The Associated Students of UCLA could face a strained financial future or bankruptcy if a fee referendum does not gain approval from students in the spring elections, according to financial projections made by the association. The referendum, named SAFE for its relevance to students, activities, facilities and employees, would increase the fees students pay toward […]
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Fee hike could benefit ASUCLA
The student association fee increase that will appear on undergraduate and graduate ballots in a few weeks could mean much more than an additional dent in student pocketbooks. The fee increase could be crucial to Associated Students of UCLA finances because it factored a fee increase in its five-year forecast. That also means the increase […]
Union calls strike a success
The strike on Thursday held by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees resulted in the closure of multiple dorm dining halls and a decrease in sales at outlets of the Associated Students of UCLA. On Thursday, workers were hired from a temporary employment agency to ensure that food services in the dorms […]
UCLA’s fees low among UCs
As other University of California campuses see their student union yearly fees of hundreds of dollars go up even more, the Associated Students of UCLA is considering increasing its annual $7.50 fee, which would still be among the lowest in the system. The differences among association fees throughout the UC system lies in large construction […]
Student recalled as friendly, humorous
To friends and family, third-year English student, Samuel Parke Massey, was a constant source of humor and compassion. “He was somebody who didn’t judge others by their appearance,” said Matthew Ontell, one of Massey’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brothers. “He was caring and respectful towards everyone.” The 21-year-old Massey died March 31 at Mercy Hospital […]
Fee hike would speed improvements
If a student union fee increase receives campus-wide approval in May’s student elections, UCLA may see updated and new food facilities on campus earlier than anticipated. According to the most recent draft of the Associated Students of UCLA fee referendum, which was approved by the undergraduate and graduate students associations last month, the fee increase […]
Baby on board
Earning a degree is hard enough. Earning one while raising a family in Westwood is even harder. Fourth-year political science student Sean Davis lives in a one bedroom apartment on Kelton Avenue with his wife, Katrina, and 6-month-old daughter, Emilie, while he balances the responsibilities of earning a university degree and the pace of life […]