Author Archives: Menaka Fernando

The results are out, and Students First! came in first. As candidates and students waited in anticipation, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s 2003 election results were announced late Thursday night on top of the Kerckhoff steps. Cheers arose as the new USAC president Anica McKesey was announced. First! candidates also won the internal and external […]

As a giant Israeli flag hung down the front of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, students gathered in Bruin Plaza Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Israeli Independence Day ““ a day that also drew students with opposing views. Wednesday commemorated the 55th anniversary of the creation of an Israeli state, drawing numerous student […]

As an extra-colorful Bruin Walk indicates, it is election week for the undergraduate student government ““ complete with multi-colored sign boards, a first-time online ballot, and still many apathetic students. Students can vote for next term’s Undergraduate Students Association Council beginning 7 p.m. today until 7 p.m. Thursday by logging onto their MyUCLA accounts. Additionally, […]

The new head of the entire undergraduate student body is a few days from being elected, and each of the three hopefuls said he/she will work to be both a student leader and council leader if elected to fill the presidential shoes. The three candidates are Adam Harmetz, Anica McKesey and Andrew LaFlamme. The president […]

The three candidates running for the internal vice presidential position of the undergraduate student government all said their top priority would be to increase council’s visibility if they were elected next week. As the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s second-in-command, an understanding of council is important for the position, said current IVP T.J. Cordero. The IVP’s […]

The candidates running for the undergraduate student government’s Cultural Affairs commissioner in next week’s elections said they would continue many of the office’s current programs while working to expand cultural programming on campus. Experience in programming is imperative for the position, said current Cultural Affairs Commissioner Robbie Clark. The three candidates are Wendy Flores, Marcello […]

Three hopefuls for the undergraduate student government’s general representative positions said they would work to better represent the diversity on campus if elected this spring. As one of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s general representatives, candidates would be mainly responsible for representing the collective needs of the student body, according to council’s bylaws. The candidates […]