A quarterly fee increase referendum to support the Graduate Writing Center failed to pass in this year’s graduate student government election, after voter turnout fell short of 10 percent by just seven votes, according to election officials.
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USAC Election Board extends application deadline for prospective candidates
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The Undergraduate Student Association Council Election Board has extended the deadline to apply for candidacy for the upcoming elections to Tuesday, after there was confusion over two dates listed as deadlines in the […]
Undocumented students revealed their statuses, stories at Immigrant Awareness Week rally
Twelve years after traveling by plane, van and car from his home in Chile to the United States, Mario Pizarro stood nervously at the front of the concrete stage in Bruin Plaza Wednesday and looked out into a crowd of about 50 people.
USAC adopts, amends Election Board proposal
The undergraduate student government voted Tuesday to amend its election code to limit the elections endorsement process to official group signatories, while rejecting a proposal that would have removed Election Board oversight from the process. The push for election code reform came in response to loopholes that were abused in last year’s elections, leading to […]
USAC council to vote on election reform proposals
The undergraduate student government election reform proposals will go to council for a vote tonight, after the Election Board’s proposal received a recommendation from the subcommittee responsible for reviewing election code changes, while the council president’s proposal did not.
USAC to vote on election reform
The push for undergraduate student government election reform – spurred by the abuse of loopholes in last year’s election that resulted in the misrepresentation of several student group endorsements – is coming to a crossroads this week.
USAC divided on election code reform
The undergraduate student government president plans to propose getting rid of the official elections endorsement process, a move that goes against the Election Board’s own proposal for election code reform.