Hey BUSSA members!

There will be a general meeting followed by the screening of the award winning documentary Megacities. This will all take place in Wurster room 101 - which has a 12' by 8' projection screen!

BUSSA General Meeting + Movie Night
Thursday, April 6th at 6:30pm
Wurster Hall Room 101

We hope everyone can make it!

Also, we still have room for more people on the Berkeley Bicycle Tour!
The Bike Tour takes place Saturday April 8th, email us if you want more info or if you want to participate!

BERKELEY URBAN STUDIES STUDENT ASSOCIATION
BUSSA OFFICERS
CalBUSSA@gmail.com

Berkeley Urban Studies Student Association
BUSSA/CP-114 Event:
Berkeley Bicycle Tour- Saturday, April 8th at 10:30am

Take a ride around Berkeley on the Bicycle Boulevard. The tour destination will be the Berkeley marina and/or Indian Rock Park – and will finish at the Cheeseboard for lunch. Included will be a discussion of local traffic calming efforts, transportation planning, and citizen activism. We can arrange for bike + helmet rentals for those who do not have them.
(IF YOU NEED A BIKE WE NEED TO KNOW ASAP!!!)

Sign-up by emailing us at <CalBUSSA@gmail.com> Space is limited – so sign up quickly!

Lief Bursell
BUSSA Co-President

If anyone is around Saturday April 1st they should check this out!

Transportation and Land Use Coalition's
9th Annual Summit

NEXT STOP: GREAT COMMUNITIES

Come join over 200 transportation, housing, and smart growth advocates on Saturday, April 1 for the Transportation and Land Use Coalition‚s 9th Annual Summit in downtown Oakland. This is a great event for learning about key issues, honing skills, networking, and plugging into the movement for a sustainable and socially just Bay Area.

Admission is going fast. Pre-registration is just $10 but spaces are filling up quickly.

Learn more and register at www.transcoalition.org .
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WHEN
Saturday, April 1, 2006
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM (optional sessions from 2:30-3:45 PM)

WHERE
First Unitarian Church
685 14th St. (corner of Castro St.)
Downtown Oakland (near 12th St. BART and many AC Transit lines)
FREE Valet Bike Parking provided by East Bay Bicycle Coalition

COST
$10 in advance (includes breakfast, lunch, and materials)
Pre-registration is required, as space is limited.
If space is available, $20 at the door.

REGISTER TODAY!
Use the easy online registration form, and pay by check or credit card, at www.transcoalition.org .

SESSIONS

• Communicating Smart Growth (Lesson One: Don't Say Smart Growth)
• Efficient Land Use: Understanding the Benefits
• Walking Tour of Old Oakland
• Transportation Funding: What's Hot in 2006
• Can We Turn the Region Around?
• There Goes the Neighbor: Combating Displacement of Existing Residents
• Walkable Streets Toolkit
• Parking that Promotes Sustainability
• From Transit Villages to Ecocities, Reshaping the City for Long-Term Sustainability
• Transportation Justice: Celebrating Success, Looking Ahead
• Wheels of Change: Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Movements
• How to Choose: Comparing Transportation Modes
• Transportation 101: A Primer
• And more!
  

LEARN MORE
Learn more about the Summit and the sessions online at www.transcoalition.org Or call (510) 740-3150 and ask for Hoang, Marisol or Stuart. Or email summit@transcoalition.org.

BUSSA General Meeting

Thursday 3/16 in 106 Wurster Hall @ 6:30pm

Featuring discussion of upcoming

Berkeley Bicycle Tour (!),

Walking Tour of

SF Octavia Blvd. Better Neighborhoods Project,

and

Friends of the Urban Forest/Rebuilding Together
community service events.

Followed by screening of
Award-winning documentary Megacities

Brownies and dessert platter from Rick and Ann’s Restaurant served!

Thank you to the people who attended the general meeting last week. We hope you enjoyed the brownies and learned a little about what BUSSA is all about. If you forgot anything or if you were unable to attend, make sure to check out the meeting minutes attached below. Also, here are a few very important reminders:

1. CED CAREER FAIR Wednesday, March 6th from 11am-4pm @ Pauley Ballroom, MLK Student Union
-More than 70 firms are coming
-Bring lots of Resumes and dress nicely - business/casual
-For more info visit http://career.berkeley.edu/FairDir/ fairDirDisplay.asp?fair_id=18
2. GRAD / UNDERGRAD MIXER
-Tentative date of March 16th at 6:30pm in the Wurster Lobby
-There will be lots and lots of food! Possible St. Patrick's Day theme
-More details to come
3. BICYCLE BOULEVARD TOUR
-Event is planned for late March or early April
4. THE FRIESEN PRIZE FOR BEST UNDERGRAD PAPER IN URBAN STUDIES
-Open to all majors
-Submit a paper written in an Urban Studies course at UCB for a chance to win $500 and be announced at graduation
-If you would like details, please email us at and we'll forward them to you.

