Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive and committee reports Executive director Bob Williams said […]
Category Archives: Student Government
Grad student emphasizes inclusivity in GSA presidential platform
Jonathan Koch played the violin and wrote his own music as a young child but has since taken on activism as a teaching assistant and graduate student in music. Koch will run to be president of the Graduate Students Association under Working for Graduate Students, a student-run political slate. He said he became interested in […]
GSA presidential candidate stresses importance of community events
Every September, Michael Skiles walks the halls of his apartment building, sticking notes on the doors of his neighbors’ rooms to invite them to meet and socialize. Four years into his degree, Skiles said he is still focused on creating a vibrant social life for graduate students by hosting frequent socials through the Weyburn and […]
GSA finds Milan Chatterjee in violation of code, votes not to take action
The Graduate Students Association found President Milan Chatterjee guilty of violating the GSA code and constitution at a meeting Wednesday night, but voted not to take action against him. The forum found Chatterjee guilty with a 12-3-5 vote and decided to draft a letter of censure with a 11-2-4 vote. The letter will state the […]
GSA recap – April 13
The 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 found President Milan Chatterjee guilty of violating the GSA code and constitution, […]
USAC recap – April 12
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda items The council approved […]
USAC, CALPIRG join forces to promote affordable textbooks
An undergraduate student government office and the California Public Interest Research Group, or CALPIRG, hopes to reduce the amount of money students spend on textbooks by encouraging professors to switch to cheaper alternatives. Devika Chaudhuri, CALPIRG textbook program coordinator and first-year applied mathematics student, said CALPIRG and the USAC Financial Supports commissioner created a textbook […]