Student groups receive greater cultural event funding from referendum

Dozens of student groups were able to organize better cultural events this school year under a referendum that allowed the Cultural Affairs Commission, an office in the undergraduate student government, to allocate about $100,000 to fund events. UCLA students approved the Arts Restoring Community referendum last year, adding a $1.55 quarterly fee to fund cultural […]

USAC Community Service Commission to award student scholarships

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Community Service Commission is awarding 10 $1,000 scholarships to students who have displayed outstanding leadership in community service work throughout their undergraduate careers. Funding for the scholarship, called the John H. Sarvey & Robert S. Michaels Leadership in Service Award, has been consistently decreasing since the scholarship’s inaugural year in […]

ASUCLA budget plan may include multimillion dollar Ackerman renovation

The Associated Students UCLA’s budget and five-year plan, scheduled to be voted on this month, may focus on a multimillion dollar project to improve Ackerman Union’s appearance and layout. Members of the association’s finance committee met Friday to discuss boosting ASUCLA’s financial state and keeping the student association afloat in the long term. During the […]

GSA recap – May 6

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 GSA members unanimously approved the election results, which were presented by Elections Commissioner Patrick […]

USAC launches website for donations to UCLA endowment fund

The undergraduate student government recently launched a website where anyone can donate money to its 2-year-old endowment fund. The endowment, which is currently about $120,000, is a reserve fund the Undergraduate Students Association Council can use to finance programs if it does not want to tap into other council money or if USAC is struggling […]