If you have not yet participated in a BUSSA meeting or event, this is a great semester to get involved!

Thanks!

--BUSSA officers
--email: CalBUSSA@gmail.com

BUSSA's FIRST SPRING GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16TH @ 6:30PM
WURSTER ROOM 106
BE THERE!

INAUGURATION OF THE GLOBAL METROPOLITAN STUDIES PROGRAM featuring Guest Lecturer Sir Peter Hall

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006
5:00 - 6:30PM

Location: Wurster Hall Auditorium (Room 112)

Followed by a reception 6:30 - 7:15PM in the
Wurster Hall first floor lobby (just outside the auditorium)

Hey Guys!

You should all come to this event. Lief, Carmen, and I just heard Sir Hall speak this evening and it was great! He's a fantastic lecturer and has some very interesting things to say about public transit within the dispersed, low-density growth patterns in the US and lessons we can learn from cities abroad. Not to be missed!

-David

go to http://www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu/events.htm for more info

(you must RSVP to attend this event).

Good news! Just received confirmation that Professor Ananya Roy will be attending BUSSAs first general meeting of the semester.

Lief Bursell
BUSSA Co-President

Hey Guys,

If anyone still wants to attend the UC Transportation Center Student Conference (http://www.uctc.net/studentconference/) this thursday 2/9 through saturday 2/11, which features a bicycle tour of Berkeley's Bicycle Blvd that goes to the Marina, you still can, even though registration has formally been closed. James Rubin (jcrubin@berkeley.edu), a doctoral student with UCTC announced in CP114 that people can probably still attend if they talk to him . Also, I work at UCTC and I think they'd be really excited about more undergraduate interest in the conference. That about it. Hope all is well!

-David

First Spring General Meeting

6:30pm
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Wurster 106

We will be introducing new officers, announcing upcoming events and eating delicious homemade brownies. It's gearing up to be a great semester!

Also, we will be updating the blog much more often this semester so be sure to check back soon!

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR THOSE COMING TO CHINATOWN

We will be taking a later bus to SF, so meet at the F bus stop at Bancroft and Telegraph (just in front of lower Sproul) at 10am, NOT 9am as was the plan before.

See you there!

Urban Outing on Saturday, Nov. 5

BUSSA is holding their semesterly "urban outing" this Saturday, November 5, in San Francisco. We will be taking the Chinatown Alleyway Tour which is led by youth who live or have lived in Chinatown. The tour costs $10 with student ID and the proceeds benefit the community. Afterwards we will be eating a yummy lunch in Chinatown. This is a great opportunity for everyone, whether you've never been to Chinatown or you've been a hundred times. This area of SF is a diverse and vibrant neighborhood where there are always new things to discover. The entire event will last from about 9am to 3pm. More details are available at the end of this message.

I hope to see you at this very special event. You do not have to be in BUSSA to participate, so bring your friends! Bring about $20 for the tour and lunch and don't forget your student ID. If you are interested in attending please email me so I can know how many people to expect. Please email me with any questions you may have.

See you there,

Carmen Oleksinski
BUSSA Pres.
carmen12@berkeley.edu


The details are as follows:

9am - The F transbay bus leaves for SF (free for students with a class pass, $3.00 for those without). Meet at the Bancroft and Telegraph stop (in front of Lower Sproul). The bus leaves at this time so please arrive a little earlier!

10:30 - Chinatown Alleyway Tour (http://www.chinatownalleywaytours.org/index.php)

12:30 - Eat lunch

2:00 - Head on home, or you can stay to explore more of SF

A bit of a late notice but:

1st Meeting of the Semester Tonight!

106 Wurster @ 5:30

Come get to know other people interested in urban studies while enjoying your coordinator Carmen's homemade brownies. (Yum) Especially come if you're interested in taking on a leadership position in the club!

Hello BUSSA-

Our representative to the new faculty hire committee, Daniel Zoughbie, has the following annoucement:

Hey BUSSA folks,

Lets try and show up to as many lectures as possible (all of them :) ).

