Author Archives: Menaka Fernando

A commissioner of the undergraduate student government announced Friday his separation from the slate he had been affiliated with for the past two quarters and his desire to become an independent for the remainder of the school year. Andrew LaFlamme, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commissioner, said he was detaching himself from the […]

Spring break ““ usually a time of lying out at the beach, partying with friends and catching up with family ““ is now also a time of war. For some students, the Iraq conflict directly interfered with their plans. For others, it was simply an additional problem to worry about. “It’s disappointing “¦ and it […]

Garrett Lemire, a third-year international affairs student, died Saturday in a cycling accident in Tucson, Ariz. He was 22. Lemire, who was participating in the eighteenth annual Tucson Bicycle Classic, was killed in a head-on collision with a car after swerving out of the way of a group of riders who had fallen along the […]

What do two state senators, a student government election adviser and a Westwood historian have in common? USAC. Many alumni who participated in the Undergraduate Students Association Council during their college years said their experiences on council gave them various skills that have helped throughout their professional careers. Several former elected student representatives became elected […]

Students will put their lobbying skills to work this weekend when they make their voices heard in Congress at a nation-wide conference in Washington, D.C. Thirteen students plan to attend the United States Student Association’s Thirty-fourth Annual Grass Roots Legislative Conference today through Tuesday. They will be led by board member Chris Neal, a three-time […]

The undergraduate student government implemented voluntary campaign spending caps Tuesday after courts recently ruled that universities could not regulate spending rules for student elections ““ a significant change from past years. With a 9-0-1 vote, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to include voluntary spending caps in its elections code with the recommendation of Elections […]

Most student groups that will be funded by the undergraduate student government for the first time this year plan on using a majority of the money for programming. About $30,000 became available for distribution among new groups after the passage of the online fee referendum last quarter that injected the USAC budget with an additional […]