Monday, June 23

USAC confirms spring 2021 virtual elections cycle schedule

Undergraduate students will vote for their next student government from April 30 to May 7. The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board, which manages all Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, finalized a version of the election calendar for the 2021 spring election season on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board chair finalized another version of the elections calendar on Tuesday. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UCLA center to use $2M donation to support, further develop Taiwan Studies Program

A UCLA center received a $2 million donation that will help create a program to teach students about Taiwanese culture and history, UCLA Newsroom announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan donated $2 million to the UCLA Asia Pacific Center, which the center plans to use to create a new program called “Taiwan in the World” and support the Taiwan Studies Program. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA student arrested for alleged participation in US Capitol riots

This post was updated Feb. 17 at 1:16 p.m. The FBI arrested a UCLA student suspected of taking part in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Read more...

Photo: The FBI arrested Christian Secor, a UCLA undergraduate student, for his alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, according to the Orange County Register. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC launches new pandemic relief fund to help students in need

This post was updated May 15 at 2:04 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is launching a COVID-19 relief fund that will distribute more than $120,000 to undergraduate students financially impacted by the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council will distribute more than $120,000 in direct checks to support students who are struggling financially during the pandemic.



Black Resource Center continues remote operation, plans to open in person for fall

The Black Resource Center will be located in Kerckhoff Hall and will continue offering remote services in winter quarter after launching remotely in the fall. The center will open its physical office once it is safe to do so, administrators Amanda Finzi-Smith, Monroe Gorden and Denise Pacheco said in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: UCLA appointed an interim-director and selected Kerkhoff Hall as the location for the Black Resource Center. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC approves code changes to make elections more accessible, transparent

This post was updated Feb. 15 at 09:06 p.m.
 New procedural changes aim to make undergraduate student government elections more accessible, student officials said. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved several changes in January to the undergraduate elections code, though some council members said some of the changes may not be necessary or effective. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved changes to the elections code that aim to improve accessibility in the virtual 2021 elections season. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)



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