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.
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC should apologize for forged e-mails
The recent discovery of forged e-mails sent from USAC General Representative Sanobar Sajan’s office demonstrates the good supervision of funding applications by the USAC Finance Committee.
Editorial: USAC should keep voting simple for students
With the goal of making the council better reflect the varied opinions of the campus community, members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council plan to vote Tuesday on changing the way students elect their representatives. The plan is to change the process to either a single transferable vote system, STV, or an instant runoff vote, […]
USAC adjusts bylaws, elections rules
At Tuesday’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, council passed various bylaw and Elections Code changes that they hope will improve their services to students. USAC unanimously voted to change the job description of the Academic Affairs commissioner, added constraints on who can receive honorariums and changed how agenda items are submitted. In addition, they revised […]
USAC creates award for staff who work with students
UCLA’s faculty members and administrators may now have a new incentive to spend time assisting students. With a new award to be given out next spring, the Undergraduate Students Association Council plans to acknowledge those staff members who have worked with and supported undergraduates in their efforts to initiate projects and programs. Guidelines for the […]
USAC fund allocation process questioned
The recent release of a document alleging unfair funding on the part of the undergraduate student government’s budget committee has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the funding allocation process. The document, filed by a student councilmember, states that the base budget funding process created by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Budget Review Committee was […]
Councilmember resigns
A general representative of the undergraduate student government resigned Wednesday, marking the fourth time in four years a member has left office in the middle of a term. Nelson Saldaña, one of three general representatives on the Undergraduate Students Association Council, said the decision was prompted by his inability to follow through with campaign goals […]