Thursday, February 5

USAC passes special rule to increase input from Congressional Advisory Board

A new special rule of order in the undergraduate student government bylaws will give student organizations more power in the undergraduate student government, student leaders said. Read more...

Photo: Student leaders said they can more effectively advocate for their organizations after the Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a special rule of order. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


UC Student Association campaigns to double the Pell Grant maximum

The association that represents University of California students is calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to double the Pell Grant to make college more affordable. The UC Student Association has met with federal representatives, nonprofit leaders and mobilized UC students to advocate for its Double the Pell campaign since the association initiated the campaign in August, said Joshua Lewis, the UCSA government relations chair and a student at UC Berkeley. Read more...



USAC recap – fall 2020

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 2:31 p.m. Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council spoke with The Bruin about how much of their platforms they accomplished in summer and fall. Read more...

Photo: How many times have members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council missed council meetings?


USAC recap — Jan. 12

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 5:52 p.m. The general representative 1 resigned at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting. USAC discussed procedures on how to fill the seat’s vacancy. Read more...


USAC General Representative 1 Jong Hyeon Lee resigns at council meeting

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 11:24 a.m. An undergraduate student government representative resigned at a Tuesday council meeting. Jong Hyeon Lee, the Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 1, said at the Tuesday USAC meeting he will declare nonattendance at UCLA because of financial and personal reasons. Read more...

Photo: A student government general representative resigned at the Tuesday Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, and said he will declare nonattendance because of personal reasons, which would make him ineligible for office. (Left to right: Courtesy of Jong Hyeon Lee, Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UCSA recap – Jan. 9

The University of California Student Association is composed of representatives from the UC campuses’ undergraduate and graduate student governments. The organization’s Board of Directors held its monthly meeting over Zoom on Jan. Read more...



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