The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and are open to all students. This meeting was held in the Covel Commons South Bay room. Agenda The council approved contingency programming allocations with an 11-0-1 vote. The council approved capital contingency allocations […]
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UCLA offers higher-level ASL classes to accommodate demand
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Seated in her American Sign Language class, Christina Pettus assuredly moved her fingers and hands to communicate, a task she has done since she was six months old. Only this time her translations felt […]
UCLA Circle K organizes flash mob to promote Pillow Fight
The usual calm of Bruin Plaza was broken with the sound of booming beats as a student casually jumped into the center of the plaza and began dancing.
USAC to propose bylaw amendment concerning stipend increases
Undergraduate student government officials plan to submit a proposal that regulates councilmembers’ stipends to a review committee next week, in the hopes of bringing the proposal to a vote during third week. The proposal asks the Undergraduate Students Association Council to amend its bylaws to prevent future councilmembers from raising their own stipends. Members of […]
Students, USAC members discuss amending stipend, resolution processes
Members of the undergraduate student government held a town hall meeting Monday, where students talked about potential bylaws amendments that would affect councilmember stipend increases, the appointment review process and the way resolutions are created.
Student groups sign letter asking USAC to defer stipend increases
Student group leaders plan to present a letter to theundergraduate student government tonight asking councilmembers to defer their stipend increases until next year and pass a bylaw amendment to prevent future councils from raising their own stipends. The letter asks that members of Undergraduate Students Association Council return the stipends they would receive for the […]
Professor teaches about the Baha’i Faith
As a young atheist, Nader Saiedi felt that his family’s religion contradicted his trust in reason. The current UCLA professor could not reconcile what he believed were inconsistencies between faith and reason until he began researching the Baha’i Faith – a religion the Iranian government considers heretical, Saiedi said. The Baha’i Faith is a minority […]