Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive and committee reports Executive director Bob Williams said […]
Category Archives: Campus
Q&A: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang discusses bureaucracy, discrimination
Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, is in charge of investigating cases of discrimination on campus. UCLA created the position last year in response to the Moreno Report, a 2013 report headed by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno who alleged UCLA’s procedures for investigating cases of discrimination were inadequate. […]
Financial aid program helps fulfill dreams of undocumented students
University of California and state general funds have financed a total of $5 million for undocumented students to loan out for the 2015-2016 academic year, through a systemwide program as part of the California DREAM program. About 3,500 undocumented students will be awarded need-based financial aid as part of the program, according to a UC […]
New activist coalition seeks to fight mass deportation of immigrants
The newly formed activist coalition held a student rally Jan. 20 to share student stories about mass deportations of immigrants who entered the U.S. through illegal means back to Central America. Several student groups combined to form the United Coalition Against Mass Deportations on Jan. 12. One week later, they engaged the student body in […]
Dining Services, ASUCLA Meal Numeration Coupon Program grows stale
Students 30 years ago regularly exchanged meal swipes for campus food vouchers. Today, few students use the program, favoring improved dining hall hours and meals on the Hill, dining officials said. The Meal Numeration Coupon Program, created by UCLA Dining Services and Associated Students UCLA, allows students to trade one meal swipe for a $2.45 […]
Students weigh in on College Honors Program
BHARIL: Honor: It’s something many people value and aspire to attain in their lives; however, when it comes to the College Honors program at UCLA, it seems to be the opposite. Many students know very little about this program, and even less on why they should enroll in it. But that might change. The Honors […]
USAC recap – Jan. 26
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Appointments The council voted unanimously to allocate […]