The association that represents University of California students is calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to double the Pell Grant to make college more affordable. The UC Student Association has met with federal representatives, nonprofit leaders and mobilized UC students to advocate for its Double the Pell campaign since the association initiated the campaign in August, said Joshua Lewis, the UCSA government relations chair and a student at UC Berkeley. Read more...
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January 24, 2:14 pm
USAC recap — Jan. 19
The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed the reopening of campus in the fall, options to respond to students who defy COVID-19 safety protocols and the proposal of a new scholarship. Read more...
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January 24, 12:53 pm
USAC recap – fall 2020
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 2:31 p.m. Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council spoke with The Bruin about how much of their platforms they accomplished in summer and fall. Read more...
Photo: How many times have members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council missed council meetings?
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January 15, 12:06 pm
USAC recap — Jan. 12
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 5:52 p.m. The general representative 1 resigned at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting. USAC discussed procedures on how to fill the seat’s vacancy. Read more...
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January 12, 8:43 pm
USAC General Representative 1 Jong Hyeon Lee resigns at council meeting
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 11:24 a.m. An undergraduate student government representative resigned at a Tuesday council meeting. Jong Hyeon Lee, the Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 1, said at the Tuesday USAC meeting he will declare nonattendance at UCLA because of financial and personal reasons. Read more...
Photo: A student government general representative resigned at the Tuesday Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, and said he will declare nonattendance because of personal reasons, which would make him ineligible for office. (Left to right: Courtesy of Jong Hyeon Lee, Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
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January 11, 9:02 pm
UCSA recap – Jan. 9
The University of California Student Association is composed of representatives from the UC campuses’ undergraduate and graduate student governments. The organization’s Board of Directors held its monthly meeting over Zoom on Jan. Read more...
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January 8, 4:36 pm
USAC recap – Jan. 5
The Undergraduate Students Association Council proposed and discussed various changes to election procedures. The council also presented the Student Advocacy Board, a group of students promoting transformative and restorative justice in dealing with the administration through focusing on issues with the UCLA Police Department and academic dishonesty. Read more...