The sole candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president pledged to allocate advocacy funding to students and protect retention programs during a Thursday debate.  The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election. Read more...

Photo: Sherry Zhou, a third-year communication and political science student, speaks at a Thursday student government election debate. Zhou, who is running unopposed to be the council’s external vice president, said she wants to advocate for historically marginalized student communities. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)

This post was updated May 4 at 9:44 p.m. In Wednesday’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election debate, candidates weighed in on whether the council’s internal vice president should focus on connecting students to campus administrators or council processes.   The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election. Read more...

Photo: Eman Almuti (left) and Tommy Contreras (right) speak at an election debate Wednesday. Both candidates running for internal vice president said they hope to provide opportunities for students to meet with campus administrators. (Left to right: Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)