Higher Education
Jan. 6, 2025 6:30 p.m.USAC passes resolution opposing $3402 tuition hike for nonresident students
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 19 opposing a tuition hike for nonresident students.
The UC Board of Regents voted Nov. 14 to approve an item recommending increased tuition for nonresident students by $3,402.
By Aimee Zhang
Academics
Oct. 29, 2024 11:40 p.m.Uniqlo founder gives $31M to UCLA to fund study of Japanese humanities
Japan’s richest man donated $31 million to the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA on Oct. 3.
Tadashi Yanai, the president of Japanese retail company Fast Retailing – the parent company of clothing company Uniqlo – committed the donation to the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities.
By Aimee Zhang
Campus
Sept. 5, 2024 2:48 p.m.ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Aug. 30
The ASUCLA Board of Directors held its second meeting of the 2024-2025 term Aug. 30.
The board, which is composed of a student majority, has financial oversight over ASUCLA entities, including the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Student Association and the ASUCLA Communications Board – which oversees UCLA Student Media.
By Aimee Zhang
Campus
June 10, 2024 4:00 p.m.USAC end-of-term recap – 21 resolutions passed in 2023-2024 school year
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed 21 resolutions throughout the 2023-2024 school year, ranging from supporting different labor unions to supporting diverse ethnic groups.
Council resolutions exist to express the opinion of the council and pass when a majority of council members vote for them, according to the USAC bylaws.
By Aimee Zhang
International
May 20, 2024 12:41 a.m.USAC calls on chancellor to demand Nike pays missing wages in unanimous resolution
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution April 23 calling on Chancellor Gene Block to demand Nike pay missing wages to workers in the Hong Seng Knitting factory in Bangkok.
By Aimee Zhang
Campus
March 17, 2024 8:34 p.m.USAC passes resolution condemning the ethnic Armenian genocide in Artsakh
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution March 5 condemning the genocide of the ethnic Armenians in Artsakh, a region also known as Nagorno-Karabakh.
By Aimee Zhang
Campus
Dec. 5, 2023 8:08 p.m.USAC passes resolution calling on university to end contracts with Starbucks
This post was updated Dec. 13 at 10:36 p.m.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 7 calling for the university to cut all contracts with Starbucks.
By Aimee Zhang
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