An undergraduate student government office and the California Public Interest Research Group, or CALPIRG, hopes to reduce the amount of money students spend on textbooks by encouraging professors to switch to cheaper alternatives. Read more...
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Student groups can now apply to several funding applications through a centralized portal. Heather Hourdequin, undergraduate student government internal vice president, said her office worked to consolidate five funding applications into one site to streamline the student group funding process. Read more...
Jonathan Koch Running for: President Platforms: Improve graduate student housing Making the procedure for approving campus fees more democratic Improve sexual harassment policy Improve working conditions for graduate students Experience: Formerly worked on decreasing class size as a head steward of the UC Academic Workers for a Democratic Union Recording secretary of United Auto Workers Local 2865, a union that represents all teaching assistants, tutors and readers “The GSA doesn’t have to be an opaque anonymous organization. Read more...
Photo: Seven candidates are running for four positions in the 2016 GSA elections.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Kareem Elzein said a lack of funding and proper resources are key disadvantages of social justice projects. To alleviate the issue, Elzein, who was a community organizer for 10 years, worked with four other graduate students to found the Bruin Excellence and Student Transformation Grant Program, or BEST. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang’s office is funding a program that will provide grants to student-run projects that aim to improve the campus climate. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An undergraduate student government office is creating a calculator loan program that will launch later this week. Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized the initiative, which aims to lend calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. Read more...
Photo: Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized an initiative that aims to lend scientific calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. Patil said the library will have 95 calculators by the end of the quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated on April 4 at 5:26 p.m. Seven candidates, including one who is uncontested, will run for graduate student government officer positions, the Graduate Students Association election commissioner said Monday. Read more...
Photo: Seven candidates are running for four positions in the 2016 GSA elections.
