Tuesday, May 13

UCLA extends SafeRide hours during finals in effort to increase student safety

Expanded hours of UCLA SafeRide will run during finals week, offering students on-demand rides between 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. from campus to the Hill and nearby residential areas. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA SafeRide app is pictured. The transportation program will run extended hours during finals week to bring students from campus to the Hill and neighboring residential areas. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC president vetoes Lyft funding proposal, cites lack of data transparency

This post was updated March 21 at 9:18 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council President Carl King Jr. vetoed a new plan to fund nighttime Lyft rides for students following accusations that the original proposal was misleading. Read more...

Photo: A person gets into a car. The Undergraduate Students Association Council president vetoed a proposal to provide discounted Lyft rides for students after being notified of potentially misleading statistics in the presentation of the plan to the council. (Daily Bruin file photo)


A year later, UCLA administration fails to meet promises following 16-day sit-in

Over a year after the longest sit-in in UCLA history, organizers and participants say the UCLA administration has yet to follow through on many of its promises. Read more...

Photo: The Murphy Hall sit-in is pictured. Participants said the UCLA administration has yet to follow through on many promises made at the conclusion of the sit-in over a year ago. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC calls for accountability after staffing shortages delay funding

The Undergraduate Students Association Council has been affected by staffing issues that have caused delays in funding and called for more accountability from offices that manage student funds. Read more...

Photo: The door to the Undergraduate Students Association Office of the President and accompanying plaque are pictured. USAC has experienced repeated delays in funding which are largely due to changes in staffing in Student Government Accounting, which manages USAC funding. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)


Elections board bans anonymous campaigning, adds new training for USAC candidates

The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board mandated new candidate training and banned the use of anonymous campaigning in a set of changes to social media regulations for USAC elections. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board’s Instagram account is pictured. The elections board announced training for candidates and new regulations for anonymous social media accounts for the upcoming USAC election. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


USAC Facilities Commission reveals sustainability, funding initiatives in report

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Facilities Commission revealed multiple upcoming sustainability projects to provide transparency to the student body in its fall 2022 transparency report. The fall quarterly transparency report outlined new initiatives undertaken by the commission, which is responsible for ensuring the UCLA campus is accessible and sustainable, according to its website. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Facilities Commission, located in Kerckhoff Hall (pictured), released its winter quarter transparency report. The report highlighted the commission’s current projects, hoping to increase awareness of their work. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Newly-elected Thyra Cobbs sworn in as USAC transfer student representative

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 5:45 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Thyra Cobbs as the new transfer student representative during the Jan. Read more...

Photo: Thyra Cobbs (pictured) was recently appointed the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s transfer student representative. She is a fourth-year African American studies transfer student. (Courtesy of Thyra Cobbs)



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