Author Archives: Melinda Dudley

Elected officers of student government are all politicians, but some are trying to reduce the council’s political activity outside of matters directly relating to the university. The Undergraduate Students Association Council planned to vote Tuesday on three resolutions, opposing Propositions 74, 75, and 76 for the upcoming state special election. But instead of taking a […]

Changes made this year in the process to allocate funds to student groups on campus have generated largely positive reviews from councilmembers. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted Sept. 27 to allocate over $57,000 from the Student Organization Operational Fund to 122 student groups for their fall-quarter budgets. Operational budgets are limited to expenses such […]

Correction appended A redesign of the funding processes for student groups appears to many to have produced more balanced allocations than in recent years, but some student government members say the fall operational budgets are not quite fair. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted Tuesday to allocate nearly $58,000 from the Student Organization Operational Fund […]

Last year, undergraduate student government led UCLA’s Get Out the Vote campaign, made progress on making nighttime and outdoor programming possible and failed to repeal the expected cumulative progress requirement. For the coming year, Undergraduate Students Association Council plans to serve and advocate for students by collectively focusing on shared governance, campus safety, sustainability, strengthening […]

By Melinda Dudley BRUIN Senior Staff mdudley@media.ucla.edu In the weeks after the California Legislature passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state, and while awaiting the governor’s promised veto of the measure, student advocates say they are disappointed but will continue to fight for the right of gays and lesbians to marry. […]

Planning programs, campaigning and advocating on behalf of students is nothing new to undergraduate student government. But this year, one councilmember is aiming to redesign student government itself. Last winter and spring, Brian Neesby, now a general representative on the Undergraduate Students Association Council, attempted to get the senate system approved and installed prior to […]

As rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which caused massive damage along the Gulf Coast and catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, the UCLA and Los Angeles communities are doing what they can to assist with the cleanup by sending rescue workers, making donations, and opening up their homes and campuses to displaced […]