This post was updated May 14 at 9:03 p.m.
The USA Judicial Board ruled Wednesday morning that a presidential candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council could continue campaigning, despite a complete ban received from the USA Elections Board.
This post was updated May 14 at 9:06 p.m.
The USA Elections Board disqualified a general representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday.
This post was updated May 14 at 9:09 p.m.
The USA Elections Board disqualified a third transfer student representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday.
Dayanara Flores, a third-year English student, was disqualified after providing misleading, incomplete and erroneous campaign finance information, the elections board said in a notice of finding.
This post was updated May 13 at 1:35 p.m.
A candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president cannot campaign for the rest of the election period, the USA Judicial Board confirmed Monday evening.
This post was updated May 12 at 10:11 p.m.
The USA Elections Board disqualified two transfer student representative candidates Wednesday from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections.
This post was updated May 8 at 12:41 p.m.
Thirty-seven candidates believe they have what it takes to serve the undergraduate student body. Students elected to the Undergraduate Students Association Council manage a $10 million budget and can receive up to $15,000 in pay.
When ASUCLA was first founded, it was created to serve students.
But today, with the Bruin Life and Undergraduate Experience Fee Referendum, ASUCLA is asking for $27 per quarter from those same students – and through referendum language that is unacceptably vague.
The Board believes Bruin Bash, an annual concert hosted by the UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission, is a selling point for the university, not essential to student life.
Supporting the retention and success of all students is one of UCLA’s most important responsibilities.
But that task should rest on UCLA administration – not on students already paying thousands of dollars in tuition and fees.
This post was updated May 5 at 5:09 p.m.
Any government needs fair and consistent guidelines.
The proposed amendments to the Undergraduate Students Association Constitution do just that – bringing the document in line with existing policy while removing conflicts with other governing documents.
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