A Warm Welcome from USC’s Undergraduate Student Government

by Lilit Zakaryan | Jun 24, 2020 | Priorities

From left to right: Hailey Robertson (Chief of Staff), Olivia Frary (Chief Communications Officer), Truman Fritz (USG President), Rose Ritch (USG Vice President), Mike Shao (Chief Financial Officer), Jina Hur (Chief Programming Officer), Gabe Savage (Speaker of the...

DT: USC, USG respond to Department of Education Title IX changes

by Lilit Zakaryan | May 20, 2020 | Priorities

Undergraduate Student Government President Truman Fritz and Vice President Rose Ritch signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concern over changes to Title IX regulations announced May 6. The letter, which was organized by the National Student...

AM: Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president host “ask me anything” meeting

by Lilit Zakaryan | May 1, 2020 | Op-Eds and Media, Priorities

USG President Truman Fritz and Vice President Rose Ritch caught up with the undergraduate student body remotely in an “ask me anything” Zoom meeting on April 30. Ritch, living a “potato life” in Los Angeles, and Fritz, preparing for his return to Portland, Oregon,...

WaPo: The grading system upended, college students are pushing grad schools, employers to be flexible

by Lilit Zakaryan | Apr 17, 2020 | Op-Eds and Media, Priorities, Statements

College students across the country are pushing medical schools, graduate schools and prospective employers to relax rigid entry requirements, and leading higher-education associations on Thursday urged schools to display “flexibility” and “compassion” in measuring...

DT: USG passes resolution to provide undocumented students resources

by Lilit Zakaryan | Apr 15, 2020 | Resolutions, Senate

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate passed a resolution with eleven of twelve votes in support of establishing permanent resources for undocumented students at its meeting Tuesday.  The resolution, authored by Improving Dreams, Education, Access, and Success...