The undergraduate student government voted at its meeting Tuesday to indefinitely table a controversial resolution that calls on UCLA to analyze its assets and pull its finances from companies that violate human and labor rights.
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USAC Recap – April 9
Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda – About 100 students attended the meeting for public comments. – The weekly contingency funds were unanimously approved by the council. – The council unanimously […]
UCLA, Chancellor Block seeks to foster student veterans
Chancellor Gene Block announced a new initiative last week to help increase public understanding of veterans issues as members of the armed forces return home from overseas deployment. The UCLA Veterans Initiative officially started in January, when UCLA co-sponsored a veterans reception in Washington, D.C. The initiative is a yearlong effort to educate the UCLA […]
Urban Agriculture class lets students do hands-on gardening, discusses LA food culture
Students come and go, but Blaise is always there.
True Bruin slate to change its name
True Bruin, a new slate planning to run candidates in the upcoming undergraduate student government elections this spring, is changing its name after administrators raised concerns about politicizing the university’s values.
Student groups permitted to use Pauley for practice space
Dancers, musicians and other student groups now have the opportunity to see a lot more of the inside of Pauley Pavilion after the venue opened last week as a practice space for student groups.
USAC takes student questions about endowment plan
The undergraduate student government will hold a public Q&A for students this week on a proposal to create an endowment using surplus funds and plans to vote on the proposal during next week’s council meeting.