Sunday, May 25

2016 Graduate Students Association platforms

Jonathan Koch Running for: President Platforms: Improve graduate student housing Making the procedure for approving campus fees more democratic Improve sexual harassment policy Improve working conditions for graduate students Experience: Formerly worked on decreasing class size as a head steward of the UC Academic Workers for a Democratic Union Recording secretary of United Auto Workers Local 2865, a union that represents all teaching assistants, tutors and readers “The GSA doesn’t have to be an opaque anonymous organization. Read more...

Photo: Seven candidates are running for four positions in the 2016 GSA elections.



UCLA grant funds student-run community enrichment projects

Kareem Elzein said a lack of funding and proper resources are key disadvantages of social justice projects. To alleviate the issue, Elzein, who was a community organizer for 10 years, worked with four other graduate students to found the Bruin Excellence and Student Transformation Grant Program, or BEST. Read more...

Photo: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang’s office is funding a program that will provide grants to student-run projects that aim to improve the campus climate. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC calculator loan program aims to ease financial concerns

An undergraduate student government office is creating a calculator loan program that will launch later this week. Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized the initiative, which aims to lend calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. Read more...

Photo: Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized an initiative that aims to lend scientific calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. Patil said the library will have 95 calculators by the end of the quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)



USAC Election Board announces spring campaign calendar

The undergraduate student government election board explained spring election rules and announced the campaign calendar during a candidate orientation session Friday. Candidates can campaign online starting April 18 and will participate in an event called Meet the Candidates on April 22. Read more...

Photo: Election Board Chair Lindsay Allen explained election rules and announced election dates to the candidates running in the spring undergraduate student government election. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Two new slates, three total, to run 19 candidates in May USAC election

Nineteen candidates will run in the upcoming spring election, the undergraduate student government Election Board confirmed Saturday. Three slates, or student-run political groups, will be running candidates in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election in May. Read more...

Photo: Nineteen candidates will run in the upcoming undergraduate student government election in May.



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