Author Archives: Saba Riazati

A special election that could restructure the undergraduate student government may be held as early as third week of spring quarter after 4,000 signatures in support of the amendment were presented to the council and the election board Tuesday night. The board is allotted 15 school days to verify the signatures. If confirmed, the changes […]

John Vu, the external vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, has begun working in conjunction with the United States Students Association ““ a national student advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. ““ to lobby against President Bush’s proposals by supporting the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Bush has proposed to eliminate funding […]

Councilmembers raised voices, debated, walked out of the meeting and used profanity while discussing the proposed senate structure change during Tuesday’s five-hour undergraduate student government meeting. During the Undergraduate Student Association Council session, a presentation about the fallacies of the proposed senate-structured student government was given to the council by President Allende Palma/Saracho and General […]

As one of his first acts in office, elections board chairman Nathan Lam is proposing that non-UCLA students no longer be able to campaign on campus during the undergraduate student government elections. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s elections will take place in the second half of spring quarter, and the council is scheduled to vote […]

The proposed change to the structure of the undergraduate student government has already garnered some support from student leaders who have reviewed the proposal. Last week, a group of students led by Brian Neesby ““ the chief of staff of the Financial Supports commission, but not speaking or working on its behalf ““ released a […]

Students will have the opportunity to spend tonight being exposed to slave auctions, race riots and struggles black families endured for the well-being of their heritage. The Black Graduate Student Association is hosting a free event featuring screenings of short films in celebration of Black History Month. Refreshments will be served, and a question-and-answer discussion […]

With election season coming up soon, the election board chairperson was officially appointed during Tuesday’s undergraduate student government meeting. Nathan Lam, the newly appointed E-board chair, will hold the responsibility as the principal facilitator of anything pertaining to elections. Lam said he sees this opportunity as a way to give back his services to the […]