Students pulled a sled around the track of Drake Stadium Sunday morning, serenading Relay For Life participants with lyrics from Disney’s “Frozen” in an effort to keep them energized. With tents sprawled across the field, participants woke up to the sound of the “Circle of Life” from “The Lion King.” Catholics Against Cancer, one of […]
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Student files petition over USAC election calendar vote
A former member of the undergraduate student government election board filed a complaint against councilmembers Friday for breaking student government bylaws when approving this year’s elections calendar. The petition states that there is currently no legitimate Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Calendar outlining the schedule for the spring 2014 elections because councilmembers did not follow […]
Year-long journey lands AISES Rocket Project top prize
Flashing lights and high-pitched sirens went off as dozens of students erupted into cheers. The rocket’s landing device had made it home and their months of hard work paid off. The eight-and-a-half foot tall rocket was built by members of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society Rocket Project, a UCLA student-run program that launched […]
USAC Recap – April 15
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda The council approved contingency programming allocations with a 9-0-2 vote. The council unanimously voted to add a referendum for the creation of […]
Councilmembers raise concerns over budget report accuracy
Members of the undergraduate student government have expressed concerns about the clarity of a budget report released in March, which detailed how each undergraduate student government office has spent its money this school year.
MEChA de UCLA organizes week to empower women
A series of events this week aimed at empowering women at UCLA will culminate in a celebration at the Student Activities Center on Friday. Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán de UCLA, also known as MEChA, hosted UCLA’s second annual Semana de la Mujer this week. The UCLA organizers used the event to lead into this […]
UCLA Cru encourages spiritual conversations with week of events
He stepped in front of the crowd Wednesday night to share his story about finding God. To prepare for his talk, Trevor Davis wore a bright orange shirt each day this week with the words “I Am Trevor” on it in an effort to encourage dialogue about God at UCLA. “I was born into a […]