Saturday, May 16

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)


Students discuss costs, benefits of possible BLUE referendum tuition increase

This post was updated May 7 at 8:43 p.m. Students will vote on whether or not to approve a $27 quarterly fee that would fund certain ASUCLA programming during the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections from May 8 to 15. Read more...

Photo: Students study and a cafe employee takes an order inside of Kerckhoff Coffee House. ASUCLA employees could get a $1 hourly wage increase if a $27 quarterly referendum fee is passed by USAC next week. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruin Bash Referendum benefits, drawbacks weighed by students before USAC election

This post was updated May 5 at 11:40 p.m. Students will vote on a referendum starting Friday that would raise the quarterly Bruin Bash fee, which has sparked debate over whether the annual welcome week concert is worth the price increase. Read more...

Photo: Students in a crowd – bathed in blue stage light – wait for a Bruin Bash artist to begin their performance. Undergraduate students can vote on a referendum starting Friday that would increase a quarterly fee funding the concert to $5 per quarter. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


USAC IVP, resource centers urge students to vote yes on Student Success Referendum

This post was updated May 5 at 11:37 p.m. Students could pay $55 quarterly to fund on-campus diversity centers and initiatives starting next fall if one of the costliest referendums in Undergraduate Students Association Council election history passes. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center, which is housed in the Student Activities Center, is pictured. The center would receive $3 quarterly per student if the $55 quarterly Student Success Referendum – dedicated to supplementing diversity initiative funding – is passed by undergraduate voters. (Daily Bruin file photo)


ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – April 24

ASUCLA continued a yearlong trend in February and March of underperforming financially, its leader said at an April 24 Board of Directors meeting. The board, composed of a student majority, has financial oversight over ASUCLA entities, including the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Students Association and the ASUCLA Communications Board – which oversees UCLA Student Media. Read more...