For the first time in several years, the Undergraduate Students Association Council has appointed an Election Board chair before the start of fall quarter, as per the council’s bylaws. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
|
August 4, 1:02 am
Editorial: Election Board chair should focus on long-term changes
Editorials, Opinion
|
July 21, 12:00 am
Editorial: Personal stances not a valid reason to limit powers of student regent
In times of controversy, rules, precedents and procedures exist to help navigate the murky waters of emotion and debate. That point was particularly apparent in the contested nomination, and subsequent confirmation, of Avi Oved as the University of California’s next student regent-designate. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
|
July 7, 12:00 am
Editorial: USAC Election Code should require disclosure of campaign donations
On Thursday, the University of California Student Association voted to recommend that the UC Board of Regents delay the confirmation of student regent-designate nominee Avi Oved until September. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
|
June 30, 12:24 am
Editorial: Audit highlights need for better sexual assault training at UCLA
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. A recent state audit confirmed what many UCLA students already know: The university needs to do more to train its faculty and staff on how to handle incidents of sexual assault. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
|
June 23, 12:00 am
Editorial: Governor’s budget does not prioritize UC funding
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown approved a budget with a surplus for the second consecutive year. And while the University of California did see a modest increase in state funding, it’s nowhere near enough to lessen the burden on students and maintain the high quality of the premier public university system in the U.S. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
|
June 23, 12:00 am
Editorial: USAC guiding documents need revision to better serve UCLA
Smart decisions by undergraduate student government leaders should be consistent with their constitution and bylaws. But after Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Nihal Satyadev resigned on June 12, USAC was faced with a choice between following its constitution and being transparent in the replacement process. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
|
June 5, 12:39 am
Editorial: Anderson School should be transparent about gender disparity
A 2006 internal report found that the UCLA Anderson School of Management had a disproportionately low amount of female professors among similar business schools and that women felt they were in a discriminatory climate. Read more...