The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution denouncing the military coup in Myanmar. An UCLA administrator pledged to provide financial, academic and mental health resources to impacted students. Read more...
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February 7, 8:55 am
TGIF committee creates fund to support students doing unpaid sustainability work
An undergraduate student government fund launched a pilot program in mid-January that will fund students focusing on sustainability on campus. The pilot student support fund will give up to $300 in either UCLA Store gift cards or honorarium payments to individual students who are working in unpaid sustainability work at UCLA, said Sachi Cooper, the Undergraduate Students Association Council facilities commissioner and the committee chair for The Green Initiative Fund. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
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February 3, 1:47 pm
GSA Recap – Jan. 20
The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
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February 3, 1:25 pm
New general representative 1 wants to help ease transition back to campus in fall
A newly appointed undergraduate student representative hopes to help students transition back to campus life in the fall. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously appointed Laura Laubach, a third-year political science transfer student, as the new general representative 1 at the Tuesday council meeting. Read more...
Photo: The new general representative 1’s platform includes programs to reintroduce Bruins to campus. (Courtesy of Laura Laubach)
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February 1, 1:03 pm
USAC recap — Jan. 27
Vietnamese student leaders voiced their support for a resolution to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of former Vietnamese Student Union president Thien Minh Ly, who was killed by white supremacists. Read more...
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January 26, 4:54 pm
USAC passes special rule to increase input from Congressional Advisory Board
A new special rule of order in the undergraduate student government bylaws will give student organizations more power in the undergraduate student government, student leaders said. Read more...
Photo: Student leaders said they can more effectively advocate for their organizations after the Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a special rule of order. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 26, 4:38 pm
UC Student Association campaigns to double the Pell Grant maximum
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...