In tears, a commissioner of the undergraduate student government expressed urgency in the disbursement of $10,000 to her office at the council’s general meeting Tuesday night. Community Service Commissioner Crystal Lee expressed her concern about the current financial problems pressuring her office and asked for this sum of money at the last Undergraduate Students Association […]
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USAC discusses progress of projects
It was almost 7:15 p.m. as the members of the undergraduate governing body slowly filled the room and the gavel finally made three short knocks on the table inside the Gothic-influenced decorations of room 417 in Kerckhoff Hall-. When the same gavel sounded to adjourn the meeting a short while later, little had been accomplished. […]
UCSA hosts minorities conference
Hundreds of minority students will travel from different University of California campuses to UCLA for a two-day conference to discuss issues affecting their communities in an open forum this weekend. The conference, titled “Replanting Roots, Multiplying Thoughts, and Springing into Action” and hosted by the UC Student Association, will kick off at Ackerman Union on […]
Next year’s shift to revised SAT comes after much debate
Every year, a new crop of high school students will routinely take the SAT. After this year, the test will be new instead. This is the last year that the old SAT will be used in UC and California state university admissions, prompting concerns over prospective applicants over the uncertain effects these changes are bringing […]
International students voice re-election concerns
Some of the most well-informed students who may have participated in political protests and demonstrations could not vote in the Nov. 2 election. Many international students felt a sense of helplessness as they watched the election results come in this week, because they cannot vote since they are not U.S. citizens. However, some international students’ […]