This year’s Conversation Cafe was run entirely by students for the first time, which reflected International Education Week’s increasing focus on the international student community as opposed to study abroad programs. Conversation Cafe, which took place Friday, is an annual dialogue-based event that aims to provide students from diverse backgrounds with an informal space to […]
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC recap – Nov. 13
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. This week’s meeting took place in the Ackerman Bruin Viewpoint Room. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC […]
New USAC workshops promote financial literacy among underserved communities
Student government and community groups shared financial literacy tips, like how to finesse free Pizookies or how to find the cheapest bus stops, at a workshop Tuesday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission co-hosted the workshop to discuss how to budget wisely as a student living in an increasingly costly Los Angeles. This […]
CALPIRG, BruinsVOTE! efforts pay off in unprecedented student midterm turnout
Tuesday’s midterm election saw a 537 percent increase of in-person student voters from the 2014 election. Pollworkers said 4,669 students turned out to vote at the five most student-heavy precincts near or at UCLA for Tuesday’s election. This figure does not include early or mail voting, but it already exceeds overall turnout from the 2014 […]
FAC hosts town hall to hear feedback on campus accessibility from students with disabilities
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 11:34 a.m. Students said UCLA was prioritizing aesthetics over access by painting some disability placards brown rather than keeping them a clearly visible blue. The Undergraduate Students Association Council hosted a town hall Wednesday for students with disabilities to provide feedback to administrative offices on how their needs […]
USAC recap – Nov. 6
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube. Public Comment: Lt. Kevin Kilgore of UCPD […]
BruinsVOTE! campaigns to register as many students as possible for midterms
A voter registration campaign made up of student activists, student government members and a dog named Zeus has registered roughly 3,000 students to vote for the midterm election. BruinsVOTE!, a coalition made up of more than 200 students from various campus organizations, registered students to vote in classes, on Bruin Walk, in dining halls, and […]