The Undergraduate Students Association Council is launching a COVID-19 relief fund that will distribute more than $120,000 to undergraduate students financially impacted by the pandemic.
The USAC 2021 Pandemic Relief Fund, managed by the Financial Supports Commission, will select 482 students and give them $250 checks.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved changes to the USA Election Codes and USA Election Social Media Guidelines for the upcoming election cycle. USAC also finalized changes to the Transfer Student Representative bylaws and approved a timeline for the second round of surplus fund distribution.

This post was updated on Jan 10 at 4:58 p.m.
At least three academic departments will not alter their degree plans to allow students to use pass/no pass courses to count toward certain degree requirements in the winter 2021 quarter, despite recommendations from the Academic Senate.

This post was updated Dec. 11 at 12:05 a.m.
Student leaders from the UC Coalition for Reproductive Justice discussed the necessity of increased accessibility to rape test kits on all University of California and California State University on-campus health centers and their policy plans.