We want our opinions to count. I will schedule a feedback session where you will tell me who you think is most qualified. I will relay your opinions to the faculty.

Best,

DZ

Dear DCRP Students:

Please mark your calendars for the Comparative Urban Development faculty candidate lectures and student meetings. As the candidates’ schedules are quite full, the brownbag lunch meetings will include MCP students and Urban Studies Major students*.

Doctoral students will have a separate meeting with each candidate. I would like to encourage all students to attend the lectures and participate in the meetings in order for the candidates to feel most welcome.

Please note that the lectures will start on “Berkeley” time, 10 minutes past the announced hour.

Professor Manuel Pastor
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Lecture and Q&A @ 11 am – 12:30 noon in 106 Wurster Hall
Brownbag Lunch with students* @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, room tba
PhD student meeting with candidate @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm, room tba

Professor Amrita Daniere
Friday, April 8, 2005
Lecture and Q&A @ 12 noon – 1:30 pm in 106 Wurster Hall
Brownbag Lunch with students* @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, room tba
PhD student meeting with candidate @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm, room tba

Professor Teresa Caldeira
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Lecture and Q&A @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in 106 Wurster Hall (CP 207 will be rescheduled)
Brownbag Lunch with students* @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, room tba
PhD student meeting with candidate @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm, room tba

Professor Paul Ong
Monday, April 18, 2005
Lecture and Q&A @ 11 am – 12:30 noon in 106 Wurster Hall
Brownbag Lunch with students* @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, room tba
PhD student meeting with candidate @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm, room tba

Hello BUSSA!

We have some firm dates for our next three BUSSA events. So mark your calendars for the following:

Saturday, February 26th @ 9am - 12pm
TREE PLANTING IN SF
Meeting location TBA
RSVP by Wednesday Feb. 22 (carmen12@berkeley.edu)

We will be volunteering with Friends of the Urban Forest whose mission it is to help SF neighborhoods be more green. Planting trees is lots of fun plus you get to meet SF locals who know a lot about their neighborhoods (like the best cafes, restaurants, etc.) Please RSVP to Carmen (carmen12@berkeley.edu) so we can arrange rides to the city.

Tuesday, March 1st @ 6:30
GRAD UNDERGRAD MIXER
Wurster Hall Lobby

This is our third mixer, and the previous two have been lots of fun and very well attended (free(!) pizza, drinks, and music). So come on down to the Wurster Lobby and pick the brains of the grad students about careers, planning...and of course, grad school.

Friday, March 11
URBAN OUTING - SILENT FILMS & SAN JOSE
Downtown San Jo

Last fall, the historic Fox California Theatre in Downtown San Jose was reopened after nearly 30 years of abandonment. The theatre has been completely restored by the Packard Foundation, and will be showing a double feature of classic silent films (with an awesome live organist playing the whole time) as part of the Cinequest Film Festival.

On Friday afternoon we're going to head down to San Jose for our first urban outing this semester. We'll start with a short walking tour of all the redevelopment/restoration going on Downtown, head to dinner, and go to the showing of Carmen and La Boheme at 7:30.

So if you've:

a) never been to Downtown San Jose
b) never seen a silent movie
c) never seen a movie in a classic "movie palace"
d) all of the above

You MUST come to this event! It will be tons of fun.

Please let Nick know ASAP (nap98@aol.com ) whether you think you want to go, and what time you can leave Berkeley so we can set up carpools down to the Silicon Valley.

Also, Nick may be able to get discounted tickets since he worked at the Packard Foundation's historic Stanford Theatre (yes,Stanfurd. booo....hisss, etc. The California Theatre is bigger and better, so, go bears). So if you let him know you plan on coming, he may be able to get you tickets that cost less than the already measly $10 ticket price.

That's all for now! Have a great week everyone.

Your BUSSA coordinators,

-Carmen & Nick

PS:For info on the movies they're showing at the California Theatre:
http://www.cinequest.org/2005/programguide/event_view.php?eid=117

and for some GREAT photos of the California Theatre:
http://www.shomler.com/calsj/

First General Meeting!
When: Thursday, Feb. 3rd at 6:30
Where: 104 Wurster Hall

Welcome back everyone!

BUSSA will be holding our first general meeting of the semester next Thursday. The meeting will start at 6:30, right after ED100.

