The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plans to create a student advocacy group that will advise the office on how to reduce acts of discrimination on campus. Jerry Kang, vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, said in an email statement Monday his office wants students to suggest how the group should be run. […]
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC recap – Jan. 12
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on 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 The council unanimously approved […]
SFAC advises chancellor on fee allocation, focuses on mental health
A little-known committee comprising 12 UCLA students and faculty members presents Chancellor Gene Block with recommendations on how to allocate about $2 million in student fees. What is SFAC? The Student Fee Advisory Committee, also known as SFAC, is a student majority committee that recommends how some funds from the Student Services Fee should be […]
ASUCLA to create temporary prayer, meditation space in Ackerman Union
Associated Students UCLA will redesign a lounge in Ackerman Union this quarter to create a temporary nondenominational space where students and faculty can pray and meditate. The ASUCLA board of directors voted Dec. 4 to create the space, after members of the undergraduate student government gave presentations about the need for such a space on […]
USAC recap — Dec. 8
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on 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 Ryan Hallman, a […]
USAC passes unanimous resolution against Safe Campus Act
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday against a federal bill that would require victims of sexual assault to report incidents to law enforcement before universities can investigate claims. Under the Safe Campus Act, the university would be able to provide health care and psychological services to sexual assault survivors, but would not […]
Groups argue that GSA funding restriction did not defy First Amendment
Several legal groups and sponsors wrote a letter to UCLA Wednesday, defending the graduate student government against claims it violated students’ First Amendment rights. The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative legal advocacy organization, the Zionist Organization of America and StandWithUs, pro-Israel organizations, and the Lawfare Project wrote the letter to Chancellor Gene […]