UCLA’s undergraduate student government voted last week to reduce the amount student political groups can spend on election campaigns in order to make campaigning more fair. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government amended the Election Code bylaw to make campaigning more fair for independent candidates. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Andy Talajkowski said they feel more validated and acknowledged after changing their name on their new BruinCard. “I think it’s ridiculous how the legal name is still used as the primary identification – UCLA should cater to different student communities,” Talajkowski, a third-year English student said. Read more...
Photo: Since July, students have been able to use their preferred names on their BruinCards. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Office of the President plans to work with other campus offices to remove students’ legal names altogether. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Students will soon be able to study after midnight at a new study space in Kerckhoff Hall. The study space, which will be located at the Academic Affairs Commission Office in Kerckhoff 310, will open to students Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: A new study space will provide students snacks and a place for them to study after midnight. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students across the University of California are working to improve resources for students with disabilities through a new two-year project. Student delegates voted to pass a campaign called Demanding Disability Resources and Diversification, or #WeAre3D, at the UC Student Association’s UC Student Organizing Summit in September. Read more...
Photo: UC student delegates presented a new campaign called #WeAre3D, which was selected as the top choice at this summer’s Student Organizing Summit. Different student leaders will carry out the campaign’s mission at their individual UC campuses. (Courtesy of Cristobal Alberto)
Graduate student associations in University of California campuses are no longer part of the UC Student Association, following a vote by graduate student leaders Thursday. The UC Graduate-Professional Coalition, which consists of graduate student representatives from 10 UC campuses, voted to leave UCSA in a conference call Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Graduate-Professional Coalition was created in July to represent graduate students’ specific interests.(Courtesy of Joshua Baum)
A project that aims to showcase the perspectives of international students will be launching at UCLA during the middle of fall quarter. Second Impressions, which began at Duke University and spread to UC Berkeley, shares international students’ stories on a Facebook page. Read more...
Photo: Second Impressions at UCLA, run by Pallavi Samodia and General Representative 2 Kayla He, will provide a platform for international students to share their personal experiences and inspire other students to look beyond first impressions through their personal stories. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
