LET’S ACT! candidate John Joanino was narrowly elected undergraduate student government president in a runoff vote, and will lead a council dominated by Bruins United, the slate that has held a majority for three years.
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Presidential candidates share views on USAC endowment
Presidential candidates for next year’s undergraduate student government have mixed views on how they plan to manage the council’s newly established $100,000 endowment. The endowment, which was created earlier this year, will provide a 5 percent return that will go back into the council’s surplus each year, according to current USAC President David Bocarsly. The […]
Referendum seeks stable funding for Bruin Bash
With student government elections just around the corner, students will soon be voting on various referendums, including the Bruin Bash referendum to help provide a stable fund for Bruin Bash and all of the activities it encompasses.
Will of students behind Diversity Initiative finds way to ballot
A group of more than 60 students filled Kerckhoff 417 at an undergraduate student government meeting earlier this month. They packed the room and spilled out into the hallway, awaiting the outcome of a council vote on the Bruin Diversity Referendum, a proposal for a fee increase many had been working on for months. It […]
Bruin Diversity Initiative receives surplus of signatures, garners consideration for spring ballot
During a rally at noon today, backers of the Bruin Diversity Referendum handed off about 5,000 signatures to an undergraduate student government election official, the next step in the process for adding an initiative on the ballot.
More travel study programs added
Students planning to travel abroad will now have more options to choose from, after UCLA recently added five new programs to its travel study and modified two others.
Signs, cameras to be added to Kerckhoff for extra security
The undergraduate student government is considering adding cameras and signs on the third and fourth floors of Kerckhoff Hall to increase security after hours.