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 The council unanimously […]
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USAC office proposes international student representative position
An undergraduate student government office proposed Nov. 18 to add an international student representative position to the council, in an effort to better represent international students’ interests. Aaliya Khan, an Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative, organized a town hall on Nov. 16 with the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, or DCISS. At […]
UC to cut need-based aid for incoming out-of-state students
The University of California will no longer provide need-based financial aid for incoming out-of-state students to accommodate for the planned increase in enrollment of in-state students. The UC Board of Regents approved the operating budget plan Thursday for the 2016-2017 academic year. According to budget, the University will increase resident enrollment by 5,000 in the […]
USAC recap – Nov. 24
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 Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. The meeting on Nov. 24 took place at 6 p.m. Watch a live stream of the meetings […]
USAC draws criticism for enforcing time limit on comment session
Students were unable to comment on a controversial bylaw change the undergraduate student government voted on at its meeting last Tuesday, sparking discussion about the council’s 30-minute limit for public comment. Council members only allowed about 10 of 60 students to express their opinions during the meeting’s public comment section, in accordance with the time […]
UCSA proposes opt-out fee to increase funding, equalize representation
The University of California Student Association proposed at the council meeting Tuesday to allow students to opt out of a student fee used to cover the costs of the undergraduate student government’s UCSA membership. UCSA President Kevin Sabo proposed the Student Advocacy, Governance and Engagement, or SAGE, fee to equalize membership fees across UC campuses […]
ASUCLA Finance Committee recap – Nov. 20
Members of the Associated Students UCLA Finance Committee discussed the association’s finances at their monthly meeting Friday. Budget Renovations for the first-floor restrooms in Ackerman Union are currently on hold, said ASUCLA Executive Director Bob Williams. For November, the UCLA store saw strong sales in the textbook department but weak sales in the computer department, […]