The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a change to its bylaws Tuesday that freezes the transfer of funds into its endowment until the UC divests from companies participating “in the violation of human rights.” The amendment, proposed May 28 by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo, makes changes to Article VII – which concerns finance – of the USA Bylaws. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which hosts the offices of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. The council voted Tuesday to approve a change to its bylaws placing restrictions on the funds in its endowment. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Cultural Affairs Commission announced it was canceling its events for the rest of the academic year. The Undergraduate Students Association Council office, led by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo, released a statement on Instagram Monday morning, citing the violence in Palestine, Congo, Haiti and Sudan, as well as “white supremacist attacks and police brutality” participants of the UCLA Palestine solidarity encampment faced, as the reasons for canceling the events. Read more...

Photo: Attendees watch and dance to singer and saxophonist Braxton Cook’s set at the 2022 JazzReggae Festival. The Cultural Affairs Commission canceled its events, including the JazzReggae festival, for the rest of the academic year. (Daily Bruin file photo)