This post was updated Nov. 13 at 2:32 a.m. UCLA is no stranger to ideologically charged campus events. Be it a talk in Ackerman Union by Ben Shapiro, a conservative commentator, or a lecture in Royce Hall by Rahm Emanuel, Chicago mayor and former poster child of the Democratic Party, administrators have always had the same justification for allowing politically divisive events on campus: Joe Bruin always sides with free speech. Read more...
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November 7, 10:45 pm
Editorial Board: Centralized on-campus voting seems convenient, does not curb long wait times
The blue wave came and went. But at UCLA, it wasn’t ideology that kept students from voting – it was long lines. Tuesday’s midterm elections were a critical point for the United States’ government, with students’ votes not only affecting who represents California in Washington, D.C., but also state policies regarding critical areas like taxation and rent. Read more...
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November 5, 3:53 pm
Daily Bruin Editorial Board 2018 California midterm election endorsements
There’s a lot on Tuesday’s midterm election ballot. Here are the Daily Bruin Editorial Board’s picks for the races and ballot propositions that most pertain to the UCLA community. Read more...
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November 5, 3:26 am
Editorial: Gavin Newsom for governor
Californians have two options for their next governor: a slick politician and a businessman struggling to get your attention. On one hand, there’s Gavin Newsom, California’s incumbent lieutenant governor and someone who’s been on the gubernatorial campaign for so long that his technical answers sound like campaign slogans. Read more...
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November 5, 3:25 am
Editorial: Ed Hernandez for lieutenant governor
California’s office of the lieutenant governor might just be fulfilling ceremonial responsibilities in the absence of the governor, but UCLA students should take a special interest in this year’s candidates. Read more...
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November 5, 3:24 am
Editorial: Xavier Becerra for attorney general
California has posed itself as an avid resistor of Donald Trump’s presidency. It only makes sense its attorney general, the state’s litigator in chief, would echo this sentiment. Read more...
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November 5, 3:23 am
Editorial: Ted Lieu for US House of Representatives
This board endorses Ted Lieu as congressman for California’s 33rd congressional district. As the Democratic incumbent, Lieu serves on the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Read more...
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