As I write this column, I’m missing my last class as an undergraduate to meet the noon deadline. It’s rather fitting. I have learned a lot during my time at UCLA. For example, as an anthropology student, I can give a spiel about mega-fauna and the Upper Paleolithic if need be. But I have also […]
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Proposition support divides USAC
Members of the undergraduate student government failed to reach an agreement Tuesday on whether it is appropriate for them to make public their stance on ballot propositions for the November special election. The Undergraduate Students Association Council was expected to vote on resolutions opposing propositions 74, 75 and 76, and after hours of discourse, all […]
The sleepless quest for a table
They had plenty of sweets and caffeine, but for now the three girls were busy racing down Bruin Walk in their sleeping bags to keep awake. After all, it’s not easy staying up all night so their group can have a table on Bruin Walk the next day. “We might as well make a night […]
Find your “˜thing’ and improve UCLA
The Bruin has been here longer than anyone on this campus. It’s even older than every campus building. And it’s safe to say that like a fine wine, it has only gotten better with age. I would like to think that this year will be no different. Every year the staff has big plans for […]
USAC case withdrawn
A case that was originally filed with the Undergraduate Students Association Judicial Board with the hopes of overturning the results of last Thursday’s undergraduate student government elections will be retracted before it is ever heard by the Judicial Board. “Though we disagree with the individual sanctions, we did not want to put the students through […]
USAC runoff campaigns begin
Though some of the candidate signs lining Bruin Walk have been taken down, the elections are not yet over. Voting for runoff elections for the undergraduate student government will begin tonight as two top executive offices remain unfilled. The battle for the presidency and the office of external vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association […]
Student Power!, Future Front slates join forces
For those familiar with the inner workings of student politics, the picture didn’t quite fit. It looked as if the two leaders had swapped shirts. Allende Palma/Saracho, Undergraduate Students Association Council president and one of the leaders of the Student Power! slate, was dressed in a white shirt with a green UCLA logo. Michael Cox, […]