USAC votes to add Social Justice and #UCLAwellness referenda on ballot

Students will be able to vote on two new fee referenda, one supporting outreach and retention programs and another supporting student wellness initiatives, in this spring’s undergraduate student government election. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to add two referenda, the Social Justice Referendum of 2016 and the #UCLAwellness Referendum, to the […]

Q&A: Spring election candidate discusses new slate MakeUCLAGreatAgain

Two new slates, MakeUCLAGreatAgain and Waves of Change, will be running candidates in the spring undergraduate student government elections. Shubham Goel, creator of MakeUCLAGreatAgain and a third-year economics student, will be the only candidate running under the slate. The Daily Bruin’s Ravija Harjai spoke with Goel, a general representative candidate, about the slate’s political agenda […]

Two new slates to run candidates in spring USAC election

The article was updated on March 4 at 8:05 p.m. Three slates, including two formed this year, will run candidates in the spring undergraduate student government elections. Bruins United, along with two new slates – MakeUCLAGreatAgain and Waves of Change – have filed applications to run candidates in the election, said Lindsay Allen, chair of […]

USAC office to offer students round-trip bus ride to UC Berkeley

Students can sign up to take a round-trip ride to UC Berkeley at the start of spring break for $100, through an undergraduate student government program. Ruhi Patil, Undergraduate Students Associated Council Financial Supports commissioner, said she has partnered with Sharethebus, a transportation provider, to allow UCLA students another way to return home or meet […]

USAC seeks to improve campus Wi-Fi with survey on signal strength

An undergraduate student government office is working to improve campus Wi-Fi connection through a survey that allows students to report varying signal strength around campus. Trent Kajikawa, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs commissioner, said he launched the Your Wi-Fi Sucks campaign to highlight inconsistent connectivity around campus. On the week two of the […]

USAC recap – March 1

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesdays 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. Special Presentation Directors of the JazzReggae Festival […]