A student was arrested in the Student Activities Center at UCLA Friday late afternoon, after an altercation between supporters of the LET’S ACT! and FIRED UP! slates following the release of the undergraduate student government election results.
Category Archives: Student Government
Close races culminate in emotional reactions to election results
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. LET’S ACT! candidate Devin Murphy was elected by a slim margin Friday as next year’s undergraduate student government president, and will lead a council with a Bruins United plurality. “I feel like I […]
Students pass referendum funding arts programming
This post was updated on May 11 at 10:30 p.m. Students approved a $1.55 quarterly fee increase Friday to create a specific pool of funds for cultural and arts-related programs. The ballot measure passed with 54.5 percent, or 4,030 votes, in this year’s undergraduate student government election. “I honestly didn’t think it would pass because […]
Transfer referendum approved, logistics still uncertain
Students voted this week to approve a referendum that will create a transfer representative seat within the undergraduate student government.
2014 USAC election results
This year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election was one of the most highly contested, with 30 candidates from three main slates vying for 13 spots.
Murphy to lead Bruins United plurality council
Nine out of the 13 Undergraduate Students Association Council positions were contested in this year’s USAC election, six of which went to Bruins United. The LET’S ACT! slate secured four seats and FIRED UP! did not receive any seats. There will be three independents on council next year.
Bruins United campaigning banned Friday for violation
Bruin United candidates running for undergraduate student government officer positions were banned from all forms of campaigning Friday for turning in inaccurate expense accounts. All candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election this week were required to confirm the amount of money they spent campaigning to the USAC Election Board by 5 p.m. […]