Members of the undergraduate student government are looking for donations for UCLA’s newly created Lab Coat Loaner Library over the next few school days. The library, which will open next year, aims to provide blue flame-resistant lab coats and safety goggles to students free of charge for a quarter. The Undergraduate Students Association Council General […]
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Candidate emotions run high following USAC election results
Huddled tight in the center of Bruin Plaza on Friday, many LET’S ACT! supporters and candidates kept their eyes down as they waited for the results of the undergraduate student government race for president to be announced. The slate members had already lost six of the 10 contested seats they were running for in this […]
Over $25,000 spent in USAC election campaigns
Campaign supporters and the majority of students running for undergraduate student government offices spent more than $25,000 to promote candidates and engage the student body in the spring election this year. Three main slates ran candidates in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Bruins United spent the most, with a total of about $10,200, or […]
USAC Presidential Candidate: Sunny Singh
Sunny Singh saw the payoff of his parents’ resolute belief in the American dream. Leaving friends and family in Delhi, India, the Singh family struggled for years to make ends meet before achieving prosperity in their new home. Singh said he hopes to emulate his parents’ unwavering work ethic to serve the needs of UCLA […]
Judicial Board orders Election Board to change USAC elections calendar
The undergraduate student government Judicial Board found Monday night that the length of the current elections voting period violates the Election Code and ordered the Election Board to change it. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board held a public hearing to address a petition filed by a former Election Board member against the USAC […]
Ally Week events encourage support for LGBTQ community
Aaron Kinsfather kept track of the order of every person he came out to. The 17th person – his older sister – became his pillar of support during his turbulent high school years. She stuck with him throughout his coming out process, which was one of the most trying times in his life, he said. […]
Student group creates map to track sexual assaults at UCLA
An undergraduate student government group meant to combat sexual harassment on campus is looking for student input for an online map that tracks the locations of sexual assaults at UCLA. Survivors of sexual assault and harassment can anonymously add their stories to the Google form, along with the time and location of the assault, with […]