USAC resolution amends UCSA bylaws on nonprofit status, proxy voting

The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to state the University of California Student Association’s nonprofit status in its bylaws and allow board members to vote by proxy. The resolution amends the UCSA charter, in line with bylaw changes made by other UC schools. Members of UCSA, an organization that advocates for UC […]

UCLA College faculty approves diversity requirement proposal

UCLA faculty in the College of Letters and Science approved a diversity requirement proposal Friday afternoon. In a 332-303 vote, faculty decided to support the requirement, which would have students take a course about inequalities based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion, among other factors. Students would be able to fulfill the requirement through a […]

UCLA faculty to vote on implementing diversity requirement

If faculty vote this week to implement a diversity course requirement, UCLA will become the second to last University of California campus to do so. Among the nine UC campuses with undergraduate student bodies, seven have approved general education requirements in the last 25 years to teach students about structural inequalities and underrepresented groups in […]

GSA recap – Oct. 22

The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda Student representatives from various graduate and professional schools talked with members of a search […]

Referendum would fund increased budgets for diversity-related programs

Campus diversity and retention programs may see their budgets increase by tens of thousands of dollars in spring quarter if students vote to raise student fees this week. The Bruin Diversity Referendum calls for an increase in undergraduate student fees by $9.93 per student each quarter. In total, the fee increase would raise more than […]

USAC recap – Oct. 14

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda USAC approved contingency […]