Sunday, July 6

‘Trying to find ways to engage with people’: USAC candidates leaflet on Bruin Walk

Editor’s note: This post was updated May 20 at 8:46 p.m. to remove a photograph which contained a Daily Bruin contributor. As the Friday ballot release approaches, Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates have been campaigning through social media and in person on Bruin Walk. Read more...

Photo: USAC internal vice president candidate Tommy Contreras and a member of his campaign hand out flyers. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Resources First Referendum seeks fee increase to fund campus organizations

Students will vote on a referendum in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election that would increase the #UCLAWellness fee to fund campus organizations. The Resources First Referendum would approve an increase in the #UCLAWellness fee by $4 per quarter. Read more...

Photo: Covel Commons, which contains one of the UCLA Campus Assault Resources and Education locations, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Referendum to decide if Good Clothes Good People’s spending abilities can expand

Students will vote on whether to expand what the Basic Needs Redistribution Center can purchase in an upcoming referendum. The Good Clothes Good People Basic Needs Referendum, passed in 2020, established a $0.39 quarterly student fee that currently provides funding for the Basic Needs Redistribution Center to purchase school supplies and hygiene products. Read more...

Photo: The Student Activities Center, which houses the Basic Needs Redistribution Center, is pictured. Undergraduate students will vote on a referendum that, if passed, would allow the center’s operators to spend the revenue it collects via student fees on a wider array of things. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students to vote on renewal of the Bruin U-Pass in 2025 USAC elections

Students will determine the future of the Bruin U-Pass in the 2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council election. The 2023 Universal Access Transit Pass Referendum, which provides UCLA students with TAP cards for unlimited public transit across Los Angeles County for what was initially $3.30 per quarter, is set to expire in 2026. Read more...

Photo: A Big Blue Bus is pictured. Undergraduate students will vote on whether to renew funding for the Bruin U-Pass. (Daily Bruin file photo)


2025 USAC elections: Daily Bruin Editorial Board candidate endorsements

Amid profound political change, growing threats and uncertainty in higher education, UCLA students will elect the next 15 officers of the Undergraduate Students Association Council. This year, Bruins will choose who to vote for in a field featuring several dozen candidates and three referendums. Read more...

Photo: Candidates running for the Undergraduate Students Associated Council who have been endorsed by the Daily Bruin Editorial Board are pictured. (Courtesy of USAC candidates)


USAC 2025-2026 candidate debates: President

This post was updated May 4 at 9:20 p.m. Five candidates running for Undergraduate Students Association Council president debated their approaches to advocacy and inclusivity Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Diego Emilio Bollo, Mafruha Esha, Syed Tamim Ahmad, Jiorden King and Teesha Sreeram speak at a debate. Five candidates running for Undergraduate Students Association Council president attended an election debate Thursday. (Left to right: Zimo Li/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Zimo Li/Photo editor)


USAC 2025-2026 debates: Referenda

This post was updated May 2 at 2:48 p.m. Campaign representatives presented three referendums during an Undergraduate Students Association Council elections debate Thursday.  The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election. Read more...

Photo: Tommy Contreras, Holly Hebden and Michael Griffin – representatives for referendums on the Undergraduate Students Association Council ballot – speak at a Thursday student government election debate. (Left to right: Zimo Li/Photo editor)