Incoming students will still have to complete one laboratory course instead of two for the General Education curriculum, after the Undergraduate Council of the Academic Senate recently voted to extend a two-year suspension on the second requirement. Read more...
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July 5, 6:37 pm
USAC Recap ““ July 3
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Read more...
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July 1, 11:39 pm
New state budget holds uncertainties for UC’s funding issues
State lawmakers expect the recently enacted California budget to close a $15.7 billion state deficit through major cuts in government spending and increases in revenue contingent on tax increases "“ but officials say the budget is shrouded in uncertainties. Read more...
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July 1, 11:37 pm
Student loan interest rates kept from doubling
Months of disputes finally came to an end on Friday when, just two days before its deadline to act, Congress passed a measure to keep subsidized student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8 percent. Read more...
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July 1, 11:30 pm
Typically uninsured youth can stay on parents’ health insurance plans for longer under Affordable Care Act
College graduates who might have lost their health insurance after graduation will continue to have the option to stay on their parents' insurance programs until they are 26, after the nation's highest court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last Thursday. Read more...
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June 25, 3:51 am
Former Finance Committee Chair uses role to aid USAC, student groups with budget problems
On Ronald Arruejo's desk in his small office tucked away in Kerckhoff Hall is a worn yellow book filled with rules that U.S. leaders have used to conduct meetings for nearly 150 years. Read more...
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Recent graduate Ronald Arruejo flourished in his role as the chair of USAC’s Finance Committee.
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June 25, 3:43 am
Employee and UC contributions to increase for retirement plans on July 1
Employee and university contributions to the UC retirement plan will soon increase, as the UC continues to battle with a severe funding gap and the threat of greater budget cuts. Read more...