This meeting will be an informal mixer, a chance to meet fellow Urban Studies majors and City Planning minors, as well as the BUSSA officers. We'll also do a brief run-down of all the activities that we're planning for this semester, so this is your chance to get involved!

Also: those of you that are Urban Studies majors, we will be taking pictures for the undergraduate face board, so remember to look snazy (at least from the head up).

And finally, food! No cheesy sticks this time, but instead we'll have ICE CREAM and homemade BROWNIES from BUSSA co-coordinator Carmen Oleksinski.

Hope to see you there!

(and those of you that e-mailed to be added to the BUSSA e-mail list over winter break, we apologize if we did not get back to you, but you have all been added to our list-serve)

BUSSA YOSEMITE TRIP!

When: Friday January 14 to Sunday January 16
Where: Mariposa/Yosemite
Who: Anyone who wants to come!

BUSSA's heading to the mountains! Mike has reserved two rooms in Mariposa so we can spend the weekend before classes enjoying the snow and scenery in beautiful Yosemite Valley.

For the details, e-mail Mike at mikelim5@hotmail.com

Happy New Year Everyone!

Hope you are all enjoying your winter break. Stay tuned for more information about a possible BUSSA trip to Yosemite later this month.

If any of you are still looking for a class to take this spring, check out:

Architecture 179 - "Historic Preservation"
CCN: 04132
Prof: Helaine Kaplan-Prentice
Time: MW 11:00-12:30pm

This is a brand-spanking-new class, cross listed as a City Planning grad school class (CP290). Still plenty of open spots for undergrads. Looks to be an interesting course. Here's a page offering some information on the professor's work in Oakland:

http://www.oaklandheritage.org/helene_kaplan_prentice.htm

See ya in a couple weeks!

BUSSA's 4th GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 8 - 6PM -104 Wurster

It's our last General Meeting of the Semester...and that means it's time to.....

Get Involved!

We have a variety of officer positions open for Spring semester. Anyone is welcome to join our officer team. So come and run for office/vote! For more information on positions, see the end of this post.

Attention Urban Studies Majors!

Ever notice how on the second floor of Wurster, there's that wall called the "DCRP Dream Team" with the smiling faces of all your City Planning GSIs on it? Ever wonder why us US Majors aren't a part of this dream team?

Well that's because our OWN face board is going to be put up across the hall. BUSSA is working with the DCRP staff to complete the board. If you haven't had your picture taken yet for the face board, please come to the meeting on Wednesday for us to snap a photo of you, even if you only have time to drop by for the photo.

...or, contact nperry@berkeley.edu to arrange a time to take the photo.

2005 T-Shirt Design

We're going to order new T-shirts next semester. You've got all of winter break to think up an interesting design. We will vote on them at the beginning of Spring Semester.

As always, there will be food and drink at the meeting. So come on by!

Now....some additional info on the officer positions:
These positions are flexible, and there is lots of overlap between roles. BUSSA officers share responsibilities and help each other out. The only requirement is regular attendance at officer meetings, which are held once a month. The officer committee is an informal group and anyone interested in attending these meetings (whether elected to an officer position or not) is welcome! Just let us know and we'll include you on the officer mailing list.

Here are the open positions:

(Co) Coordinator
Length: Two Semesters; Spring 05 and Fall 05
Duties: Keep BUSSA goin strong! BUSSA has two coordinators whose annual terms are staggered to help ensure group continuity. Our club's founding member, Mike Lim, will be graduating this semester and we're looking for an enthusiastic and responsible individual to work with our returning coordinator, Nick Perry, to plan and run meetings/events next semester and lead the group in to the Fall 2005 semester.

Secretary
Length: Spring 05
Duties: Takes and distributes meeting minutes, assists Publicity Officer with intra-group communication.

Publicity
Length: Spring 05
Duties: Help get the word out about our club and events. BUSSA's booster person; exercise your design skills and figure out new ways to publicize BUSSA. Coordinate with other group members to create and post flyers, banners, etc.

Historian
Length: Spring 05
Duties: Document BUSSA events through photography, web-design, or blogging.

Treasurer
Length: Spring 05
Duties: Work with the Coordinators, ASUC, and Faculty advisors to secure funding for club activities. Maintain club budget.

HAPPY BIG GAME WEEK!
go bussa, go bears.

A little late, but here is a pic of BUSSA's awesome banner for Homecoming week. We didn't win, but whoever set the banners up at the rally placed ours in a choice spot right next to the official homecoming banner.

[click photo to see larger version]