Thursday, April 25

USAC passes resolution condemning the ethnic Armenian genocide in Artsakh

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution March 5 condemning the genocide of the ethnic Armenians in Artsakh, a region also known as Nagorno-Karabakh. Read more...

Photo: A board made by the UCLA Armenian Students’ Association and displayed at a September vigil is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution March 5 condemning the genocide of ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. (Photo by Rita Keushkerian, courtesy of Mary Keushkerian)


USAC vote to consider previously rejected ASU funding proposal sparks discussion

This post was updated to remove a source’s personal academic information. The Undergraduate Students Association Council president ruled Tuesday after a vote that the Afrikan Student Union’s 15-minute-late surplus funding proposal would not be considered. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are located, is pictured. The council will hear a previously rejected surplus funding proposal from the Afrikan Student Union on Tuesday. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


Nilaya Kanuri appointed as new USAC facilities commissioner

The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Nilaya Kanuri as the new facilities commissioner during its Jan. 30 meeting. The Appointment Review Committee presented Kanuri to the council after deciding she was the best fit for the position of the three applicants, Internal Vice President Megan Law said. Read more...

Photo: Nilaya Kanuri, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s facilities commissioner, is pictured. Kanuri was appointed Jan. 30 following the resignation of the former officer in the position. (Courtesy of Charlotte Chui)



USAC passes resolution endorsing Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement

A Tuesday night move by the Undergraduate Students Association Council to vote on a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement against Israel quickly turned into a tense standoff, reflecting rising campus tensions over the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip. Read more...

Photo: A sign reading “THE UC FUNDS GENOCIDE DIVEST FROM BLACKROCK!” is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to endorse a resolution calling on the UC to divest from and boycott Israel and its institutions following a heated public comment period and debate among officers. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)