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USG Senate Bill 143-13: Update on Funding Department Guidelines & Allocations Committee Guidelines
Given the recent passing of Senate Bill 143-13, a Bill to Amend the Funding Department Guidelines, we'd like to recap the details with you all. Due to the rise in costs of venues over the years, it has become increasingly difficult to fund all requests to cover the...
A Warm Welcome from USC’s Undergraduate Student Government
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
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
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
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
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...
AM: USG welcomes new senators, president and vice president
USC’s Undergraduate Student Government inaugurated its newest group of leaders on April 7. Twelve senators, along with the President and Vice President elects, were sworn in via a Zoom conference with President Carol Folt. Folt started off the conference by praising...
USG Launches “Get ConSCent” Campaign Ahead of UCLA Game
The USC Undergraduate Student Government, in partnership with departments and student organizations across USC, is proud to announce the launch of our Get ConSCent campaign, a campus-wide effort to activate students to share their support of affirmative consent...
DT: Students discuss USC mental health stigma
More than 80 students, faculty and staff members gathered at Town and Gown Wednesday evening to discuss their concerns with mental health stigma on campus, especially in light of the nine student deaths this semester. Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate Student...
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