Students interested in running for office in the upcoming undergraduate student government elections can pick up candidate application packets starting Monday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council elections will be held during the sixth week of spring quarter, at the beginning of May. To run as a candidate for one of the 13 councilmember positions, undergraduate […]
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USAC raises money to fund John Sarvey Award for students
The undergraduate student government recently raised $15,000 to reward students for their volunteer and leadership efforts – securing funding for the John Hoang Sarvey Leadership in Service Award for another year. At least 10 winners will be chosen for this year’s John Sarvey Award, a $1,000 award given to students who display a strong commitment […]
USAC recap – Feb. 25
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. Agenda The council voted down a resolution calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from five companies that profit from the Israeli […]
USAC rejects resolution on divestment after long meeting
This post was updated at 10:37 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted down a resolution early Wednesday morning calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted against the resolution with a 5-7-0 vote […]
USAC rejects resolution on divestment after long meeting
The undergraduate student government voted down a resolution early Wednesday morning calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.
Students voice opinions on USAC divestment resolution
Editor’s note: Because of the offensive nature of discussion around this article, commenting has been closed. Lines of students stretched the length of Ackerman Grand Ballroom Tuesday night as an impassioned discussion unfolded about a controversial undergraduate student government divestment resolution. More than 500 students attended the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting to support or criticize […]
Students mobilize in response to divestment resolution
Students are mobilizing for and against a resolution that calls for divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is set to vote Tuesday on the resolution, which asks for the University of California to divest from specific companies that the resolution claims are complicit […]