GSA Recap – Feb. 12

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 The forum unanimously voted to allocate $1,000 from GSA discretionary funds to help […]

GSA drafts resolution to improve UCLA’s racial climate

The graduate student government diversity committee presented a draft of a resolution Wednesday calling for UCLA to improve campus racial climate. The Graduate Students Association formed a diversity committee in January to collect graduate student opinions about racial discrimination at UCLA and draft a resolution based on their responses. GSA formed the committee after an […]

Food trucks coming to UCLA for Late Night Landfair

Food trucks with gourmet hot dogs and experimental grilled cheeses will open for business in Westwood’s North Village Thursday night. The new event – Late Night Landfair – is set to run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m on Landfair and Roebling avenues. The vendors will include The Mighty Boba Truck, The Grilled Cheese Truck […]

USAC Recap – Feb. 11

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 With a 9-1-0 vote, the council allocated almost $100 from the USAC Discretionary Fund to pay for a webcam to live stream its meetings. […]

USAC approves Election Board, official timeline not yet finalized

The undergraduate student government unanimously appointed five students at its Tuesday meeting to help run its spring elections. After 10 minutes of questions and deliberation, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to approve the new USAC Election Board and the timeline for its elections. Although none of the dates for elections have been finalized, Election […]

USAC approves webcam funding to live stream meetings

UCLA’s undergraduate student government approved funding Tuesday for a webcam to live stream its weekly meetings, though the council still needs to work out the project’s basic logistics. The Undergraduate Students Association Council plans to live stream its meetings in the future but has not decided which parts of the meetings to film and how […]

Search for USAC safety app funding ongoing

Undergraduate student government officials recently secured $2,000 to fund a safety app for UCLA students, although they still need thousands of dollars more from campus organizations to reach the total funding goal. Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avi Oved and Student Wellness Commissioner Savannah Badalich are working on a $20,000 UCLA version of […]