Undergraduate student government candidates debated Sunday about the merits of their previous experience and their relationships with University and student group leaders. The debates, organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board, took place on the Hill in front of a crowd generally split between the two dominant slates Bruins United and LET’S ACT!. […]
Category Archives: Campus
USAC Election 2015
Twenty-five candidates are running for the 14 elected USAC positions in this year’s highly contested elections. The majority of candidates are running with the Bruins United or LET’S ACT! slates, some others are running independent and one candidate is running with the After Party slate.
Alumni reflect on Martin Luther King’s 1965 speech at UCLA
Neil Reichline, a first-year student in 1965 and Daily Bruin staffer, sat at the top of the Janss Steps, overlooking the crowd in Wilson Plaza. He said he remembers how unique Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at UCLA was compared to his other addresses. “It was not the rabble-rousing, church-sermon, ‘Amen, brother!’ sort of speech […]
Heather Rosen fuels USAC presidential candidacy with social advocacy
Seeing a need for a social justice club at her high school, Heather Rosen decided to create her own club as a freshman – despite not knowing anyone at her new school. By the end of her senior year, Rosen’s club, Lions for Africa, was one of the largest groups at her high school and […]
Morris Sarafian hopes to build student connections with USAC presidency
Morris Sarafian’s drive to help other people began when he worked for his mother on her real estate job at the age of 10.
Election Board releases expense reports on 2015 candidates, slates
Candidates and slates in the upcoming undergraduate student government election spent a total of $12,073 on their campaigns, considerably less than the $25,270 spent in last year’s election. Two full slates are running candidates in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election, a drop from the three main slates and 30 candidates that competed last year. […]
USAC Podcast Episode 2: The Basics
Join Radio Director Chris Campbell in a series of podcasts designed as a beginner’s guide to the happenings of the student government! This week, Campbell is joined by Daily Bruin USAC Reporter Kendall Mitchell to answer some fundamental questions about the Undergraduate Students Association Council, including: What is USAC and what is its primary purpose? […]