Undergraduate student government officials are working on a bylaw amendment that would extend the time period between when resolutions are initially submitted and when the council votes for approval.
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UCLA Graduate Students Association renovating website
Graduate student government leaders are working to revamp their website to make it a more relevant information source for graduate students and align it with UCLA’s main server. The Graduate Students Association is currently collecting information through an online survey to gauge how students use the website. The survey will close Friday at midnight. GSA […]
USAC Recap – Feb. 4
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 USAC approved contingency allocations with a 9-0-1 vote. With an 8-0-2 vote, the council allocated $2,000 in discretionary funding to support a customized version […]
USAC bylaw amendment places restrictions on future stipend increases
Six months after raising their own monthly stipends, undergraduate student government officials unanimously passed a bylaw amendment Tuesday to bar future salary changes from taking immediate effect. In August, the Undergraduate Students Association Council raised councilmember stipends from $355 to $672 with an 8-1-0 vote. The decision also raised stipend caps for some other members […]
USAC passes resolution calling for reevaluation of company investment
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that invest in private prisons. The resolution states that by investing in companies that benefit from prison labor, the UC and UCLA support a private prison system composed of a disproportionate number of people […]
USAC proposal to live stream meetings stirs mixed emotions
UCLA’s undergraduate student government said it plans to live stream its meetings by the end of winter quarter to make them more accessible to students. Though previous members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council have discussed this initiative, this year is the first time a council has obtained a permit for live streaming. Internal Vice […]
Consent Week events address sexual assault on campus
Annie E. Clark felt that her school did not treat her report of sexual assault with enough sensitivity, so she became an activist for the rights of students who have experienced sexual assault on college campuses. “We had people all around the country saying ‘your story is my story, how can I make my campus […]