Students will vote on a referendum this week that would indefinitely extend a $4.80 quarterly student fee used to fund campus sustainability projects. Mandatory students fees for The Green Initiative Fund, or TGIF, have raised about $200,000 per year since it was created in 2008, according to the fund’s website. Read more...
Student Government
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 21, 2:46 am
Referendum would fund increased budgets for diversity-related programs
Campus diversity and retention programs may see their budgets increase by tens of thousands of dollars in spring quarter if students vote to raise student fees this week. Read more...
Crime, News, Student Government
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October 21, 2:25 am
USAC, campus officials to form committee addressing racial profiling
The undergraduate student government’s Office of the President is working with campus officials to create an oversight committee to address concerns about racial profiling within the university police department. Read more...
Photo: USAC President Devin Murphy is advocating for a new committee to address concerns about racial profiling within UCPD. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 21, 2:25 am
BruinsVote! campaign events exhibit low student turnout
Behind a crowd of about 100 students lay dozens of unclaimed chairs and a barely used photo booth. Though the room is able to hold 2,000 people, students clustered mostly around the stage at the BruinsVote! Read more...
Photo: Students perform at the BruinsVote! concert in Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Friday evening. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Student Government
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October 20, 2:09 pm
USAC Special Election
Before casting your vote, learn what is on your ballot through our stories, endorsements and breakdowns of referendums. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 20, 6:23 am
USAC candidate Allan Kew sees lack of prior involvement as strength
Allan Kew has felt a sense of civic responsibility since he was a child. It began years ago, when he read books with and listened to stories from his grandfather about the defining moments of the 20th century. Read more...
Photo: Allan Kew, a fourth-year political science student, is running for the transfer student representative position. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 20, 6:03 am
Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed advocates equal opportunities for UCLA transfers
Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed’s first months at UCLA were not what she expected from her dream school. As a person who needs to be surrounded by community, she felt stressed after an adviser told her to only focus on her academics, discouraging her from pursuing the leadership positions she wanted. Read more...
Photo: Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, a fourth-year political science student, is one of the candidates running for the transfer student representative seat. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)