Author Archives: Julia Erlandson

Reacting to concerns over low voter turnout in the primary elections for the Undergraduate Students Association Council, many candidates said they will focus on expanding their supporter bases for this week’s runoff elections. In last week’s primary elections, the results of which were announced May 11, just six of the 13 positions on the undergraduate […]

No slate gained more than two seats in the primary elections and more than half of council positions will go to runoff elections next week, including a very close presidential race, according to results announced Thursday night. Lucero Chavez, a third-year American literature and culture and Chicana/o studies student with Students First! and Marwa Kaisey, […]

Proponents of converting the undergraduate student government to a senate system are pushing for one last chance to pass the controversial plan this year. Current USAC General Representative Brian Neesby, the author of the proposal, said he is working to gather a few hundred more signatures in order to hold a special election on the […]

In response to complaints of slate bias, representatives of “Bruin News 29″ said the show will not endorse any candidate for external vice president in the ongoing undergraduate student government election. The rest of the endorsements were scheduled to begin airing Tuesday night, and will continue airing until run-off elections end May 18. Current Facilities […]

Correction appended Representatives of “Bruin News 29″ said they will not air its endorsements of undergraduate student government candidates until concerns about the impartiality of the endorsement process have been resolved. Current Facilities Commissioner Joe Vardner, a member of the Bruins United election slate, complained to the Communications Board that a top staff member of […]

Some Bruins United candidates in the upcoming undergraduate student government election have complained that a top member of “Bruin News 29″ wore a T-shirt from the Students First! slate in the campus TV station’s office, raising questions regarding the impartiality of the program and its endorsements. “Bruin News 29″ Executive Director Lauren Macheski confirmed that […]

A throng of cheering students clogged Bruin Walk in front of Kerckhoff Hall Wednesday ““ which might not have been a very uncommon sight, except that it happened at 11:57 p.m. Thursday marked the first day of campaigning in the undergraduate student government elections, and many candidates and supporters turned out so they could start […]