Lulu Lucia Liu

Executive Vice-Chair
College ‘10 (Communications)
internal@pennua.org

UA History
Member for Freshmen 200737o-lucia-big
Member for the College 2007-2010 (4th term)
Executive Vice-Chair 2009-2010

Candidate Statement (2009)
Hi everyone, this is LULU again. I am a junior in the College and have been on the UA for three consecutive years. As your UA representative, here are some things I have done for you: Provided you with the UA Airport Shuttle Service for 2008-2009; Working on providing monthly shuttles to KOP and Costco; Researching a new solution for FREE MUSIC for students; Helped bring the Farmers Market and Einstein’s Bagels to campus Here are the things I support: More money for Spec Film to host events such as Spike Lee and Steven Colbert; Casino Proposal and Casino Free Philadelphia; Student Move Out Proposal giving students at least 24 hours after a midterm to move out; 5B’s Minority Academic Proposals. I have the experience and passion you need in a UA representative.

Voting Record

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

2009-2010 (Session #37, Webley)

2008-2009 (Session #36, Tong)

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 ABS 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 CON 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 PRO 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 CON FAIL (3/14/1)
10/4/09 International Student Housing Resolution — Commit to Committee PRO PASS (15/3/2)
10/4/09 ECAASU Letter of Support PRO PASS (19/0/1)
10/11/09 International Student Housing Resolution CON PASS
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 1 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from mce_marker to $1410 CON FAIL
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 2 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from mce_marker to $730 CON FAIL (12/16/0)
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 3 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from mce_marker to $1310 CON FAIL
11/1/09 Ivy Council Amendment 4 — Change the Budget Committee’s Recommendation from mce_marker 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) CON FAIL (8/17/4)
11/15/09 UA Reform Amendment 3 — Lock out both freshmen and transfers from running for President PRO 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 PRO PASS (22/3/4)
11/22/09 Support of Native Students at Penn PRO PASS (28/1/2)
12/6/09
 Student Representation PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
12/6/09 NEC Request for Contingency Amendment 1 — Cut the $500 DP ad CON
 FAIL (11/16/0)
12/6/09 NEC Request for Contingency PRO
 PASS
12/6/09 Recycling Bins Budget Request Amendment 1 – Full funding for the project PRO
 PASS (23/0/3)
12/6/09 Recycling Bin Request PRO
 PASS (23/1/2)
1/17/10
 SCUE White Paper N/R
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/24/10
 Bylaws Amendment, Amendment 1 – Replace Trustee on Committee of Budget and Finance from (1) NEC to (1) UA N/R
 PASS
1/24/10 Bylaws Amendment: University Committee Appointments N/R
 PASS
1/24/10 Wharton American Sign Language N/R
 PASS (UNAN.)
1/24/10 Omnibus Recycling N/R
 PASS
2/1/10 Budget Request: Undergraduate Research Symposium PRO
 PASS (UNAN.)
2/1/10 Green Events Checklist Amendment 1 – Change “UA Green Events” to “Green Events Certification” CON
 FAIL (1/27/0)
2/1/10 Green Events Checklist PRO
 PASS (23/2/2)
2/7/10 Upgrading Academic Testing Environment N/R
 PASS (14/4/4)
2/7/10 Contingency Budget Request: Lunar New Year N/R
 PASS (UNAN.)





Date Proposal Vote Result
9/14/08
 Website Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
9/21/08 NSO Fraternity Party Safety Proposal CON* 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 PRO PASS (15/2/8)
10/26/08 PLTV Budget Request PRO PASS (22/1/0)
11/9/08 Bike Sharing Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/9/08 Website Budget Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
11/16/08 Zimride Proposal PRO PASS (19/0/2)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle – motion to table the proposal CON 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 CON 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. PRO PASS (17/2/1)
11/16/08 UA Winter Airport Shuttle Proposal PRO 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. ABS PASS (11/6/2)
2/22/09 Spring Break Airport Shuttles Proposal PRO 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. CON 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) CON 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) PRO 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. CON FAIL (5/17/1)
3/1/09 2009-2010 Annual Budget CON PASS (18/6/0)
3/22/09 NEC Slate Confirmation PRO PASS (22/1/0)
3/22/09 Latino Coalition — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (22/1/0)
3/22/09 Asian Pacific Student Coalition — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (UNAN.)
3/22/09 Lambda Alliance — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (17/2/0)
3/22/09 UMOJA — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (18/0/1)
3/22/09 United Minorities Council — Minority Education Proposal PRO PASS (14/3/2)
3/29/09 PCUW Distribution Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
3/29/09 NSO Night Time Activities Proposal N/R PASS (UNAN.)
4/5/09 Meal Donation PRO PASS
4/5/09 Final Toast Budget Request PRO PASS
4/5/09 Contingency Disbursement PRO PASS
4/5/09 Diwali Proposal PRO PASS
4/5/09 Airport Shuttles PRO PASS
4/5/09 Textbook Proposal Amendment – amendment to add an endorsement of publicizing used textbook vendors through the UA. PRO FAIL
4/5/09 Textbook Proposal PRO PASS
4/5/09 Intellectual Property Rights Proposal PRO PASS

*With Rights

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.
 PRO
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.
N/P
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.
CON
FAIL (2/18/3)
NYTimes Readership Program Funding Request – to fund the NYTimes Readership Program at $3000.
PRO
PASS (15/6/1)
PRO
PASS (30/0/2)
PRO
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.
PRO
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.
ABS
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.
CON
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.
 CON
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.
 CON
FAIL (12/13/0)
2008-2009 Governance Budget – amendment to fund NYTimes Readership Program at $12,400.
 CON
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.
 ABS
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)
PRO
PASS (26/0/1)
PRO
PASS
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution – amendment to weaken language calling for opening the Kings Court Dining Hall on weekends for brunch and dinner.
 CON
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.
 CON
PASS (13/8/0)
2008 Penn Dining Omnibus Resolution PRO
PASS
Free Printing Resolution – amendment to remove a recommendation that the university invest in security systems to prevent the theft of printer paper.
 ABS
PASS
PRO
PASS
PRO
PASS (20/0/1)
PennGreen Pre-Orientation Funding Request – affirm budget committee’s recommendation to fund PennGreen at $3234
 PRO
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)

No meetings held this session (semester hasn’t started yet!).

2008-2009 (Session #36)

General Meetings Attended 23/25 (92%)

Committee Meetings Attended 23.5/24 (98%)

Shuttle Shifts Completed 16/16 (100%)

2007-2008 (Session #35)

General Meetings Attended 20.5/22 (93%)

Committee Meetings Attended 17/20 (85%)

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