Students can talk with candidates running for undergraduate student government positions about their platforms and stances on campus Friday night.
Category Archives: Campus
Sisters strive to realize lifelong dreams after leaving Egypt behind
At 10 years old, Youstina and Marina Salama said they were frustrated when they got lower grades than other students for the same answers, which they believed happened because of their Christian faith. Their feelings about being a religious minority in Egypt turned into fear when their cousin’s Christian church was burned down on Christmas […]
UCLA students test out Chromebooks through Google lending program
Students who wanted to try out a new computer were able to borrow a Google Chromebook laptop for free this week on campus. As part of Google’s new Chromebook Lending Library program, a site for students to check out the Chromebook line of laptop computers will be on campus until Friday. The Chromebook Lending Library […]
Student groups receive reduced SOOF funds for second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, undergraduate student government leaders are set to allocate student groups about $35,000 less from a fund meant to support them. The Student Organizations Operational Fund, commonly known as SOOF, saw a drop in funds this year due to an increase in expenses for building maintenance, pension contribution, benefits […]
USAC Election Board announces candidates for special election
Three students are running for the transfer representative position and two for the general representative 2 seat in this month’s undergraduate student government special election. All students are running independent of slates, which are similar to political parties. This is the first time in recent history that no candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
USAC recap – Oct. 7
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda USAC approved contingency allocations with a 10-0-1 […]
USAC votes to add diversity referendum to special election ballot
Students will vote on a referendum in this month’s undergraduate student government election that would raise student fees to help fund certain diversity, retention and outreach programs on campus.