Sunday, June 28

Total campaign ban for USAC presidential candidate lifted despite violations

This post was updated May 14 at 9:03 p.m. The USA Judicial Board ruled Wednesday morning that a presidential candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council could continue campaigning, despite a complete ban received from the USA Elections Board. Read more...

Photo: Siddharth Munjal, an Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate, speaks at a debate hosted by the Daily Bruin and USA Elections Board. The USA Judicial Board ruled Wednesday morning that Munjal could continue campaigning, despite a complete ban he received on Monday from the USA Elections Board. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


General representative candidate marks fourth USAC election disqualification

This post was updated May 14 at 9:06 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified a general representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Susie Turner speaks at an April 29 general representative debate hosted by the Daily Bruin and the USA Elections Board. The elections board disqualified Turner Tuesday from the USAC elections for exceeding the allowed campaign expenditure limit. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


USA Elections Board disqualifies third transfer student representative candidate

This post was updated May 14 at 9:09 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified a third transfer student representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday.  Dayanara Flores, a third-year English student, was disqualified after providing misleading, incomplete and erroneous campaign finance information, the elections board said in a notice of finding. Read more...

Photo: Dayanara Flores speaks at an April 30 transfer student representative debate co-hosted by the Daily Bruin and the USA Elections Board. The USA Elections Board disqualified Flores as a candidate for transfer student representative Tuesday after alleged campaign financial documentation errors. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


USA Judicial Board confirms IVP candidate cannot campaign

This post was updated May 13 at 1:35 p.m. A candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president cannot campaign for the rest of the election period, the USA Judicial Board confirmed Monday evening. Read more...

Photo: The USA Judicial Board hears a case featuring internal vice president candidate Gabrielle Trujillo and the USA Elections Board on Google Meet. The Board upheld an Elections Board decision barring Trujillo from campaigning for the rest of the election period. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)


Graduate student voters approve fee increases in 2026 GSA election

This post was updated May 12 at 10:12 p.m. Graduate students elected new officers, voted for $18 in fee increases and approved changes to the Graduate Students Association constitution in the 2026 GSA election. Read more...

Photo: Ackerman Union, which houses ASUCLA-operated services, is pictured. Graduate students passed a $13 quarterly fee that would help fund ASUCLA initiatives and provide a wage increase for ASUCLA student employees. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


2 transfer student representative candidates disqualified from USAC elections

This post was updated May 12 at 10:11 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified two transfer student representative candidates Wednesday from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the offices of the USA Elections Board and the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. The USA Elections Board disqualified two transfer student representative candidates Wednesday from the USAC elections. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students discuss costs, benefits of possible BLUE referendum tuition increase

This post was updated May 7 at 8:43 p.m. Students will vote on whether or not to approve a $27 quarterly fee that would fund certain ASUCLA programming during the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections from May 8 to 15. Read more...

Photo: Students study and a cafe employee takes an order inside of Kerckhoff Coffee House. ASUCLA employees could get a $1 hourly wage increase if a $27 quarterly referendum fee is passed by USAC next week. (Daily Bruin file photo)