Students demand to be heard

“Whose university? Our university.” Student protesters chanted to the beat of a drum Wednesday at the Rock the Regents Meeting rally where activists demanded their voices be heard by the University of California’s governing body. Students were protesting during the UC Board of Regents’ bimonthly meeting, which was held on the UCLA campus Wednesday. Organized […]

First-ever Community Service Day sees low turnout

Students, community service organizations, and faculty members gathered together Saturday to participate in UCLA’s first Community Service Day ““ a day that drew fewer students than expected. Sponsored by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Community Service Commission, Community Service Day aimed at increasing the presence of community service on campus. Community Service Commissioner Justin Schreiber […]

Week of events aims to empower students

A week of events aimed at educating and galvanizing student activism on academic issues culminates today with a concert and carnival scheduled to take place in Bruin Plaza. Sponsored by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Academic Affairs Commission, Academic Empowerment Week addresses pressing academic issues affecting current and future students such as admissions, minimum progress […]

USAC restarts student government internship program

After a three-year hiatus, the undergraduate student government presidential internship program has been reimplemented to provide students with leadership skills. More than 40 interns in the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Presidential Empowerment Internship program are scheduled to be placed in the various USAC offices this week, where they will gain first-hand experience in working in […]

Council postpones vote on 2 resolutions

In an act becoming familiar to the undergraduate student
government during their meetings in weeks past, voting was
postponed on two resolutions placed on the agenda Tuesday
night.
The two resolutions on the Undergraduate Students Association
Council’s agenda ““ a resolution in support of organized
labor and a resolution against Taco Bell on the UCLA campus ““
will be pushed to the Nov.

EVP Matt Kaczmarek juggles classes, USAC duties

As the external vice president for the undergraduate student government, Matt Kaczmarek faces challenges the average UCLA student may not encounter. Kaczmarek spends almost every weekend traveling across the country attending conferences, lobbying Congress and advocating for students on issues like fee increases and enrollment caps. With all the traveling, Kaczmarek said juggling his course […]

Officer seeks to reword voting rights statute

Student voting rights in campus elections may be included in the undergraduate student government constitution in the coming weeks, though some council members disagree on its procedure. Sponsored by Josh Lawson, a general representative for the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Voting Rights Student Initiative proposes an amendment to explicitly state that all students have […]