Author Archives: Narges Zohoury

A candidate running for the academic affairs commissioner position with the Student Power! slate dropped out of the race for the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Eric Barba submitted his paperwork for withdrawal to the elections board on Tuesday, said Nathan Lam, elections board chairman. Barba said he withdrew from the race for personal reasons, adding […]

It has almost become a tradition. Year after year, as the elections for the undergraduate student government near, a new group of students surfaces with plans to take control of the council away from the Students First! slate who has had a firm grip on it for over 10 years. Spring quarter at UCLA is […]

The effort put forward by a group of students to change the format of the undergraduate student government to a senate system has been halted because the signatures gathered to initiate a special election were not verified. Nathan Lam, the Elections Board chairman, said that after looking through the signatures, he found there are not […]

The Coalition for University Employees has not responded yet to what the University of California called its final offer in regards to 2003 labor contracts. Negotiations between the two parties have been ongoing since July 2003. The UC expected the union to respond to its offer on Tuesday, but Noel Van Nyhuis, a spokesman with […]

A labor dispute between the Coalition of Union Employees and the University of California could end as soon as today. The UC submitted a final offer to the union on March 3, though as of late Monday it had yet to accept or decline the offer. The union is expected to make its decision by […]

As a part of a larger nationwide campaign to officially recognize same-sex marriage, a UCLA student group is working to mobilize youth support for a potential California ballot initiative that would be put to a vote in 2006. The newly organized Student Coalition for Marriage Equality kicked off National Freedom to Marry Week on Monday […]

The constitution for a proposed undergraduate student government with a legislative branch will be released today. UCLA is the only UC campus without a legislative branch. The proposal and constitution are led by Brian Neesby, who is chief of staff of the Financial Supports Commission, but not speaking or working on behalf of the office. […]