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While most students were away from campus for the summer, Undergraduate Students Association Council members voted toalmost double their own stipends.
The move elicited the criticism of many students, including this board. With classes back in session today, it’s time for USAC to mend some fences.
Last year, corporate sponsors chipped in about $40,000 to subsidize Bruin Bash and the Enormous Activities Fair, two high-profile welcome week events. This year, the sum is just $5,000 – a staggering drop that should prompt the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission to start earlier and work harder to secure outside […]
Legacies can be tricky. The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden and residence stands as the legacy of Edward Carter, formerly a UC Board of Regents chairman and a UCLA alumnus. In 1965, he entrusted the property to UCLA in perpetuity. Amid murky fiscal waters, UCLA sought to sell the property, but was met by opposition from […]
The recent uproar over stipend increases by the Undergraduate Student Association Council is this group of councilmembers’ first major run-in with vocal opposition from the student body.
UCLA’s overly conservative use of the BruinAlert Mass Notification & Advisory System should be re-evaluated to better prioritize safety over inconvenience. On Aug. 3, a bomb threat caused university police to evacuate the John Wooden Center, Pauley Pavilion, Student Activities Center and parts of Bruin Walk . Both university police and the Los Angeles Police […]
The decision by the Undergraduate Students Association Council to approve an immediate stipend increase was a mistake that could have been easily averted. But instead of properly weighing the consequences of moving ahead with such a conflict of interest, eight of the nine voting members of the council in attendance at last week’s meeting moved to […]
A recent proposal to increase stipends for Undergraduate Students Association Council members to be discussed Tuesday is well-intentioned, but clearly treads on basic ethical principles of public office.