A spring break community service program has expanded this year to include more volunteer sites and participants. During Alternative Breaks at UCLA, a project housed in the Community Service Commission, students complete different service activities and aim to immerse themselves in the community. The sites include San Francisco, New Orleans, downtown Los Angeles and Washington, […]
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC to discuss allocation of surplus
Undergraduate student government officials are set to decide how to spend more than $150,000 of surplus funds at their meeting Tuesday night. Undergraduate Students Association Council surplus funding is money carried over from one year’s council to the next and calculated every November. The councilmembers are working with about $152,000 this year. Last year’s surplus […]
What’s happening at UCLA this week: Dec. 9
What: Campus partners are hosting a “study night” in Pauley Pavilion. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission is co-programing the event with UCLA Recreation, the USAC Academic Affairs Commission and the USAC General Representative 2 office. The study night will include a trail mix bar, free blue books and library resources. Where: Pauley Pavilion […]
Art exhibition gives voice to survivors of sexual assault
Finding the courage to connect her face to her story of sexual assault was part of the healing process for Talia Bombola. When the third-year psychology student first saw a photo of herself holding a poster with a quote from her assailant on the walls of the Kerckhoff Art Gallery on Tuesday, she said she […]
Selection of USAC Election Board chair halted amid allegations of bias
The undergraduate student government postponed appointing a student to run its spring elections Tuesday after a councilmember raised concerns about the candidate’s political impartiality. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board chair is tasked with creating a timeline for the spring quarter USAC elections process, appointing other members of the Election Board and screening candidates […]
Undocumented students eligible for USAC textbook scholarship
For the first time, undocumented students can apply for textbook scholarships funded by the undergraduate student government. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission gives textbook scholarships of $200 each. The program started in 2008 and awards about 50 scholarships each quarter. Next quarter will be the first time undocumented students are eligible to […]
USAC Recap – Dec. 3
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 unanimously approved council contingency programming funds. The council unanimously voted to not meet during finals week. The council unanimously passed a resolution […]