1999 Campus Elections Results

Overall

  Eligible Undergrads Undergrad Ballots Eligible Grads Grad Ballots Total Eligible Total Ballots
  9,149 3,603 952 138 10,101 3,741
  Undergraduate Turnout Graduate Turnout Combined Turnout
  39.38% 14.50% 37.04%

Note: Abstain votes are not shown. When reading results, note that the intersection of "total" and "percent" represents the turnout for that measure, officer election, or opinion poll. In order for a measure to pass, 66.6% of voters must vote yes on the measure.

Measures

    Yes No Total
 
Measure A -- THEATER ARTS PRODUCTIONS FAILED
  Votes 1,822 1,573 3,395
  Percent 53.67% 46.33% 37.11%
 
Measure B -- EAST-WEST PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES FAILED
  Votes 1,195 2,306 3,501
  Percent 34.13% 65.87% 34.66%
 
Measure C -- UCSC CAMPUS RETENTION PROGRAM FAILED
  Votes 1,782 1,642 3,424
  Percent 52.04% 47.96% 37.42%
 
Measure D -- FREE AND ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING PASSED
  Votes 3,136 499 3,635
  Percent 86.27% 13.73% 35.99%
 
Measure E -- INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING FACILITY FAILED
  Votes 582 2,836 3,418
  Percent 17.03% 82.97% 37.36%
 
Measure F -- IMPROVED CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION FAILED
  Votes 889 2,577 3,466
  Percent 25.65% 74.35% 34.31%
 
Measure H -- COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT FEE FAILED
  Votes 581 2,632 3,213
  Percent 18.08% 81.92% 35.12%

    Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 No Total
Measure G -- OPERS ACTIVITIES FEE - Failed
  Votes 528 509 450 1,884 3,371
  Percent 15.66% 15.10% 13.35% 55.89% 36.85%
  Cumulative Votes 1,487 959 450 1,884 3,371
  Cumulative Percent 44.11% 28.45% 13.35% 55.89% 36.85%

SUA Officers

SUA CHAIR
Candidate Total
Maria Catalina 720
Dylan Smith 881
Kirti Srivastava 957
 
UCSA REPRESENTATIVE
Candidate Total
Kenneth S. Burch 1,424
Christopher J. Le Mon 865
 
CAMPUS OFFICE DIRECTOR
Candidate Total
Eric Gonzalez 2,046
 
LOBBY CORPS DIRECTOR
Candidate Total
Carolyn Boyd 655
Daniel Lazo 980
Patrick McHugh 522
 

Graduate Opinion Polls

    Agree Disagree Total
 

1. A Graduate College with a residential component is important for the future of graduate education at UCSC.

  Votes 69 60 129
  Percent 53.49% 46.51% 13.55%

2. A Graduate College with a residential component would significantly impact your graduate career at UCSC.

  Votes 49 78 127
  Percent 38.58% 61.42% 13.34%

3. Graduate student housing at the Graduate College should be primarily apartment style housing rather than dorm style housing.

  Votes 120 7 127
  Percent 94.49% 5.51% 13.34%

4. One of the factors I considered strongly in my consideration of UCSC for graduate study was the type of intellectual atmosphere and academic culture the community provided.

  Votes 95 33 128
  Percent 74.22% 25.78% 13.45%

5. The current lack of a central facility or community center for graduate students is a significant obstacle to the development of a lively graduate student intellectual community.

  Votes 86 41 127
  Percent 67.72% 32.28% 13.34%

6. A facility which provided living space for some graduate students, TA offices, computer labs and seminar rooms - in close proximity to the Graduate Dean's and other administrative offices - would be a definite improvement.

  Votes 86 40 126
  Percent 68.25% 31.75% 13.24%

7. Finding accessible, economically priced housing is a definite concern for graduate students.

  Votes 131 0 131
  Percent 100.00% 0.00% 13.76%

8. On campus graduate housing should be separate from undergraduate housing.

  Votes 115 12 127
  Percent 90.55% 9.45% 13.34%

9. Graduate housing should include facilities for graduate families and single graduate students.

  Votes 104 23 127
  Percent 81.89% 18.11% 13.34%

10. Graduate family housing might be mixed with family housing for undergraduates.

  Votes 90 37 127
  Percent 70.87% 29.13% 13.34%

11. Close proximity to child care facilities would be a significant advantage for graduate family housing.

  Votes 112 12 124
  Percent 90.32% 9.68% 13.03%

12. A Graduate College which includes housing, office space for graduate students, classroom and meeting space would be a definite asset at UCSC.

  Votes 91 32 123
  Percent 73.98% 26.02% 12.92%

13. An coffee shop would be an attraction at the Graduate College.

  Votes 107 18 125
  Percent 85.60% 14.40% 13.13%

14. A mini-mart type of store would be an important component of residential life at a Graduate College.

  Votes 68 53 121
  Percent 56.20% 43.80% 12.71%

15. A Graduate College would facilitate cross-disciplinary professional and non-professional interactions between graduate students.

  Votes 106 18 124
  Percent 85.48% 14.52% 13.03%

16. A Graduate College should coordinate campus programs for professional and non-professional graduate student development.

  Votes 100 24 124
  Percent 80.65% 19.35% 13.03%

17. Adequate parking is an important issue for a Graduate College.

  Votes 93 33 126
  Percent 73.81% 26.19% 13.24%

Undergraduate Opinion Polls

Do you currently own a campus parking permit?
    Yes No Total
 
  Votes 1,072 2,358 3,430
  Percent 31.25% 68.75% 37.49%

In order to relieve the parking and transportation problems on campus, what should be UCSC's top priority?
    Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 All None Total
 
  Votes 720 661 447 699 248 2,775
  Percent 25.95% 23.82% 16.11% 25.19% 8.94% 30.33%

UCSC is currently planning to build a 6-story (Faculty, Staff and Grad permits only) parking structure on Science Hill and EVERYONE'S parkings fees will be increased in order to cover the cost. Should UCSC build this parking structure?
    Yes No Total
 
  Votes 367 2,941 3,308
  Percent 11.09% 88.91% 36.16%

UCSC might move to a year-round system where the summer quarter was just like any other quarter, but you could now choose which (if any) quarter to take off. Which option would you choose?
    Summer Fall Winter Spring None Same Total
  Votes 927 49 267 82 1,937 90 3,352
  Percent 27.66% 1.46% 7.97% 2.45% 57.79% 2.68% 36.64%