UCLA student organizations registered more than 10,000 students to vote, beating USC in a voter registration competition. UCLA student groups registered 10,109 students and USC student groups registered 411 students, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk announced Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers posed with the “Vote Goat,” which attended BruinsVote!’s last voter registration event Monday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
The graduate student government is working with a UC student advocacy organization to fight against a potential fee increase for graduate students in certain programs. The UC professional degree supplemental tuition, also known as PDST, is a fee students in certain professional programs, such as dentistry and public health, have to pay. Read more...
An undergraduate student government commission partnered with Herstory, a social media project, with the goal of empowering women on campus. The USAC Academic Affairs Commission and Herstory introduced the Women Empowerment Campaign on Oct. Read more...
A commission introduced the undergraduate student government’s first academic-specific travel fund last week. The Travel Mini Fund aims to help students who want to travel for academic and professional reasons, such as to conferences or research presentations, said Academic Affairs Commissioner Ashly Mohankumar. Read more...
Photo: Academic Affairs commissioner Ashly Mohankumar introduced USAC’s first academic-specific travel grant last Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
This post was updated Oct. 13 at11:15 a.m. Three UCLA students spoke with White House officials Friday to discuss student advocacy on gun control issues. Undergraduate government student leaders Danny Siegel, Rafi Sands and Tanner Kelly met in the Roosevelt Room with three White House senior advisors and 11 other student leaders from across the country. Read more...
Photo: Student leaders Rafi Sands, Tanner Kelly and Danny Siegel visited the White House Friday to discuss gun control advocacy on college campuses with senior advisors and other student leaders. (Courtesy of Rafi Sands)
