Friday, May 23

USAC expands efforts to provide free feminine hygiene products

Students will soon have increased access to free menstrual products in the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. The Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Ashe Center provided 1,000 free pads and tampons to students at the center in November. Read more...

Photo: More free pads and tampons for students will soon be available at the Arthur Ashe Center in three new dispensers outside bathrooms. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Graduate Division limits doctoral student travel funds

Some doctoral students are upset the Graduate Division is limiting the amount of travel funding they can obtain for research purposes. The UCLA Doctoral Student Travel Grants for Conferences, Professional Development and Off-Campus Research Program, which launched in July, allocates up to $1,000 to doctoral students participating in research, conferences or other professional networking opportunities. Read more...

Photo: Some graduate students have been voicing concerns about a new travel grant program, and have brought their concerns to GSA forums. GSA President Michael Skiles said he thinks the program has been a large point of contention for graduate students. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)



USAC Recap – Jan. 24

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council meets each week to discuss its agenda, approve funding allocations and present officer reports. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Transportation to reserve parking spots for grad students

Graduate students who need to stay on campus late at night can enter a lottery over the summer for the chance to get a parking spot in Parking Structure 2 or Parking Structure 9. Read more...

Photo: Parking Structure 2, located near South Campus, is one of the parking structures that will house the 30 parking spots reserved for graduate students. GSA President Michael Skiles said the Graduate Students Association has been documenting the times that Parking Structure 2 was not being fully utilized over the past year. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)



EVP office launches campaign to boost political engagement in youths

Undergraduate student leaders are encouraging UCLA students to be more involved in politics. The undergraduate student government external vice president’s office held Thursday the first event for its new campaign, 2017: Millennials Take Charge. Read more...

Photo: Political leaders spoke to students about political engagement at a panel hosted by the USAC external vice president’s office Thursday. (Esmerelda Lopez/Daily Bruin)



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