An effort made by some members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council to increase the accountability of its appointees hit a brick wall recently, as it was ruled unconstitutional by the council’s judicial board. After a two-and-a-half-hour hearing, USAC’s Judicial Board found that new accountability guidelines made by council were in violation of USAC bylaws. […]
Author Archives: Menaka Fernando
Student funding for campaigns questionable
Due in part to the large impact that Proposition 54 ““ a measure that would ban the state from collecting race-based data ““ could have in education and research, many student leaders are putting in endless hours of energy, effort, and sometimes, money to advocate against the measure. Though the hours of energy and effort […]
USAC denies JSU appeal for additional funding
An appeal by the Jewish Student Union for additional school funding was denied by a majority of the undergraduate student government at its meeting Tuesday night. After a 30-minute discussion about whether JSU should receive more funding from the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s base budget, councilmembers denied the appeal by a 2-7-0 vote. Members of […]
A puzzling situation: Guides take walk on progressive side
As a group of prospective students look up to gaze upon the towering red-brick building, their campus tour guide informs them about Royce Hall’s architectural history. Its asymmetrical features are a replication of a famous Italian structure, the tour guide says. Another group of prospective students gazes up to see the same asymmetrical music hall, […]
A puzzling situation: Ethnic solidarity or division?
It’s rush hour on Bruin Walk. As usual, this main artery of campus pulsates with the flow of students ““ rushing to lecture, rushing to the dorms, rushing to keep up. As usual, their paths are constantly obstructed by eager student leaders and adamant club members urging them to take flyers, attend meetings, and join […]
Recall: Coalition coordinates plan to encourage students to register to vote
With every passing second, California gets closer to its Sept. 22 voter registration deadline, and student leaders plan to make good use of every single one of these seconds to get thousands of students registered ““ before they attend their first class. Though the Oct. 7 recall date is still in question due to a […]
Students can visit holy cathedral at UCLA
In the early 10th century, a Spanish bishop and 200 monks made a pilgrimage to a small monastic church in the holy town of Santiago de Compostela, where the body of the Apostle St. James was buried. By the Middle Ages, millions flocked on carriage, on horseback and on foot to what had become a […]