Through the better part of two months, I have been working in a senator's office in Washington, D.C. As a proud politics junkie, living in this city during an election year is thrilling. Read more...

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Hayden Padgett

The words "young" and "conservative" are all but mutually exclusive in today's political milieu. Read more...

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Students watch the first presidential debate between incumbent Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney on Oct. 3 at a viewing party in Ackerman. A recent poll conducted by the Daily Bruin and the UCLA Department of Statistics, which surveyed a sample of 569 students, revealed the extent of the liberal tilt on this campus.

In this country, equal pay legislation is nearly 50 years old, workplace discrimination based on gender is illegal and women enjoy unrestricted voting access. Read more...

Discourse over the biases of professors is largely unproductive and prevents us from having a much more relevant conversation. Read more...

In light of a report published this morning, it may be time for UCLA to rethink the so-called "holistic" admissions process that has been in place since 2007. Read more...

When I stare at my resume, the text describing my memberships in ALD & PES and Golden Key, another honor society at UCLA, mocks me.
Having just joined Mortar Board this year, that brings my total to a whopping three honor societies listed on my resume, two of which I can comfortably say I've had no involvement in. Read more...

The first question posed Wednesday night at the candidate forum for the Westwood Neighborhood Council resulted in mumbles from the election administrator, impassioned interruptions from the incumbents and frustrated follow-ups from the audiences. Read more...

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The Westwood Neighborhood Council held a candidate forum on Wednesday. There are 35 candidates running for 19 seats on the council. The public was invited to listen to two-minute speeches by each candidate and ask questions about their stances.