Kareem Salem

Kareem Salem

Kareem Salem was elected ASUCD President on February 23, 2007. He formulated the administrative plan for the ASUCD Science and Engineering Committee.

During his term as President, Salem:
Lobbied the University to install more power outlets in the 24 hour study room
Increased School Pride via Aggie logos in bike circles
Commissioned a multi-jurisdictional Executive Task Force to draft the Principles of One Community
Laid the groundwork to start an undergraduate mentoring program
Proposed a realistic and balanced budget

Kareem, occasionally referred to as "Snakes" by some of his friends, was an ASUCD Senator From Fall 2005-Fall 2006. He is also a candidate for ASUCD President for the Winter 2007 ASUCD Election for L.E.A.D.. He is a Unitrans bus driver and a volunteer for the Cross Cultural Center.

Extreme snowboarding, tennis, baseball, football, and soccer just a few of the things with which Kareem occupies himself. He recently began to assist sparring instruction for Tae Kwon Do in the UCD Experimental College.

Kareem and Julie's Winter 2007 video candidate statement.

	Winter 2007 ASUCD Election
	Senate Candidates
	Independent: George Ajlouny, Albert Parnell, Laura Nevins, Timothy Silva, Erica Rozetti, Ronald Payne
	LEAD: Christine Pham, Michael Lay, Usenima Inyang, Madisyn Coniglio, Fazila Malik, Ivan Carrillo
	Student Focus: Molly Sundstrom, Pete Markevich, Cem Turhal, Lorig Kalfayan, Billy Durham, James Adams, Joseph Bleckman, Greg Webb
	Executive Office Candidates
	LEAD: Kareem Salem + Julie Hooper
	Student Focus: Spencer Higgins + Tiny Sanders
	Independent: Rob Roy + Arlen Abraham (Platform)
	Ballot Measures: ASUCD Constitutional Amendment 16, ASUCD Winter 2007 Unitrans Fee

Kareem is currently studying at Notre Dame Law School.

Hello Fellow Students, we are Kareem Salem and Julie Hooper and we are running with L.E.A.D. for ASUCD President and Vice-President.

Over the past two years the LEAD executive office has productively balanced and structured our 10 million dollar ASUCD budget to provide students with increased levels of services. LEAD has also significantly improved advocacy on the city and state levels to ensure our student concerns are heard and respected. We are committed to this LEAD tradition of building a stronger student association and plan to Improve the Quality of Student Life, Develop Student Leaders and Make the Move to D-1 a Success.

We plan to improve the quality of student life by connecting all students to vital resources and campus centers through an ASUCD mentor program and provide more entertainment options. We plan to strengthen the Campus/City Entertainment Partnership started last year to host events year round. We also plan to revive Campus Cinema, which will allow Entertainment Council to show movie premieres on campus for free.

Second, we will develop student leaders by establishing the ASUCD Leadership Summit as an annual event. The summit will create an active, collaborative community among student organizations and help student’s coalition to solve common problems.

Finally, we believe that making the move to Division-1 a success is an essential role for us to undertake while in office. We would like to bring Aggie Pack Rallies to the Quad to promote Aggie Pride across campus. We also will undertake the issue of Pre-Game Activities and Programming for our new Stadium which will host games soon.

Next year we will continue to represent the best interests of students on all levels. We urge you to take part in building a stronger student association by voting for Kareem Salem (President) and Julie Hooper (Vice-President). Thank You. GO L.E.A.D.

Make students feel like equals in the Davis community.

Justice Direct Access Opportunities

Students have a better chance of having their complaints heard and UNDERSTOOD if an external body investigates the issue of alledged police misconduct. This board would be comprised of locally appointed citizens by the City Council. This will reduce the potential for police bias where communication has failed before.

This would require the ASUCD to meet regularly with City Council officials to discuss issues that directly relate to student problems and the city of Davis. Issues such as landlord problems, neighbor-to-student issues in relation to a complaint process, are prime examples to name a few. I know many students live next to families who want us to be quite on a Friday night at 10pm; the next thing you know a police officer is banging on your door. Things like that can be taken care of with effort in policy-making, such as the "Good Neighbor Policy".

Being that Davis has been deemed "The last true college town in America", it is not unreasonable to assume that the town should cater to students needs by providing more options for recreation and events, especially in and around the downtown area. The leasing of more off-campus venues would allow more events, such as concerts, independent film viewings, and more, to be accessible to students regardless of age. The leasing of the Varsity Theatre for musicals and films is a perfect example of a step in the right direction and I want to keep that up!

These three issues should be stressed the most in order to ensure that we, the students of the University of California at Davis, are being treated equally and fairly within our wonderful community.

My name is Kareem Salem, and I am running for Fall ‘05 Senator with the L.E.A.D slate. I would eventually like to become an orthopedic surgeon, but it looks like that won’t happen until at least 2032. I am of full Egyptian ethnicity and am fluent in Arabic. This means that I am related to the ancient pharaohs and I really am prince by blood. But of course, this is not the only reason you should vote for me. Currently, I am one of your friendly neighborhood Unitrans bus drivers. Some frequent comments I overhear on my bus routes are the classic: “Dude, screw that guy for making me take off my backpack and move to the back”, and the all too familiar “Man I just got a $160 noise violation for having a few people over last night.” With your support, I hope to tackle some of these daily issues. I am running for senate to address the issue I believe affects every single one of us: Student Equality. Because students are about a third of this city’s population, I believe we should be treated as equals! To achieve this I have three main goals in mind: JUSTICE, DIRECT ACCESS, and OPPORTUNITIES. These seem idealistic, but check it out: For creating JUSTICE for students I support the notion of a “Citizen’s Review Board”, which would give students a better chance of getting their complaints heard and understood by an external, non-police body. Through DIRECT ACCESS, I will seek joint meetings between ASUCD and the City Council to discuss student/city issues that directly affect the students. Finally, many students don’t have much to do in this alleged “college town.” So, I would like to create MORE OPPORTUNITIES for students to experience and enjoy the independent music and film scene in off campus venues. With these three goals in mind, don’t forget to Vote for Kareem Salem and the rest of the L.E.A.D. slate!

As many of you may have heard, I was prevented from taking my seat along with the five other senators-elect because of a suit, Harney v. Leathers, that was filed with the ASUCD court. Under the ASUCD government codes, As such, we cannot be seated so long as there is a case pending in regards to the election. Mr. Harney was within his rights as a member of this association to file such a suit, although I believe that his reading of the law is mistaken. It is unfortunate that the system did not work as it was designed to, but this is not a time to throw the baby out with the proverbial bath water. The fact still remains that enough students gave me their vote during the election to allow me to be elected to one of the six open seats. No one disputes these results.

There is currently much work facing the senate, and I am fully committed to seeing to the business of ASUCD. Although I have not yet officially taken office, I have begun meeting with important figures in the community to address issues such as increasing entertainment options, better student-police relations, and others. Though keeping me from being seated as a full senator, this case has not prevented me from living up to the standard of professionalism and hard work that the students ought to expect from their elected officials. I am fully confident that the court will find in favor of my constituents and allow me to take my seat when the case has been decided.

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2006-03-07 13:58:46   Kareemism: "I've been with wiki. It was mediocre at best." —JeremyGimbel