Ben Thaler

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• ASUCLA discusses pending challenges

  June 22, 2009 at 1:33 a.m.

  The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors embarked on their annual retreat from June 15 to 17 at the UCLA Conference Center in Lake Arrowhead, where they reflected on their ...

• Houses draw students to bone marrow event

  May 20, 2009 at 1:32 a.m.

  Members of the Sigma Nu fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are hosting a bone marrow registration drive today to find a donor match for Krissy Kobata, a 26-year-old woman with myelodysplastic syndrome.

• Some groups wary of PLEDGE

  May 6, 2009 at 12:43 a.m.

  The PLEDGE referendum, which seeks to raise student fees by $12.75 per quarter to provide funding for various campus organizations, has encountered both support and opposition from student groups across campus.

• USAC elections campaign begins

  April 30, 2009 at 2:23 a.m.

  The campaign for the undergraduate student government elections officially begins today, with candidates now able to begin soliciting votes.

• Slates evolve to shape USAC

  April 29, 2009 at 2:14 a.m.

  For the past several years, Students First! and Bruins United have dominated undergraduate student government politics at UCLA.

• SWC position contested

  April 27, 2009 at 2:05 a.m.

  Two candidates are running for the traditionally uncontested undergraduate student government position of Student Welfare commissioner for the first time in nine years, said current Student Welfare Commissioner Jonathan Tsai.

• Student government hopefuls announce candidacy for May elections

  April 23, 2009 at 1:40 a.m.

  The 23 students running in the undergraduate student government elections were announced at an orientation session on Tuesday, during which they formally registered their candidacy with the Elections Board
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  USAC campaign promises evaluated

  April 22, 2009 at 2:16 a.m.

  With elections for next year’s undergraduate student government approaching, the current councilmembers’ progress will inevitably have an effect on students’ votes.

• Group seeks info on Russell

  April 20, 2009 at 2:49 a.m.

  Students from Conciencia Libre, a workers’ rights group, attended the Associated Students UCLA board of directors meeting Friday to discuss the board’s decision not to renew its contract with Russell Athletic.

• Board ends Russell deal

  April 17, 2009 at 2:02 a.m.

  After weeks of deliberation, the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors has voted against renewing its contract with Russell Athletic.