20/2)
Amendment to the Bylaws: Open Forum PRO PASS (26/1/0)
PRO PASS (24/1)
NYTimes Readership Program Budget Committee Recommendation – votes in favor affirmed the recommendation to not fund the NYTimes Readership Program.
 ABS FAIL (2/18/3)
NYTimes Readership Program Funding Request – to fund the NYTimes Readership Program at $3000.
 CON PASS (15/6/1)
PRO PASS (30/0/2)
PASS
Public Safety Omnibus Resolution – amendment to call on DPS to increase ease of reporting bias incidents engaged in by police.
 CON FAIL (3/17/1)
Public Safety Omnibus Resolution – amendment to strike language referring to increasing Penn Transit coverage of the west of campus.
 ABS PASS (13/3/5)
PRO PASS (20/0/1)
PRO PASS
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Program Resolution – amendment to remove language committing the UA to funding the program in the future.
 PRO PASS (20/3/5)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Program Resolution – amendment to refer the question of funding the program to the UA before the end of the session. ABS PASS (20/0/3)
PRO PASS (32/1/0)
PRO PASS
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to cut SCUE research fair funding by $1,500 and reallocate that to Preceptorials to make up for a $3,000 cut made to the whole program in consequence of the Wine Tasting preceptorial.
 PRO PASS (15/14/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to increase all SPEC-TRUM co-sponsorships to reflect inflation, total $493, taken from UA Contingency.
 PRO FAIL (20/4/1)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – affirm the budget committee recommendation to not fund the NYTimes Readership Program.
 CON FAIL (2/24/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to fund NYTimes Readership Program at $15,000.
 PRO FAIL (12/13/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to fund NYTimes Readership Program at $12,400.
 PRO PASS (18/6/1)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – to re-allocate $6,400 from UA Contingency and $6,000 from SPEC Fully Planned to fund the NY Times Readership Program.
 CON FAIL (10/13/2)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – to re-allocate $6,400 from UA Contingency for the 07-08 AY (not the 08-09 AY) and $6,000 from SPEC Fully Planned to fund the NY Times Readership Program.
 PRO PASS (18/4/2)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – affirm the budget committee recommendation to fund not PennArts.
 CON PASS (7/9/8)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – approval of the whole budget.
 PRO PASS
PRO PASS
Sustainable Paper Products Proposal – amendment to expand the certification recommendation to more than just Green Seal Recommended.
 PRO PASS (26/0/1)
PRO PASS (25/0/2)
ABS PASS (26/0/1)
N/R PASS
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution – amendment to weaken language calling for opening the Kings Court Dining Hall on weekends for brunch and dinner.
 N/R FAIL (5/14/0)
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution – amendment to remove language calling for opening the Kings Court Dining Hall on weekends for brunch and dinner.
 N/R PASS (13/8/0)
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution N/R PASS
Free Printing Resolution – amendment to remove a recommendation that the university invest in security systems to prevent the theft of printer paper.
 N/R PASS
N/R PASS
N/R PASS (20/0/1)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Funding Request – affirm budget committee’s recommendation to fund PennGreen at $3234
 CON FAIL (3/23/1)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Funding Request – to fund PennGreen at $4234
 CON PASS (28/6/0)
PRO PASS
PRO PASS
PRO PASS
PRO PASS (24/0/1)
PRO PASS
PRO PASS (23/0/2)

Attendance Record

All UA members are required to comply with the UA’s absences policy, which requires that they attend 75% of all general meeting and committee meetings.

2009-2010 (Session #37)

General Meetings Attended 14/19 (73.7%)

Committee Meetings Attended 13/14 (92.9%)

2008-2009 (Session #36)

General Meetings Attended 16/19 (84.2%)

Committee Meetings Attended 24/24 (100%)

2007-2008 (Session #35)

General Meetings Attended 18/20 (90%)

Committee Meetings Attended 15.5/17 (91.2%)

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