An undergraduate student government student wellness commission committee and the Gamma Rho Lambda – Zeta chapter at UCLA are co-hosting a masturbation workshop Wednesday night. The goal of the “Finals Can Wait, Masturbate!” workshop is to educate students about self pleasure and break stigmas about masturbating and having sex for pleasure, said Savannah Badalich, the […]
Category Archives: Student Government
Ruling states Election Board has no authority in unpaid media coverage
The undergraduate student government Judicial Board ruled Tuesday that the Election Board does not have jurisdiction in non-paid media election coverage, but it can inform candidates about possible sanctions related to non-paid media appearances. The decision ends a nearly month-long case brought by the Daily Bruin against the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board that […]
USAC President’s office calls for chancellor’s apology
This post was updated on May 24 at 1 p.m. The undergraduate student government President’s office called for UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to issue a statement of apology Thursday for criticizing students’ efforts to discourage councilmembers from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. The majority of candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students […]
USAC committee discusses role of transfer representative
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Undergraduate student government officers and transfer student advocates met Thursday evening to draft the bylaws for a newly created transfer representative seat on the council. In the Undergraduate Students Association Council election earlier […]
Former USAC officer Avi Oved nominated to be 2015-2016 UC student regent
Outgoing UCLA student government leader Avi Oved has been nominated to be the 2015-2016 University of California student regent. A committee of UC regents nominated Oved, outgoing internal vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and a third-year economics student, to represent all students on the UC Board of Regents, the governing body of […]
Judicial Board finds USAC members did not engage in conflicts of interest
This post was updated at 8:32 p.m. The undergraduate student government Judicial Board ruled Wednesday that two councilmembers who went on free trips to Israel while in office did not engage in conflicts of interest. Students for Justice in Palestine filed a petition with the Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board last month, claiming that […]
USAC recap – May 20
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. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council approved contingency programming allocations with a 12-0-0 vote. Special […]