Author Archives: Robert Salonga

Undergraduate leaders decided on Tuesday they needed more time and information before they could approve the budget of the student lobbying organization that represents them on a state level. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to table consideration of the University of California Student Association’s budget for the current year, raising concerns about deficit spending […]

A few members of student government ran against no opposition last spring intending to continue their offices’ longstanding traditional programming, while another member looks to use increased funds to attract bigger names to Westwood Plaza. The campus events, community service, cultural affairs and student welfare commissions of the Undergraduate Students Association Council are also all […]

Now that they’re settled into the new academic year, undergraduate student government council members continue to work on their campaign goals ““ with some shifting focus and others taking on additional challenges. For many members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the fall quarter has served as a springboard to get their gears in motion […]

With one summer, six weeks of the quarter and a successful referendum under their belts, officers of the undergraduate student government say they are buckling down to fulfill the campaign promises they made last spring. Many members of this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council sit at the council table having won some of the most […]

University of California students will directly feel the effects of two statewide propositions that went to the ballot box on Tuesday, as voters approved a funding boost into the University of California, but rejected an item that would loosen up the voter registration process. Proposition 47 passed with 60 percent approval, allowing the state to […]

A proposition in today’s midterm elections would make it easier for students to register to vote, but its fate lies in the hands of voters who registered the long and hard way. Proposition 52, commonly known as Election Day Voter Registration, is designed to eliminate the 15-day buffer period between the time someone can register […]

Undergraduates made a positive case for online voting last week when they approved a fee referendum that injects a fiscal shot in the arm of their student government. Seven hundred eleven votes provided the margin of victory for the referendum, approved by 57.2 percent of those who voted. Due in a large part to its […]