Saturday, May 16

General representative candidate marks fourth USAC election disqualification

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. Read more...

Photo: Susie Turner speaks at an April 29 general representative debate hosted by the Daily Bruin and the USA Elections Board. The elections board disqualified Turner Tuesday from the USAC elections for exceeding the allowed campaign expenditure limit. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


UCLA plans for operational changes ahead of open-ended AFSCME Local 3299 strike

A union representing more than 40,000 UC employees is set to begin an open-ended strike Thursday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service, skilled craft and patient care workers, has repeatedly alleged that the UC has bargained in bad faith throughout contract negotiations. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, City and Municipal Employees Local 3299 demonstrate outside of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on May 6, where the UC Board of Regents was meeting. The union is set to begin an indefinite strike Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


USA Elections Board disqualifies third transfer student representative candidate

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. Read more...

Photo: Dayanara Flores speaks at an April 30 transfer student representative debate co-hosted by the Daily Bruin and the USA Elections Board. The USA Elections Board disqualified Flores as a candidate for transfer student representative Tuesday after alleged campaign financial documentation errors. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


USA Judicial Board confirms IVP candidate cannot campaign

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. Read more...

Photo: The USA Judicial Board hears a case featuring internal vice president candidate Gabrielle Trujillo and the USA Elections Board on Google Meet. The Board upheld an Elections Board decision barring Trujillo from campaigning for the rest of the election period. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)



Graduate student voters approve fee increases in 2026 GSA election

This post was updated May 12 at 10:12 p.m. Graduate students elected new officers, voted for $18 in fee increases and approved changes to the Graduate Students Association constitution in the 2026 GSA election. Read more...

Photo: Ackerman Union, which houses ASUCLA-operated services, is pictured. Graduate students passed a $13 quarterly fee that would help fund ASUCLA initiatives and provide a wage increase for ASUCLA student employees. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


2 transfer student representative candidates disqualified from USAC elections

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. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the offices of the USA Elections Board and the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. The USA Elections Board disqualified two transfer student representative candidates Wednesday from the USAC elections. (Daily Bruin file photo)