The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved changes to its constitution, a resolution calling on the University of California to divest from war industries and various surplus allocations. Read more...
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March 1, 5:54 pm
USAC to vote on fund to pay future undocumented council members
The art for this post was updated March 2 at 2:55 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is considering a fund that will allow undocumented USAC council members who lose their work authorization to continue receiving their salary, in response to an incident in 2020 where an undocumented council member went without pay for around seven weeks. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council will vote this week on a proposal to establish a fund to pay future undocumented council members who do not have work authorization. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Campus, News, Student Government
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March 1, 3:21 pm
Amendment gives elections board more autonomy over USAC elections calendar
An amendment will give the board that runs the student government elections more independence over the elections calendar. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Feb. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted in February to amend the elections code to give the elections board chair more autonomy in determining the elections calendar. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 28, 2:13 pm
USAC Recap – Feb. 23
The Undergraduate Students Association Council created two council member stipends reserved for undocumented students within USAC. The council also approved a resolution in support of the Protecting Equal Access to Care Everywhere Act, which advocates for equitable patient access to health care facilities. Read more...
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February 23, 12:08 pm
UCSA recap – Feb. 20
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 Feb. Read more...
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February 20, 7:00 pm
USAC recap – Feb. 16
The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed the reallocation of $200,000 in undergraduate funds to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The USA Elections Board chair also presented a finalized version of the election calendar to the council. Read more...
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February 18, 1:50 pm
UC partners with UC Student Association, urges Congress to double the Pell Grant
The University of California Student Association is working with the UC to urge the U.S. Congress to double the maximum value of the Pell Grant. The UC launched the Double the Pell campaign and announced its partnership with UCSA on Feb. Read more...