In the 95-year existence of UCLA’s undergraduate student government, just six presidents have stepped down or been ousted from their seats. Undergraduate Students Association Council presidents have resigned for personal reasons, been caught in campaign violation controversies or been drafted into the military, according to Steven Halpern in “A View from Kerckhoff: A History of Student Life at UCLA,” a document about the Associated Students UCLA and the undergraduate student government. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 5, 5:43 am
Presidential resignations rare in history of USAC
News
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January 5, 5:35 am
Undocumented individuals sign up for driver’s licenses under AB 60
As undocumented individuals sign up for driver’s licenses under a new law, some immigration rights advocates at UCLA say this is merely a first step toward more rights for undocumented individuals. Read more...
Photo: Department of Motor Vehicles buildings across the state saw thousands of undocumented individuals signing up for driver’s licenses. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News
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January 5, 5:33 am
UC remains skeptical of proposed federal college ratings system
The University of California recently expressed support for President Barack Obama’s college ratings system, but took issue with some of the criteria used to rate institutions, including one that would measure income after graduation. Read more...
News
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January 2, 8:38 pm
Gov. Brown appoints Gareth Elliott to UC Board of Regents
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed his legislative affairs secretary to the University of California Board of Regents Friday. Gareth Elliott has served as Brown’s legislative affairs secretary since 2011. Read more...
Crime, News
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December 31, 3:48 pm
Friends, family raise money for UCLA alumnus stabbed on Christmas Eve
Friends and family of a UCLA alumnus are raising money to cover his medical expenses after a man stabbed him on the walk home to his L.A. Read more...
Photo: John DeMartini, who was attacked on the walk to his L.A. apartment on Dec. 24, takes a picture in his hospital room in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Courtesy of Linda DeMartini)
Crime, News
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December 23, 11:21 am
Former USAC officer released from jail after 77 days
A former UCLA undergraduate student government officer was released from county jail Tuesday morning after serving 77 days for sexual battery and other charges. Omar Arce, who was the Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner last year, watched in an orange jumpsuit from a holding cell as Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Alan Rubin granted his release. Read more...
Crime, News
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December 21, 5:49 pm
UCLA student robbed at gunpoint by two men on Strathmore Drive
Two men robbed a UCLA student at gunpoint early Thursday on Strathmore Drive, taking a cell phone and money before driving away, university police said. About 2:37 a.m. Read more...