Author Archives: Sara Taylor

Correction Appended The undergraduate student government voting season will kick off early this year with a special election on an initiative that would establish how the election process will be conducted in the future. The amendment, proposed by General Representative Josh Lawson, was first introduced last fall and would modify the voting procedures for the […]

Staff members working under the University of California Institute of Labor and Employment continue to go to work every day coordinating research and educational programs, knowing that in only a few months, many of them will be jobless. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget cuts for the 2004-2005 fiscal year include a complete cut in funding […]

One of the primary goals of this year’s undergraduate student council has been to build a closer connection with the UCLA community. Yet many students say they still feel disconnected from their representatives. “From what I know, it seems like a good group … I’m sure they’re very involved in what they do,” said Jillian […]

Correction Appended The Bruin Republicans’ call to a debate with MEChA, a Chicana/o cultural group on campus, was left unanswered Friday evening when members of MEChA did not to attend a BR-scheduled debate. The debate was planned as part of the BR’s continuing campaign against what it considers racist elements in MEChA’s founding documents. MEChA […]

Placing their political differences aside, the Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans are working together to change the undergraduate student government’s bylaws to give all student groups the opportunity to receive sponsorship and funding. Current regulations, which have recently been called into question by university officials, offer funding and sponsorship only to Officially Recognized Student Organizations […]

The undergraduate student government will hold a special meeting with the UCLA administration tonight to discuss their funding guidelines ““ which some administrators say may be in violation with University of California regulations. During last week’s meeting, the Undergraduate Students Association Council first got wind of administrative sentiment that their bylaws may not be in […]

For the first time since the debate about the funding for student groups began two years ago, the UCLA administration voiced concerns that the undergraduate student government’s guidelines may not be in compliance with University of California policy earlier this week. The majority the Undergraduate Students Association Council members were shocked to find that university […]