This post was updated Dec. 10 at 4:41 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council made seven committee appointments and allocated over $100,000 to student groups at its Nov. Read more...
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November 4, 8:45 pm
Student organization coalition files amicus brief supporting lawsuit against Trump
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m. A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding suspensions to UCLA and subsequent settlement demands violated employees’ free speech. The student organizations – filing under the name Students for Higher Education – said in the brief that the federal government’s “ruinous cuts to federal research funding,” its $1.2 billion settlement demand and attacks on international students obstruct the constitutionally protected free speech of students and faculty members. Read more...
Photo: A copy of the amicus brief filed by Students for Higher Education is pictured in front of Kerckhoff Hall. The coalition of student organizations and five USAC offices filed the brief in support of a UC faculty lawsuit against President Donald Trump, alleging violations of free speech. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 4, 2:10 pm
USAC recap – Oct. 28
The Undergraduate Students Association Council added an organization helping students from the Central Valley access higher education to the Community Service Commission at its Oct. 28 meeting. Read more...
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October 31, 12:57 am
USAC recap – Oct. 21
This post was updated Nov. 2 at 10:04 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council cut the Facilities Commissioner’s disability committee and allocated over $11,000 to student groups at its meeting Oct. Read more...
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October 23, 5:43 pm
UCLA’s Servocacy Fest exposes students to service-based organizations
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 11:17 p.m. Hundreds of students attended the Servocacy Fest on Oct. 2 in Wilson Plaza, which gave students a look into on-campus organizations serving the community at UCLA and beyond. Read more...
Photo: Students learm about service organizations at Servocacy Fest in Wilson Plaza are pictured. The event was organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Community Service Commission and featured free acai bowls from Salpicon food truck. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 20, 8:58 pm
USAC recap – Oct. 14
The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated over $100,000 in funding to internal and external organizations at its meeting Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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October 19, 10:23 am
Students and politicians gather at a rally advocating for a UCLA metro stop
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 11:23 a.m. Around 10 student leaders and elected officials held a rally in support of creating a UCLA stop for the future Sepulveda Transit Corridor on Oct. Read more...
Photo: The 405 freeway cuts through the Sepulveda Pass. Students and politicians rallied for a future on-campus LA Metro station, which would allow commuters to reach UCLA from the San Fernando Valley by train. (Daily Bruin file photo)