The undergraduate student government is set to vote tonight on a resolution in support of a peaceful campus approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and investments in specific companies that have worked to promote economic growth for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC budget report leads to concerns over slate politics
An undergraduate student government quarterly budget report will now be headed by an independent body instead of a specific office, following concerns of a slate bias skewing the results of the report and potentially creating a hierarchy between offices. Some members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council voiced concerns about the Internal Vice President’s Office […]
GSA Recap – Oct. 16
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 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Officer Reports GSA President Nicole Robinson was not able to attend the meeting. Cody […]
USAC Recap – Oct. 15
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 programming fund allocations for this week with a 10-0-2 vote. Appointments The council approved Yasmeen El-Farra, a third-year international development studies […]
Tutoring group teaches students in overlooked area
Batman, a wizard and Francis the Ladybug are in a middle school cafeteria early Saturday morning. What happens next? They tutor English and math – algebra, to be precise. It was “Superhero Day” last weekend for the Glendale Learning Program, the first theme day of the year for a UCLA student-run tutoring group that teaches […]
Financial Literacy Day Fair comes to UCLA
Students who want to learn how to plan their finances, avoid loan debt and obtain funding can find information at a campus fair on Tuesday. Multiple campus partners plan to set up informational booths in Bruin Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for Financial Literacy Day Fair, a free event organized by the Undergraduate […]
Boom journal comes to UCLA
The familiar smell of Southern California – desert and flowers mixed with petroleum and smog – was the first thing that hit Jon Christensen when he landed in Burbank, Calif. He was immediately reminded of his childhood memories visiting Pasadena, where his mother grew up and his grandfather ran a bookstore. California has been in […]