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
- Contingency allocations were unanimously approved by a vote of 10-0-0.
- The council approved advocating this week’s contingency allocations at 65 percent of its intended funding. This is a 15 percent increase from the 50 percent funding allocations council has given for the majority of the year.
- A resolution commemorating the Armenian genocide and condemning its denial by the Turkish government was unanimously approved by a vote of 10-0-0.
- The council voted 9-0-0 to allocate $80 for signboard posters to educate students about the proposed referendum in this year’s undergraduate student government elections.
Officer reports
- President Emily Resnick said the council should help publicize a referendum on the student government election ballot that will ask students to vote on a potential $3 quarterly fee increase to provide funding for student programming.
- Joelle Gamble, external vice president, said her office will meet with representatives from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Gamble said the UC Student Association’s last meeting will be held this weekend.
- Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kinnery Shah and David Bocarsly, a general representative, were absent at the meeting.
Public Comments
- Representatives from the Armenian Students’ Association said they supported a resolution commemorating the Armenian genocide and read testimonies from victims of the genocide.
- The USAC election ballot was unanimously approved by a vote of 9-0-0.