Undergraduate student government officials postponed a vote on a resolution calling for Proposition 13 reform on Monday. Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Maryssa Hall drafted the resolution, but pulled it from the Tuesday meeting agenda after learning that multiple council members would not be able to attend the meeting. Read more...
Photo: Lizzy Naameh (left) and Maryssa Hall sponsored a resolution that called for the reform of Proposition 13.
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund and oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
From his family’s one-bedroom apartment in West Los Angeles, Stiven Pesjaka treks to UCLA alone on Saturday mornings for free SAT tutoring. The high school junior wants a high test score so he can get into the college of his choice and achieve his goal of becoming a mechanical engineer. Read more...
Photo: High school students practice SAT tests every Saturday as a part of the Hunger Project’s free SAT workshop program at UCLA.
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was sworn in as a state assemblyman Sunday in front of a crowd of hundreds, including the state’s attorney general and UCLA’s chancellor. Ridley-Thomas, a Democrat who represents UCLA and Westwood in the state assembly, attended a community ceremony Sunday held in the auditorium of West Los Angeles College. Read more...
Photo: Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was sworn in as a state assemblyman representing UCLA and Westwood at a community ceremony on Sunday.
A website designed to help students exchange their meal plan swipes for other goods was launched and quickly shut down last week following concerns that the site violated school policies. Read more...
Undergraduate student government officials submitted a proposal for review Sunday that would prevent future councils from raising their own stipends. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted this past summer to increase councilmembers’ monthly stipends from $355 to $672 a month. Read more...
The Westwood Village Rotary Club members honored Steve Sann, chairman of the Westwood Community Council, for his service and dedication to the community at their meeting Thursday. Read more...
