USAC Recap – April 2

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 passed a resolution condemning the use of the word “retard(ed)” and calling for respect for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. […]

GSA Meeting Roundup – March 6

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. Agenda The forum approved adding an advisory referendum about UCLA’s leave of absence policy […]

GSA spring ballot to include fee increase and advisory referendums

If passed by the graduate student body, the first referendum would increase funding for the financially struggling Graduate Writing Center by raising graduate student quarterly fees $1.50 per quarter – from $4 to $5.50. Additionally, the referendum will tie future quarterly fees to inflation.

Slate makes changes to advance transparency

Leaders of the undergraduate student government Bruins United slate are changing their group’s internal structure to address issues of transparency that surfaced in last year’s student government elections. “In the past there had been a disconnect in terms of transparency within the party and also with the party and the school,” said Ken Myers, a […]