Category Archives: Student Government

USAC issues survey to better address student concerns, improve outreach

An undergraduate student government office released a survey Wednesday asking students to evaluate how well each office has addressed student needs. Councilmembers intend to use the survey to better understand concerns and implement solutions throughout various offices, said Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 1 Manjot Singh. Singh said his office organized the survey for […]

Spring USAC election to feature 25 candidates

Two seasoned slates – Bruins United and LET’S ACT! – are running the majority of the 25 candidates in this spring’s undergraduate student government election. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board announced the candidates running Friday night at a candidate orientation event. Two of the Bruins United candidates are current councilmembers, including Internal Vice […]

FIRED UP! candidates to focus on advocating for diversity requirement

Members of the FIRED UP! slate are focusing on advocating for a diversity course requirement proposal after they were disqualified from running in the upcoming undergraduate student election. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board ruled the slate’s candidates ineligible because they turned in the hard copies of their candidate packets seven minutes late after […]

USAC passes resolution honoring Pilipino farmworkers in labor movement

The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to recognize the contribution of Pilipino farmworkers in the Delano labor movement. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed the resolution in light of Cesar Chavez Day. External Vice President Conrad Contreras, Transfer Student Representative Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed and Academic Affairs Commissioner Allyson Bach sponsored the resolution. In […]

USAC recap – March 31

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! Youtube Channel. Agenda Council unanimously approved […]

USAC Election Board requests funds to give voter incentives in spring

The undergraduate student government Election Board is requesting up to $4,000 from the student government and the UCLA Student Union to fund voter incentives in the upcoming spring election. The funding would be part of a plan to combat low voter turnout in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election. The Election Board’s discretionary funding proposal […]