Abortion, gun control, healthcare – it sometimes seems as though no one can agree on anything nowadays. The president comes up with a plan and Congress blocks it. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 8, 10:16 pm
Submission: US needs bipartisan support for Israel to aid relations
Editorials, Opinion
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May 6, 8:22 pm
Editorial: USAC Election Board must disqualify Social Justice Referendum
Editor’s note: The referenda on the USAC ballot did not directly compete with one another, but in the interest of full transparency, we believe it is worth noting one of the referenda on this year’s ballot directly benefitted the Daily Bruin financially. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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May 6, 6:46 pm
No Offense, But: USAC Results
Live from the Daily Bruin conference room, Chris Campbell, Abhishek Shetty and Aaron Julian offer their reactions in the aftermath of Friday night’s USAC election. There was a lot happening, and lots to opine about. Read more...
Photo: (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 6, 12:19 am
Jasmine Aquino: Allowing USAC to campaign on the Hill would promote political dialogue
The flyers, high-fives and small talk from Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates don’t extend to the Hill, but USAC’s importance does. The 14 newly elected student officials will institute policies and services with millions of dollars’ worth of student fees. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government’s election code bans campaigning in residential halls and other university-owned living spaces, but this creates a disconnect between students and their government. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 6, 12:17 am
Abhishek Shetty: USAC Election Board should extend physical campaigning period
Last Friday’s Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates debate was meant to be an important platform for uninformed voters to learn about the election. Instead, it turned out be a mutual-admiration society between overexcited supporters and their deities. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Illustrations director)
Editorials, Opinion
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May 5, 1:14 am
Editorial: USAC Judicial Board shouldn’t rule in favor of Social Justice Referendum
Update: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board ruled in favor of the Election Board Thursday morning. The referendum process has long been an attempt at direct democracy. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 5, 12:00 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Lax enforcement of USAC Election Code threatens democratic process
It didn’t take long for the student government election to spiral out of control. Before voting even began, it came to light that the Social Justice Referendum campaign had outspent the agreed-upon campaign finance limit nearly tenfold. Read more...
Photo: The Social Justice Referendum of 2016 continued campaigning Tuesday after an all-day sanction was suspended by the USAC Judicial Board. While the referendum’s campaign claimed the sanction was unfair, its disregard for the electionwide rules it previously agreed to follow threatens student democracy in the future. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)