UCLA has had nearly a century of student activism, and this year is no exception. Here is an overview of demonstrations that happened this year, how their respective movements have progressed and where people think the movements are going. AFSCME Strike Then: Unionized service workers went on a three-day strike in May after negotiations with […]
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UCLA leadership reflects on safety measures two years after shooting
Justin Gelzhiser stood by the door of a lecture hall with a box cutter and fire extinguisher for several hours, preparing to defend his class from an active shooter. Gelzhiser, a Ph.D. candidate in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, was on his way to proctor an undergraduate final exam when his […]
Majority of incoming USAC leaders certified, sworn in despite revote
This post was updated June 6 at 5:19 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted to certify the spring election results and swore in several of next year’s council members Tuesday. The Undergraduates Students Association Council first voted to not certify the election results by a vote of 3-4, with three abstentions. The council then took […]
Graduate student organization provides meals at Skid Row, encourages advocacy
For many homeless individuals in Los Angeles, food provided by the Grads Give Back initiative and its partners may be their only hot meal of the day. Grads Give Back, an initiative of the Graduate Student Association internal vice president’s office that launched in April, partnered with Monday Night Mission and the Greater West Hollywood […]
Election board renews decision of no sanction after judicial board order
This post was updated June 4 at 11:00 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board announced Friday that it will not issue any sanction against candidates found guilty of voter coercion. The USAC Election Board findings in Sanction Case 59 state that Election Board Chair Jack Price ruled out disqualification as a penalty because […]
GSA recap – May 30
The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. Special Presentations/Announcements Student Affairs Information and Research Office researcher Esthela Chavez reviewed […]
Judicial board orders election board to issue, properly define sanction
This post was updated May 29 at 9:55 p.m. The undergraduate student government judicial board ordered the election board Tuesday to clearly issue a reasonable sanction for a case in which it found candidates had engaged in voter coercion. The judicial board ruled in two separate cases in favor of the student petitioner and the […]