Saturday, July 4

L.A. voter turnout 41 percent

Tuesday’s midterm election was met with indifference and frustration at UCLA as a low voter turnout was aggravated by incomplete voter registration lists on campus. The low turnout for Tuesday’s gubernatorial election did nothing to dispel widespread concerns about voter apathy, especially among college students. Read more...


151: leader of the alcoholic pack

In every realm of nature there have always been struggles for the throne of bad-assed-ness. Whether it’s alpha males competitively vying for female attention, rivers and mountains struggling for ultimate geologic supremacy or me haranguing my editors to get profanities included in my columns, nature’s dictate has always created a power struggle. Read more...





GOP retains House control

Nearly as devastating for Democrats as the “Republican Revolution” midterms of 1994, Tuesday’s elections brought good news for conservative voters nationwide, as the GOP retained control of the House of Representatives and regained control of the Senate. Read more...


Prop. 47 to boost UC funds, 52 fails

University of California students will directly feel the effects of two statewide propositions that went to the ballot box on Tuesday, as voters approved a funding boost into the University of California, but rejected an item that would loosen up the voter registration process. Read more...