Leaked documents allege illegal campaign fundraising by LET’S ACT!

Dozens of documents leaked on Facebook Monday allege that members of the undergraduate student government LET’S ACT! slate illegally spent student fee funds on their past two campaigns, sold alcohol and marijuana to raise campaign revenue and solicited money from student groups in return for representation in the slate.

USAC candidates debate issues, qualifications amid slate politics

Undergraduate student government candidates debated Sunday about the merits of their previous experience and their relationships with University and student group leaders. The debates, organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board, took place on the Hill in front of a crowd generally split between the two dominant slates Bruins United and LET’S ACT!. […]

Heather Rosen fuels USAC presidential candidacy with social advocacy

Seeing a need for a social justice club at her high school, Heather Rosen decided to create her own club as a freshman – despite not knowing anyone at her new school. By the end of her senior year, Rosen’s club, Lions for Africa, was one of the largest groups at her high school and […]

Election Board releases expense reports on 2015 candidates, slates

Candidates and slates in the upcoming undergraduate student government election spent a total of $12,073 on their campaigns, considerably less than the $25,270 spent in last year’s election. Two full slates are running candidates in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election, a drop from the three main slates and 30 candidates that competed last year. […]

USAC Podcast Episode 2: The Basics

Join Radio Director Chris Campbell in a series of podcasts designed as a beginner’s guide to the happenings of the student government! This week, Campbell is joined by Daily Bruin USAC Reporter Kendall Mitchell to answer some fundamental questions about the Undergraduate Students Association Council, including: What is USAC and what is its primary purpose? […]

Bruins United files petition appealing Election Board sanction

A Bruins United slate campaign manager filed a petition with the undergraduate student government Judicial Board Tuesday to appeal a recent Election Board decision that prohibited the slate from online campaigning for two days. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board sanctioned LET’S ACT! and Bruins United candidates on Friday, saying the candidates violated the […]