Author Archives: Derek Lipkin

All the general representatives of Undergraduate Students Association Council sat in their office, talking about patching up the holes that previous USAC officials had left behind. The ones in the walls, of course. As the new officials prepare for their third USAC meeting tonight, many are slowly moving into their offices in Kerckhoff Hall, ringing […]

They marched, holding signs high in their hands, up Bruin Walk and across Dickson Court, as the midday heat mixed with dry breezes. The sounds of tom-tom drums and whistles caused students to turn their heads to the large group, walking in procession to the doors of Murphy Hall. They chanted and hollered, as an […]

Resident assistants like to say that doing their job is like living in a fishbowl. Everyone is looking at them, observing their every movement, eyes glued to the glass, not missing a beat. But the image of a fishbowl falls short of adequately describing the lives of these individuals; they are not hopelessly trapped, nor […]

Benjamin Franklin never ran for Undergraduate Students Association Council president, but that never stopped candidates from looking to his flat, green face for help. With the primary election for USAC in the books, candidates were required to release their expenditures for campaign spending. From the final report, Bruins United candidates spent a considerable amount more […]

With the moon sitting high Thursday night, students stood in front of Kerckhoff Hall, awaiting the results of the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections. Every year, this ritual occurs in front of Kerckhoff Hall before the USAC election results are announced. By 9 p.m., members of Student Power! pushed toward Kerckhoff Hall, chanting and banging […]

With the highest recorded turnout in election history, incumbent Jared Fox was elected to the position of Graduate Student Association president on Wednesday night as the GSA Elections Board announced voting results. The announcement took place in Kerckhoff Hall 417 after a meeting to discuss complaints brought about by candidates. Fox, a member of the […]

Undergraduates will be able to vote starting today for candidates in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election but fewer restrictions in the voting process could be cause for some concern in regard to matters like bloc voting. USAC Elections Board Chairman Nathan Lam said this year the board decided to make voting continuous, from […]