The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors embarked on their annual retreat from June 15 to 17 at the UCLA Conference Center in Lake Arrowhead, where they reflected on their accomplishments and challenges in the past year and discussed goals for the coming year.

Members of the Sigma Nu fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are hosting a bone marrow registration drive today to find a donor match for Krissy Kobata, a 26-year-old woman with myelodysplastic syndrome.

The PLEDGE referendum, which seeks to raise student fees by $12.75 per quarter to provide funding for various campus organizations, has encountered both support and opposition from student groups across campus.

The campaign for the undergraduate student government elections officially begins today, with candidates now able to begin soliciting votes.

For the past several years, Students First! and Bruins United have dominated undergraduate student government politics at UCLA.

Two candidates are running for the traditionally uncontested undergraduate student government position of Student Welfare commissioner for the first time in nine years, said current Student Welfare Commissioner Jonathan Tsai.

The 23 students running in the undergraduate student government elections were announced at an orientation session on Tuesday, during which they formally registered their candidacy with the Elections Board

With elections for next year’s undergraduate student government approaching, the current councilmembers’ progress will inevitably have an effect on students’ votes.

Students from Conciencia Libre, a workers’ rights group, attended the Associated Students UCLA board of directors meeting Friday to discuss the board’s decision not to renew its contract with Russell Athletic.

After weeks of deliberation, the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors has voted against renewing its contract with Russell Athletic.