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 funding allocations with an 8-0-3 vote. USAC voted unanimously to reverse its allocations of about $78,500 to different councilmember initiatives, and […]
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USAC gives surplus allocated for initiatives back to student groups
The undergraduate student government gave back about $78,500 in surplus funds Tuesday after more than 100 students protested the council’s allocations at its meeting. Last week, the Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than half of its remaining surplus to fund councilmember initiatives – a decision that significantly cut some student group programming funds. “It’s […]
USAC still searching for Election Board chair candidate
The undergraduate student government is still struggling to find a student to run its upcoming spring elections after a candidate backed out of the position last week. The Undergraduate Students Association Council was supposed to appoint an Election Board chair by the first week of fall quarter, according to USAC bylaws. Last week was the […]
Small USAC surplus halves student group funding
The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. An undergraduate student government fund that helps finance student group operations experienced a more than 50 percent funding decrease from last year, largely because of an unusually small student government surplus. Each year, […]
USAC to propose bylaw amendment concerning stipend increases
Undergraduate student government officials plan to submit a proposal that regulates councilmembers’ stipends to a review committee next week, in the hopes of bringing the proposal to a vote during third week. The proposal asks the Undergraduate Students Association Council to amend its bylaws to prevent future councilmembers from raising their own stipends. Members of […]
USAC Recap – Jan. 7
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 Councilmembers allocated about half of the council’s remaining surplus funds. USAC voted to give about $78,500 of its approximately $152,000 to fund specific office […]
USAC allocates half of surplus to fund councilmember initiatives
At its meeting Tuesday night, the undergraduate student government allocated about half of its remaining $152,000 surplus funds to finance council member initiatives. Councilmembers distributed about $78,500, leaving about $73,500 for some Undergraduate Students Association Council funding resources meant to support student groups. Funding for some student group resources will be cut by more than […]