The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its fifth meeting of spring quarter April 29.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.

This post was updated May 8 at 10:58 p.m.
The USA Elections Board disqualified three candidates from the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Wednesday. 
The candidates, Maya Wertheim, Mitchell Stevens II and Johanna Vu, were disqualified for failing to submit required documents to the elections board by Tuesday night, according to notices of disqualification issued by the board. 
Wertheim, a former Daily Bruin Opinion intern who is running for general representative, was disqualified for failing to submit an expense account form, while Stevens – who is running for Cultural Affairs commissioner – and Vu – who is running for Student Wellness commissioner – failed to submit the expenses form and sources of funding forms, according to the notices.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.