Author Archives: Lucy Benz-Rogers

As results for the undergraduate student government elections were announced Thursday night, there was some confusion and frustration among students as tallies for certain positions were announced and the results were not immediately clear.

Students are voting this week in the undergraduate student government elections, but many have little knowledge of the implications of the new ranked-choice voting system and how their votes will be counted.

Voting for the 2007-2008 undergraduate student government is set to begin tonight at 7 p.m. on the MyUCLA Web site and will go until Thursday at 7 p.m.

Nearly $3 million in mandatory student fees flows through the undergraduate student government each year, and much of this money is allocated by the council to student organizations.

Bruin Plaza was taken over on Tuesday by hundreds of students draped in the blue and white Israeli flags celebrating the country’s 59th independence day. They danced, ate Israeli foods such as shawarmas and falafels, bought souvenirs, and smoked hookah in the “Puffs for Peace” tent. Organizers hung American, Israeli and Palestinian flags, which flew […]

More student organizations will soon be able to apply for office space in Kerckhoff Hall as the Office Space Allocation Committee will open up the application process. Historically, the only student groups designated as advocacy groups by the Undergraduate Students Association Council could receive office space. This policy was changed, however, when last year’s council […]

With their terms coming to an end, current members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council are looking back on the past year to reflect on their achievements and the obstacles they faced in regard to campaign promises from last year’s election. While candidates had their own specific projects and programs, the council as a whole […]