The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated over $500,000 in surplus funding at its meeting Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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May 8, 5:13 pm
USAC recap – April 29
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its fifth meeting of spring quarter April 29. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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May 7, 5:50 pm
USA Elections Board disqualifies 3 USAC candidates for failure to submit documents
This post was updated May 8 at 10:58 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified three candidates from the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Wednesday. The candidates, Maya Wertheim, Mitchell Stevens II and Johanna Vu, were disqualified for failing to submit required documents to the elections board by Tuesday night, according to notices of disqualification issued by the board. Wertheim, a former Daily Bruin Opinion intern who is running for general representative, was disqualified for failing to submit an expense account form, while Stevens – who is running for Cultural Affairs commissioner – and Vu – who is running for Student Wellness commissioner – failed to submit the expenses form and sources of funding forms, according to the notices. Read more...
Photo: Mitchell Stevens II (left), Johanna Vu (center) and Maya Wertheim (right) speak at debates. The three candidates for Undergraduate Students Association Council positions were disqualified Wednesday. (Left to right: Zimo Li/Photo editor, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
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May 4, 10:57 pm
‘Trying to find ways to engage with people’: USAC candidates leaflet on Bruin Walk
Editor’s note: This post was updated May 20 at 8:46 p.m. to remove a photograph which contained a Daily Bruin contributor. As the Friday ballot release approaches, Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates have been campaigning through social media and in person on Bruin Walk. Read more...
Photo: USAC internal vice president candidate Tommy Contreras and a member of his campaign hand out flyers. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 4, 10:57 pm
Resources First Referendum seeks fee increase to fund campus organizations
Students will vote on a referendum in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election that would increase the #UCLAWellness fee to fund campus organizations. The Resources First Referendum would approve an increase in the #UCLAWellness fee by $4 per quarter. Read more...
Photo: Covel Commons, which contains one of the UCLA Campus Assault Resources and Education locations, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 4, 10:57 pm
Referendum to decide if Good Clothes Good People’s spending abilities can expand
Students will vote on whether to expand what the Basic Needs Redistribution Center can purchase in an upcoming referendum. The Good Clothes Good People Basic Needs Referendum, passed in 2020, established a $0.39 quarterly student fee that currently provides funding for the Basic Needs Redistribution Center to purchase school supplies and hygiene products. Read more...
Photo: The Student Activities Center, which houses the Basic Needs Redistribution Center, is pictured. Undergraduate students will vote on a referendum that, if passed, would allow the center’s operators to spend the revenue it collects via student fees on a wider array of things. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, Los Angeles, News, Student Government, Transportation
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May 4, 10:57 pm
Students to vote on renewal of the Bruin U-Pass in 2025 USAC elections
Students will determine the future of the Bruin U-Pass in the 2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council election. The 2023 Universal Access Transit Pass Referendum, which provides UCLA students with TAP cards for unlimited public transit across Los Angeles County for what was initially $3.30 per quarter, is set to expire in 2026. Read more...
Photo: A Big Blue Bus is pictured. Undergraduate students will vote on whether to renew funding for the Bruin U-Pass. (Daily Bruin file photo)