The undergraduate student government judicial board ruled Thursday morning in favor of the election board on four of five claims representatives of the Social Justice Referendum registered against it. Read more...
Photo: Lindsay Allen, USAC Election Board chair, said the board did not violate the election code in a case she presented to the judicial board Wednesday night. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
Students will be able to pick up groceries from campus by December, after the undergraduate student government unanimously voted Tuesday to establish a student food co-op in Kerckhoff Hall. Read more...
Photo: The USAC Election Board’s office space in Kerckhoff Hall will be used as the location of the student food co-op. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Relatives and friends told UCLA-bound Bethel Zelalem she would be able to find Ethiopian and Eritrean students to connect with right away, but Zelalem said she had a hard time finding that cultural community during her freshman year. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Selam Mulugeta) The Habesha Student Union reformed this year and celebrates Ethiopian and Eritrean cultures. Members will host their first cultural show Friday at 7p.m.
In April, the White House cited professor Michael Stoll’s research on incarceration growth and reform in a report for President Barack Obama’s criminal justice reform project. Read more...
Photo: Professor Michael Stoll said he hopes his research on mass incarceration, which was cited by the White House, will influence criminal justice policy decisions, help achieve public safety goals and reduce reliance on prisons. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: The referenda on the USAC ballot do not directly compete with one another, but in the interest of full transparency, we believe it is worth noting one of the referenda on this year’s ballot directly benefits the Daily Bruin financially. Read more...
Photo: Lindsay Allen, USAC Election Board chair, said the board did not violate the Election Code in a case she presented to the Judicial Board Wednesday night. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a set of smoking-related bills Wednesday, including a bill that raises the legal smoking age for tobacco from 18 to 21. The bills also expand no-smoking areas to cover all areas of public schools and places restrictions on electronic cigarette use. Read more...
Photo: In September, the Westwood Village Improvement Association installed 13 cigarette recycling receptacles. On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a set of bills that would raise the legal smoking age for tobacco from 18 to 21, among other measures. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
