Saturday, July 5

USA Elections Board confirms a candidate’s complaints of harassment

The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board found complaints of election candidate harassment to be valid, according to a ruling April 20. A candidate in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election – for which voting is scheduled to begin Friday – received an email from an anonymous account stating “it’s better to be safe than sorry,” according to a written statement from the elections board. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board found a complaint of harassment against a candidate to be valid. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC Academic Affairs commissioner aims to bring transparency to overcrowding

The Academic Affairs commissioner presented plans for the expansion of technology to view occupancy in UCLA libraries at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting April 4. Read more...

Photo: Powell Library is pictured. The Academic Affairs Commission is considering a program that would allow UCLA community members to monitor campus library occupancy levels. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Led by USAC, Westwood Connected campaigns for bike lanes, walking improvements

This post was updated April 24 at 5:18 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council and the Undergraduate Students Association Council partnered with the nonprofit group Streets for All to launch the Westwood Connected campaign for new bus lanes, bike lanes and walking improvements to the community. Read more...

Photo: People, buses and cars cross the street in Westwood. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council and the Undergraduate Students Association Council partnered with the nonprofit group Streets for All to create the Westwood Connected campaign. (Photo by Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin)


Student leaders call on UCLA to increase funds for transfer student admit weekends

Student leaders are calling upon UCLA to provide improved funding for transfer students, particularly through admit weekends for marginalized student communities. Welcome weekends are aimed at increasing the number of students who accept UCLA offers of admission. Read more...

Photo: Student hand out UCLA merchandise and flyers at a 2022 transfer student welcome event. Student leaders voiced concern about the amount of university funding available for transfer student admit events, particularly for marginalized student communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)



USAC increases proposed student fee for Universal Access Transit Pass referendum

This post was updated April 19 at 2:51 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously voted to increase the proposed student fee for the upcoming Universal Access Transit Pass referendum from $2.65 to $3.30 per quarter. Read more...

Photo: A Culver City bus is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a fee increase for the Universal Access Transit Pass referendum. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC partially approves requests for funding for Bruin Bash

The Undergraduate Students Association Council partially approved a request from the Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission to use surplus funding to cover costs associated with Bruin Bash. Read more...

Photo: A performer at Bruin Bash 2022 is pictured. The Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, who co-host the event, requested more than $100,00 of surplus funding to cover expenses. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)



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