The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a letter condemning increased immigration enforcement activity at its Jan. 27 meeting. USAC is the official undergraduate student government at UCLA. Read more...
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January 27, 6:09 pm
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Jan. 23
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 6:32 p.m. The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors has lost around $1.8 million since the beginning of the academic year due to the elimination of meal swipes at ASUCLA markets, it said at its Friday meeting. Read more...
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January 23, 8:21 pm
USAC recap – Jan. 20
The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than $120,000 to student groups and appointed students to the USA Elections Board at its Jan. 20 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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January 22, 5:26 pm
LA Metro approves Sepulveda Pass heavy rail plan with UCLA stop
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 9:52 p.m. Editor’s note: This article, its photo caption and its headline were updated Jan. 25 at 7:58 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The 405 Freeway is pictured. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously approved a multibillion dollar heavy rail plan through the Sepulveda Pass – which includes a stop on UCLA’s campus – Thursday. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 16, 11:36 pm
USAC recap – Jan. 13
The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than $40,000 in funding and approved a resolution in support of protests in Iran calling for regime change at its Jan. Read more...
California, News, Regents, Student Government
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January 11, 10:47 pm
USAC supports bill barring hiring discrimination based on documentation status
The Undergraduate Students Association Council delivered a letter supporting a bill that would bar the UC from excluding undocumented students from on-campus jobs to the California State Legislature on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s letter in support of Assembly Bill 713 is pictured on a phone in front of Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the offices of the USAC officers. The council unanimously passed the letter at its Tuesday meeting, and alleged that the UC does not sufficiently support undocumented students. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 11, 11:12 am
USAC officers fight back against Trump administration’s grant cuts to UCLA
Undergraduate Students Association Council officers said they have tried to fight for students’ interests amid the Trump administration’s grant cuts to UCLA. The Trump administration suspended nearly 800 of UCLA’s research grants from the National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health in early July, alleging that UCLA allowed antisemitism, affirmative action and “men to participate in women’s sports.” Rita F. Read more...
Photo: A research lab at UCLA is pictured. Officers of the Undergraduate Students Association Council criticized the pull of research funding and other actions by the Trump administration in the last six months. (Daily Bruin file photo)