USAC recap – May 13

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 an 11-0-0 vote. The […]

UCLA Hiking Club explores SoCal one mountain at a time

Dried-up riverbeds and withered flora littered the first few miles of the Fish Canyon Narrows hiking path. As a few dozen members of the The Hiking Club at UCLA navigated the trail and entered the shadier regions of the mountain, the group chanced upon small pools of clear mountain water. While a few members of […]

FIRED UP! votes had significant impact in election outcome

FIRED UP! candidates did not win any offices in this year’s student government election, but the slate’s supporters played a significant role in determining the outcome of many of the races for a seat on council. Although third party slates have run candidates in many recent Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, FIRED UP! is one […]

Pro-Israel groups react to criticism of USAC officials’ free trip

Several pro-Israel lobbying organizations recently released statements claiming that on-campus student groups are unfairly targeting Israel by criticizing two undergraduate student government officials who went on free trips to Israel while in office. The Anti-Defamation League and StandWithUs, pro-Israel organizations that aim to combat anti-Semitism, also criticized groups who called for Undergraduate Students Association Council […]

Candidate emotions run high following USAC election results

Huddled tight in the center of Bruin Plaza on Friday, many LET’S ACT! supporters and candidates kept their eyes down as they waited for the results of the undergraduate student government race for president to be announced. The slate members had already lost six of the 10 contested seats they were running for in this […]