Outgoing UCLA student government leader Avi Oved has been nominated to be the 2015-2016 University of California student regent. A committee of UC regents nominated Oved, outgoing internal vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and a third-year economics student, to represent all students on the UC Board of Regents, the governing body of the University system. Read more...
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May 21, 6:34 pm
Judicial Board finds USAC members did not engage in conflicts of interest
This post was updated at 8:32 p.m. The undergraduate student government Judicial Board ruled Wednesday that two councilmembers who went on free trips to Israel while in office did not engage in conflicts of interest. Read more...
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May 21, 11:54 am
USAC recap – May 20
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
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May 21, 12:39 am
UCLA student government aims to reform appointments process
The way students are appointed to undergraduate student government leadership positions has received criticism, prompting some councilmembers to pursue avenues to reform the process. Some former undergraduate student government leaders have cited issues of transparency and slate politics in the appointments process this year, along with councilmember apathy in researching candidates they approve for appointments. Read more...
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May 20, 4:08 am
Daily Bruin, USAC Election Board debate media authority
Members of the Daily Bruin and the undergraduate student government election board debated at a Monday hearing about whether the board has authority over non-paid media elections coverage. Read more...
Photo: Election Board External Relations Chair Gabrielle Scheder-Bieschin questions a witness at a Judicial Board hearing Monday. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 19, 1:24 am
ASUCLA discusses ways to improve Student Media finances
Members of the Associated Students UCLA Finance Committee discussed the future of Student Media and strategies to improve its finances at their monthly meeting Friday. Members of the ASUCLA Services and Enterprises committee and the Communications Board brainstormed about how the groups can work together to improve their finances. Read more...
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May 16, 10:33 pm
Students respond to criticisms of joint ethics statement by Block, Napolitano
This article was updated on May 18 at 8:35 p.m. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and University of California President Janet Napolitano released statements on Friday criticizing students’ efforts to discourage undergraduate student government leaders from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. Read more...