News briefs

USAC to combat expected progress
requirement

The Undergraduate Students Association Council made plans at
their Tuesday meeting to launch a campus-wide campaign against the
expected cumulative progress requirement’s perceived negative
impact on students’ educational careers.

Some feel that because of ECP’s minimum unit requirement,
they cannot allocate their time to activities outside the
classroom, which many say is a large component of the college
educational atmosphere.

The task force, made up of USAC affiliates designated to monitor
the campaign, has made presentations to organizations on campus and
has set a systematic course of action to educate as many students
as possible.

At their meeting, council members and their office staff were
designated to execute specific tasks within the next two weeks so
the plan can continue its timeline expectation.

The goal of the campaign is to either reform or repeal ECP by
educating the campus through workshops, presentations and
resources, such a Web site for students.

USAC’s plan for the expected strategies for informing
students is set for its launch at the start of next quarter. A
finalized report on the effects of the ECP will come from a survey
they plan to conduct during the second and third weeks of the
quarter.

Students protest in front of Chinese
embassy

About five UCLA students joined UC Irvine students Tuesday to
protest the North Korean refugee situation in China. Protestors
joined students on the East Coast to protest simultaneously.

Chinese police raided refugee camps and seized refugees Oct.
27.

Paul Kim, a fourth-year religious studies student, said the
protest garnered some attention from embassy employees and
police.

Compiled by Saba Riazati, Bruin contributor.