Tuesday, September 29


2026 USAC resolutions call for accountability, student support but see few updates

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed 18 resolutions during the 2025-26 academic year, but its public resolution document only includes reports for three as of late May. Read more...

Photo: (Left to right: Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff. Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin senior staff. Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Armaan Dhillon/Assistant Design director.)


Q&A: GSA president discusses support for graduate students, plans for 2026-27

Naomi Hammonds, the president of the Graduate Students Association, called for more support for graduate students following a year of research funding cuts, basic needs delays and housing changes in a conversation with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar. Read more...

Photo: Naomi Hammonds, a graduate student in public health, stands on stage alongside UCLA administrators. Hammonds also served as the GSA president during the 2025-26 academic year. (Courtesy of David Esquivel)


USAC recap – April 21

The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than $150,000 in excess funding to student organizations at its April 21 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...


Bruins reject referendums with low turnout, vote in council in 2026 USAC election

This post was updated May 17 at 10:23 p.m. Undergraduate students rejected $87 in referendum fees, approved changes to the Undergraduate Students Association Council constitution and chose new officers in the 2026 USAC election. Read more...

Photo: Attendees celebrate at an announcement event for the Undergraduate Students Association Council 2026 election. Undergraduate students rejected $87 in referendum fees, approved changes to the USAC constitution and chose new officers in the 2026 election. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USA Judicial Board reinstates general representative candidate in USAC elections

The USA Judicial Board reinstated a disqualified general representative candidate in the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Thursday evening. Susie Turner, a second-year African American studies and public affairs student, was initially disqualified by the USA Elections Board for exceeding the elections board’s $200 personal-spending campaign expenditure limit by $8.20, according to the board’s notice of disqualification. Read more...

Photo: Susie Turner, a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s general representative, speaks at an April 29 debate hosted by the Daily Bruin and the USA Elections Board. Turner was reinstated by the USA Judicial Board on Thursday evening after being disqualified by the elections board for exceeding its personal-spending campaign expenditure limit. (Andrew Diaz/Photo editor)


2nd USAC general representative candidate disqualified for inaccurate finances

This post was updated May 14 at 8:51 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified a second general representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Wednesday evening. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the offices of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and USA Elections Board, is pictured. The elections board disqualified Brinaye Grant, a candidate for general representative in the USAC elections, Wednesday evening for issues with her campaign finances. (Daily Bruin file photo)