Author Archives: Narges Zohoury

A bill providing guidelines for implementations of a textbook rental program in the state’s public colleges passed the California State Assembly on May 20 with bipartisan support. The bill, which will now move on to the state Senate, was introduced by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, and sponsored by the California Public Interest Research Group. […]

Fewer than 100 votes determined that independent Darren Chan will have his own office in Kerckhoff Hall next year as the undergraduate student government’s internal vice president. The independent candidate was not very well-known within the student government before running this year, and his opponents believed that his lack of slate affiliation was going to […]

With the runoffs for undergraduate student government elections starting today, the two remaining presidential candidates will compete to gain the support of the voters who did not find them most eligible the first time. Doug Ludlow, an independent presidential candidate, walked away unsuccessfully from the primary elections with 27.4 percent of the votes, and those […]

With the disappearance of the Internet Protocol delay from this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, bloc voting during voting periods is more of a concern this year. If a group wanted to participate in bloc voting, not having IP delays would make it easier for them since the five-minute wait has been lifted this […]

Looking at the official student group endorsements for the undergraduate student government, it is evident that some groups stayed within slate lines, some unexpected groups came together, and other communities were divided. A few minority student groups supported a majority of the candidates from the Students First! slate. Nashaun Neal, chairman of the African Student […]

Correction appended If the issue is not settled this term, next year’s undergraduate student government will continue to discuss problems regarding the funding of student groups on campus. Issues surrounding the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s funding process include the bylaws not agreeing with University of California regulations, funding not being available to all groups, the […]

At first glance, they looked like 15 close-knit friends sitting in a circle laughing in the middle of the grassy area of Schoenberg Quad. But the signs and tents around them told a different story. It was close to midnight on Tuesday night and one common belief had brought these students together ““ the belief […]