USAC Recap – July 15

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda The council unanimously approved contingency allocations. The council unanimously approved changes to the Student Organizations Operational Fund budget and assumptions. The council unanimously voted […]

UCLA professor resigns from air quality panel

  UCLA professor John Froines recently announced plans to resign from a panel of scientists charged with evaluating possible threats to air quality in California after serving on it almost 30 years. Froines, a professor in the UCLA Department of Environmental Health Sciences, said in a statement released last week that he plans to step […]

Regents to discuss increases in retirement contributions

The University of California Board of Regents is slated to discuss the UC Retirement Plan at this Thursday’s board meeting, following another increase in the rate that the UC and its employees contribute to the plan. This month, the University of California employees saw another increase to the amount they must contribute to UC Retirement Plan. […]

Ackerman Turnaround, Parking Structure 6 close for construction of Luskin center

UCLA Ackerman Turnaround and its bus terminal closed this week until the summer of 2016 to allow for the construction of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center. The conference center will open in late 2016 on the site of the adjacent Parking Structure 6. The turnaround’s expansion will make for easier traffic flow […]