A new slate running in this year’s undergraduate student government election hopes to advocate for the interests of students not traditionally involved in Undergraduate Students Association Council. Leaders Influencing Tomorrow is running seven candidates in this year’s USAC election. The slate plans to call for additional support for students of color, transfer students and veterans, […]
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC election sanction – April 27
The undergraduate student government election board issued a sanction Friday. The board sanctioned the For the People slate for violating social media guidelines by publicizing a campaign-related event before campaigning was permitted by the board. The slate was also sanctioned for not including the expenses for this event in its campaign expense forms. The slate […]
USAC election sanction – April 26
The undergraduate student government election board issued a sanction Thursday. Helen-Sage Lee, a candidate running for general representative, was sanctioned for not including the Election Code disclaimer on her website. The Election Code states that all websites must include the disclaimer at the bottom of each page. The board ordered Lee to add the disclaimer […]
USAC candidates criticize opponent platforms, qualifications at debate
A crowded pack of candidates for student government tried to differentiate themselves from one another at a debate Wednesday night. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its annual candidate debate in De Neve Auditorium amid a crowd of about 300 people. This year’s event featured 34 of the 39 candidates, many of whom used the […]
USAC recap – April 24
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel, which can be accessed with a ucla.edu account. […]
USAC election sanction – April 24
The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned a candidate Tuesday night. Delia Xing, a candidate running for general representative, was sanctioned for not submitting receipts or proofs of purchase on reported expenditures. The election code states all candidates must submit campaign finance receipts for all expenses. The election board required Xing to submit receipts on […]
USAC candidate creates one-person slate to promote transparency
A general representative candidate said he created his new one-person, student-run political slate to address what he considers to be a lack of inclusion and transparency between the current undergraduate student government and the campus community. Candidates Operating Clearly is a new single-person slate running third-year statistics student Andrew Sokoler for general representative in this […]