Monday, May 18

With special election approaching, USAC appoints Election Board chair

The undergraduate student government appointed next year’s Election Board chair on time at its meeting on Tuesday. The newly appointed chair, Shagun Kabra, a third-year mathematics/economics student, will oversee both the regular spring USAC election and a special election in the fall for the transfer student representative and general representative positions. Read more...

Photo: Shagun Kabra, a third-year mathematics/economics student, was selected as the Election Board chair by the Undergraduate Students Association Council. (Courtesy of Shagun Kabra)



Scholarship winner UCLA-bound after weathering financial circumstances

Rocky Rojas knew there was more to the world than his conservative town in Arizona. “I feel limited in my location because there’s not a lot of opportunities or room for involvement in my community in Arizona,” said Rojas, who will be a first-year student at UCLA this fall. Read more...

Photo: Rocky Rojas, who will be a first-year student at UCLA this fall, earned six scholarships totaling about $50,000. (Courtesy of Rocky Rojas)