Aram Ghoogasian: USAC must close loopholes allowing illegal campaign fundraising

After a week of consistently being the top story, LET’S ACT! went out with a fizzle. Of the nine contested positions, it managed to win only two. The results are indicative of students’ attitude toward the Undergraduate Students Association Council and their angry reaction to LET’S ACT!’s alleged Machiavellian campaign tactics. The scandal that broke […]

Bruins United dominates council after controversial election season

This post was updated on May 3 at 8:16 p.m. About 200 LET’S ACT! supporters gathered in a huddle for more than two hours in Wilson Plaza Friday night after hearing of their slate’s severe losses in last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Several slate leaders took turns giving speeches, saying how they felt […]

Student group event fee referendum fails

A referendum that would have raised quarterly student fees by $3 to provide more funding for student organizations fell short of the votes needed to pass last week, to the disappointment of some group leaders. “The referendum’s failure hurts because we might not be able to help our programs grow,” said Isabelle Chu, a second-year […]

Heather Rosen to lead Bruins United majority council

This post was updated on May 1 at 9:41 p.m. Bruins United candidates dominated this year’s undergraduate student government election, taking seven of nine contested positions, officials announced Friday night. The slate hasn’t held a majority of seats on the council since 2012. For the first time since 2007, Bruins United candidates took all executive […]

USAC election results to be announced Friday despite investigation

Undergraduate student government election results will be announced at 8 p.m. Friday on the steps outside Kerckhoff Hall, despite the open investigation into LET’S ACT! campaign finances. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted on Tuesday for the Election Board to investigate leaked documents that allege the LET’S ACT! slate sold drugs and alcohol at fundraising […]

Students call USAC candidate’s parody of opponent’s video homophobic

Some students and LET’S ACT! supporters are calling a video that surfaced Wednesday homophobic because it showed a Bruins United candidate parodying her opponent’s campaign video. Ruhi Patil, a Bruins United candidate for Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner, danced in the video, mimicking her opponent’s choreographed dance from a promotional recording encouraging students […]

Students divided over fee increase referendum for group event funding

This article was updated at 2:59 p.m. on April 30. Some students groups are pushing to pass a quarterly $3 fee increase referendum this week to combat decreases in undergraduate student government funds, while other students are questioning why they should have to pay for it. If passed, the student group event referendum would generate […]