Voter turnout in the 2017 undergraduate student government election was the lowest it has been in recent years, falling more than 10 percentage points from 2016. About 8,000 students, or 27.5 percent, voted in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election, compared to more than 40 percent last year. Voter turnout has been about 30 […]
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Gallery: 2017 USAC elections dominated by independent candidates
During the 2017 Undergraduate Students Association Council results, members of Bruins United won two contested positions, while independent candidates won nine seats on next year’s council. One candidate from the Defend Affirmative Action Party also won a seat on the council.
Independent candidates take majority in 2017 USAC election
This post was updated May 5 at 7:48 p.m. Nine out of 10 independent candidates in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election won positions on the council. The Bruins United slate secured two out of seven contested seats and will have four seats total, the fewest number of positions that the slate, which typically […]
Judicial board rules against petition to disqualify Bruins United slate
The undergraduate student government judicial board ruled in favor of the election board after receiving a petition asking it to disqualify the Bruins United slate. The judicial board voted unanimously that the election board did not violate code when sanctioning the slate for multiple violations. Three students petitioned against the election board Thursday morning, alleging […]
Judicial board hears case for potential Bruins United disqualification
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board conducted hearings Thursday on a petition that aims to disqualify the entire Bruins United slate, the board’s first case of the year. The petitioners alleged the election board violated election code by sanctioning the Bruins United slate too lightly for failing to disclose a sponsorship from the mobile […]
Judicial board to review petition for disqualification of Bruins United
The undergraduate student government judicial board has decided to review a petition from three students who want to disqualify the entire Bruins United slate from this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Students Alicia Frison, Brad Fingard and Sanjana Nidugondi petitioned the judicial board Thursday, asking it to disqualify all nine Bruins United candidates for […]
Candidates clash over affordability, platform feasibility at USAC debate
Tensions were high as candidates in this year’s undergraduate student government elections wrangled over their qualifications and platforms at a debate Wednesday. Candidates discussed how they would address affordability issues, advocate against President Donald Trump’s policies and better engage the student body at the debate, which was held by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Election […]