The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Special presentations Student Fee […]
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LA County municipal elections see reduced voter turnout rate
About 6 percent of registered voters in Westwood and on campus voted in Los Angeles County municipal elections Tuesday. Out of 13,081 registered voters on campus, the Hill, the North Village and Westwood Village, only 810 cast ballots. About 7.5 percent of students registered on the Hill voted. The county’s total voter participation rate was […]
All four graduate student government candidates will run unopposed
No candidates will be contested in this year’s graduate student government election. Michael Skiles, the current president of the Graduate Students Association, is among the four uncontested candidates, the GSA Election Board announced Tuesday. All candidates are running with the Moving Forward Slate, which was formed in spring 2014. Three of the four candidates already […]
USAC recap – March 7
This post was updated on March 9 at 1:20 p.m. 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! […]
International grad students fear political climate will hamper job outlook
Some international graduate students at UCLA are concerned the current political climate may negatively affect their career prospects. Ioan Istrate, the Graduate Students Association vice president of internal affairs, said he thinks there is a higher standard for international students when getting jobs, but the difficulty has intensified in the months following President Donald Trump’s […]
Student leaders take stance against Measure S in press conference
Student leaders, activists and a city council candidate declared their opposition to Measure S in a press conference Thursday. The undergraduate student government’s Office of the External Vice President, the Graduate Students Association and the BruinsVOTE! Campaign organized the press conference to inform news media of their position on Measure S. The event also featured […]
USAC ad hoc committee looks to increase student representation
A committee trying to reform the undergraduate student government to include underrepresented communities held its first meeting Tuesday night. The ad hoc committee, which aims to discuss ways to increase student representation in the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is meant to consist of several USAC representatives and a student focus group. However, only one of […]