Student activists across the country are increasingly turning to their undergraduate student governments to pressure their universities to divest from corporations linked to the Israeli government. The movement is unfurling a new wave of cultural and political activism that has taken root on college campuses around the world, including UCLA. The scope, efficacy and protesting […]
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC, OCHC to host ‘Meet the Candidates’ event on Hill
The Hill will host the 30 candidates in this year’s undergraduate student government elections Friday night, in an event for students to meet their future student leaders. Any student can come talk to the candidates at the third annual “Meet the Candidates” event, which was organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board and […]
USAC Recap – April 22
Agenda The council approved contingency programming allocations with a 10-0-1 vote. Special Presentations A student presented to the council about Ally Week, which aims to educate UCLA community members about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and how to be an ally to them. Ally Week runs through Saturday this week. Members of the USAC […]
USAC Finance Committee chair to resign before term ends
The chair of the undergraduate student government’s finance committee for the past two school years will resign in May, about a month before her term is set to expire. Cynthia Jasso, who served as the Undergraduate Students Association Council Finance Committee chair, plans to resign from her position early to go to Tulsa, Okla. to […]
Student files petition over USAC election calendar vote
A former member of the undergraduate student government election board filed a complaint against councilmembers Friday for breaking student government bylaws when approving this year’s elections calendar. The petition states that there is currently no legitimate Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Calendar outlining the schedule for the spring 2014 elections because councilmembers did not follow […]
Student group creates map to track sexual assaults at UCLA
An undergraduate student government group meant to combat sexual harassment on campus is looking for student input for an online map that tracks the locations of sexual assaults at UCLA. Survivors of sexual assault and harassment can anonymously add their stories to the Google form, along with the time and location of the assault, with […]
GSA recap – April 16
The UCLA Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 7 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda GSA unanimously approved this year’s election results. Mike Hirshman, a student at the […]