With extensive experience in the Academic Affairs Commission and the Academic Senate, fresh ideas for programming and the dedication to tackle ambitious goals, Nat Schuster of Bruins United edged out the competition and won the Daily Bruin Editorial Board’s endorsement for Academic Affairs commissioner. Read more...

Gregory Cendana of Students First! might not be the perfect candidate for the office of internal vice president, but he brings in the right ideas, a significant quantity of enthusiasm, and maybe even the right amount of know-how. Read more...

No contest here. Tina Park of Students First! is, hands down, the most qualified person running for the office of external vice president this year. As the office’s in-house candidate, Park already has the experience and ““ perhaps just as important ““ the repertoire of contacts with other lobbyers and politicians to effectively represent the concerns of UCLA students to the higher-ups. Read more...

Marwa Kaisey isn’t out to change the world. Her focus is squarely on UCLA. She isn’t advocating sweeping changes to admissions policies or revolutionary changes to the student government; she wants improvements to Welcome Week and a neighborhood council in Westwood. Read more...

Though she’s running unopposed, Student First! in-house candidate Marivell Caba’s specific, feasible plans for fulfilling the responsibilities of Cultural Affairs commissioner make her an appropriate choice for the position. Read more...

Her extensive experience makes independent candidate Farheen Malik the easy choice for Community Service commissioner. Malik heads up the commission this year and boasts three years of involvement in USAC. Read more...

One childhood privilege that I miss is the weekly splurge on the ice cream truck’s eclectic, albeit unhealthy, selection of Popsicles and candies. I felt pretty smug buying bubble gum in the form of a pack of cigarettes and showing off smoking etiquette to my younger brother. Read more...