The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students.
Agenda
- This week’s contingency allocations were unanimously approved.
- Capital Items Fund allocations were approved unanimously.
- The council unanimously passed a resolution urging the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board to approve the final Environmental Impact Report and move forward with the Century City subway stop on Constellation Boulevard.
*The council approved minor changes to the Undergraduate Students Association bylaws. The changes included removing a section about the Rally Committee, adding a sixth member to the Finance Committee and removing repetitive language. The resolution was sponsored by David Bocarsly, general representative, Joelle Gamble, external vice president, and Michael Starr, Facilities commissioner.
Officer reports
- President Emily Resnick said her office chose two new executive directors for UCLA Homecoming 2012. Resnick said she hopes to present the revised USAC code of ethics to the council next week.
*Kristina Sidrak, internal vice president, said Ally Week T-shirt sales raised about $2,000 for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center last week.
- Joelle Gamble, external vice president, said her office is hosting a death penalty debate with Amnesty International Thursday at 7 p.m. in Humanities A51.
- Raquel Saxe, Academic Affairs commissioner, said her office is organizing another Stress Free Day on May 1 with the Student Alumni Association as a part of I Heart UCLA Week. Saxe said her office has finished compiling the Academic Services Map. The map provides the locations of academic services offered on campus
- Jamie Yao said the proposed referendum that would increase quarterly student fees by $3 is named Contingency USA BOD Referendum Enactment, or CURE. Yao said the council will educate students about the referendum by fliering on Bruin Walk, emailing students and creating a Facebook page once campaigning for USAC elections begins.