The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council unanimously appointed Aaron Boudaie, […]
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USAC recap – Feb. 2
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The undergraduate student government unanimously […]
USAC passes resolution to create student-run grocery store on campus
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that supported creating a student-run grocery store in an attempt to increase food security for students. Heather Rosen, president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, introduced the resolution. She said she is trying to secure a location for an on-campus student-run grocery store that aims to […]
UCLA Housing introduces early room sign up for roommate groups
Students who have chosen roommates for the 2016-2017 academic year will be able to choose room assignments a week earlier than students who have not. Those in verified roommate groups will be randomly given a sign-up time between Feb. 23 and Feb. 25, and students who are not in roommate groups will sign up between […]
Q&A: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang discusses bureaucracy, discrimination
Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, is in charge of investigating cases of discrimination on campus. UCLA created the position last year in response to the Moreno Report, a 2013 report headed by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno who alleged UCLA’s procedures for investigating cases of discrimination were inadequate. […]
USAC to vote on extending Green Initiative Fund student fee
The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday whether to indefinitely extend a per-quarter $4 student fee that funds environmental sustainability projects. In 2008, the student body voted to institute the fee. It has since financed numerous student-led projects, such as the $176,000 installation of solar panels on the roof of Ackerman Union in 2010 and […]
USAC surplus funds for student groups continue to decrease
Surplus funds the undergraduate student government can allocate to student groups continue to decrease from about $100,000 last year to $36,000 this year. Heather Rosen, president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, said this year’s surplus amount is low because council members aimed to put as much money as possible into programs and funds that […]