A Facebook event page and multiple posts appear to show that LET’S ACT! members sold alcohol and drugs for profit this year, though slate members say the funds did not support campaign efforts. On a publicly viewable event page called “A Nineties New Year in LA [‘92 +],” active members of the undergraduate student government […]
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Mother’s experiences with HIV inspires Dance Marathon participant
Sarah Denison-Johnston’s feet began to ache from dancing during the ninth hour of UCLA’s 14th Annual Dance Marathon, but a constant stream of supportive text messages from her mom helped her continue through the 26 hours. Denison-Johnston’s mother, Rebecca Denison, has been living with HIV for more than 30 years. The annual Dance Marathon event […]
USAC recap – April 14
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda USAC unanimously approved contingency […]
Spring USAC election to feature 25 candidates
Two seasoned slates – Bruins United and LET’S ACT! – are running the majority of the 25 candidates in this spring’s undergraduate student government election. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board announced the candidates running Friday night at a candidate orientation event. Two of the Bruins United candidates are current councilmembers, including Internal Vice […]
USAC to vote on adding fee increase referendum to election ballot
The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday on whether to add a referendum to the spring election ballot that would raise quarterly student fees by $3 to increase funding for student group activities. If students vote to pass the measure, the funds would be allocated to the Undergraduate Students Association Council Contingency Programming Fund, the […]
Campus events strive to educate about ‘R-word’ as part of campaign
Students can pledge to remove the word “retarded” from their daily vocabulary at on-campus events this week as part of the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign. The Spread the Word to End the Word campaign is part of a larger national movement to stop people from using the word “retard” or “retarded.” […]
Raza Youth Conference encourages students to pursue higher education
High school student Kaylene Mendez wants to be the first in her family to go to college. So, on Saturday, she made the hourlong drive to UCLA from Garden Grove to learn what to do to reach her goal. The 15-year-old sat next to her older sister and rode the bus to UCLA with a […]