After over a year of hard work, students at UCLA passed The Green Initiative Fund referendum two weeks ago. This referendum, passed by 76% of the large undergraduate student body, means that over $2 million dollars will be allocated towards student-led sustainbility projects.

The TGIF referendum has already been passed at both UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley, and is similiar to other green funds passed across the nation. This large fund enables students to apply for money to begin projects that will reduce UCLA's environmental impact. Some potential projects, and examples of past projects include dorm retrofits, water conservation work, sustainble foods, and internships and research.

Getting TGIF passed at UCLA required hard work and dedication from a small group of undergraduate students who worked together to write policy, meet with administrators to get policy on the ballot and legalized, fundraise for the campaign and to finally get the word our to students during the election! However, the large success rate of the referendum indicates that students were willing to increase their student fees for the environment.

The students that passed the referendum at UCLA hope that students at our schools are inspired to pass similiar referendums at their schools in order to empower the student body to be able to start their own projecst to protect the environment and increase awareness!

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