Author Archives: Menaka Fernando

In the face of opposition from student governments throughout the University of California system, a systemwide student lobbying organization is issuing unprecedented stipends to both its chair and vice chair this year, all during a budget deficit. One of those recipients is Chris Neal, vice chair of the University of California Student Association and external […]

After over an hour of heated debate, the Undergraduate Students Association Council approved the implementation of online voting for the spring 2003 general elections at their meeting Tuesday night. Following the special online referendum election in October that drew more voters than the past two general elections, USAC approved the implementation of online voting via […]

“No to war, yes to peace, U.S. out of the Middle East,” chanted students gathered in Meyerhoff Park Tuesday afternoon at a student “speak out” against a possible war in Iraq. Coordinated by Students for Global Peace and Justice, the speak out was a means to raise awareness and rally support against war, said organization […]

Students were encouraged to lead a fight against the Racial Privacy Initiative Wednesday night at an information session organized by initiative opponents. Coordinated by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission and the Affirmative Action Coalition, the session informed students about the possible damage of the measure. If made law in the March 2004 […]

Opponents of the Racial Privacy Initiative are holding an information session Wednesday night to rally support against the measure, which calls for the ban of collecting most race-based data by the state. Organized by the Affirmative Action Coalition and the Academic Affairs Commission of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the forum will provide reasons for […]

Full of mosquito bites and newfound inspiration, undergraduate student councilman Chris Neal returned to UCLA from a conference in Ghana late last month with a mission: to increase global awareness on campus. Neal, the external vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, traveled to the Ghanaian capital of Accra to attend a 10-day global […]

While student governments from colleges around the country have grappled with how to address a possible war against Iraq, the undergraduate and graduate councils at UCLA have not taken official stances. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is proceeding with caution on the matter, considering the significance and international scope of the issue, said President David […]