Candidates from the Bruins United slate were banned from campaigning on campus and online all day Wednesday for failing to disclose a sponsorship from a mobile application. Read more...
Student Government
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May 3, 12:42 am
Students protest at USAC meeting, denounce actions of president
Students filled Kerckhoff 417 on Tuesday night, chanting “Black Bruins matter!” and “Shame!” at the weekly undergraduate student government meeting. Dozens of students addressed Danny Siegel, the Undergraduate Students Association Council president, about a recently leaked photo of him making the hand sign of the Bloods, a primarily African American gang. Read more...
Photo: Students condemned the actions of USAC president Danny Siegel, who held up a gang sign in a photo last year, at Tuesday’s council meeting. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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May 1, 10:48 pm
USAC election board issues campaign, finance-related sanctions
The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned several candidates between Friday and Monday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council election board, which oversees spring elections and enforces the election code, investigated 13 complaints and issued a total of six sanctions. Read more...
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May 1, 10:05 pm
Students respond to leaked photo of USAC president making gang symbol
Students expressed concern and outrage over a photograph of the undergraduate student government president that began circulating Sunday on social media. In the photo, Danny Siegel, the Undergraduate Students Association Council president, posed with the hand sign of a primarily African American street gang called the Bloods. Read more...
Photo: A photograph of Danny Siegel, the president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, displaying a gang symbol began circulating online Sunday. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Editorials, Interactive Page, News, Opinion, Student Government
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May 1, 1:07 am
USAC endorsements
Each year, the Daily Bruin Editorial Board interviews every candidate running in the undergraduate student government election, and endorses one candidate for each position based on platform quality, candidate qualifications and vision for the respective office. Read more...
Photo: (William Zou/Assistant Graphics editor)
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April 28, 3:33 pm
Academic Affairs candidate sanctioned for not complying with sanction
The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned a candidate Thursday for not complying with a previous sanction. The board issued a fourth sanction to independent Academic Affairs commissioner candidate Divya Sharma for social media campaigning while still being sanctioned. Read more...
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April 27, 4:34 pm
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 Board in Moore Hall. Read more...
Photo: Chloe Pan, Sophie Butler and Jack Price, who are running for next year’s undergraduate student government external vice president position, debated about their platforms and goals Wednesday night. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)