A union representing about 40,000 UC workers reached a contract with the University early Thursday morning after more than two years of negotiations, averting an open-ended strike hours before it was set to begin. Read more...
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May 13, 10:37 pm
UCLA Alumni Scholars Club hosts annual haircut event for charity
UCLA has not had a permanent hairdresser on campus since an Ackerman Union salon closed in 2020. But on Tuesday, students temporarily turned a James West Alumni Center conference room into just that – and unlike the old salon, these cuts were for a cause. Read more...
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May 13, 10:09 pm
USAC recap – April 14
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a letter condemning a UCLA event with a former Israeli hostage at its April 14 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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May 13, 12:49 pm
Total campaign ban for USAC presidential candidate lifted despite violations
This post was updated May 13 at 4:33 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...
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May 12, 11:08 pm
Nontraditional students find community, redefine the UCLA college experience
Most of Katie Hirahoka’s days begin at 3 a.m. Hirahoka, a third-year economics student, needs the time to do her homework, drop her six-year-old son off at school and attend her own classes. Read more...
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May 12, 10:31 pm
General representative candidate marks fourth USAC election disqualification
The USA Elections Board disqualified a general representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday. Susie Turner, a second-year African American studies and public affairs student, was disqualified for exceeding the elections board’s $200 personal-spending campaign expenditure limit by $8.20, according to the board’s notice of disqualification. Turner is the fourth candidate overall – and the first general representative candidate – whom the elections board has disqualified from the 2026-27 election cycle. Read more...
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May 12, 10:27 pm
UCLA plans for operational changes ahead of open-ended AFSCME Local 3299 strike
A union representing more than 40,000 UC employees is set to begin an open-ended strike Thursday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service, skilled craft and patient care workers, has repeatedly alleged that the UC has bargained in bad faith throughout contract negotiations. Read more...