Every vote counts – except for when they haven’t actually been counted. Ballots can take up to several weeks to be officially counted. But ballot initiatives are put into law almost immediately – a problematic practice, to say the least. Read more...
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Proposition 69 is a no-brainer for voters. Last year, state legislators passed the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, which raised taxes on diesel fuels and added fees that drivers must pay based on the their vehicles’ values. Read more...
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Proposition 72, which plans to exclude rainwater collection systems from being calculated in property taxes, is a straightforward measure that easily deserves to pass. California has had plenty of water shortages and any effort to incentivize water conservation in preparation for inevitable droughts should be supported. Read more...
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One in five. That’s a startling statistic all UCLA first-years learn in orientation. One in five female college students will experience sexual harassment or assault during their time in college. Read more...
Bruins may think that the state of nuclear weapons in the world is a far-removed topic that doesn’t affect them. That’s far from the case. Since the creation of nuclear weapons themselves, the University of California has had a direct stake in the management of U.S. Read more...
UCLA seems to believe that taking cumbersome calculus- and statistics-based classes every quarter qualifies as an arts degree. Economics and business economics are considered Bachelor of Arts degree programs, even though the two majors put a heavy emphasis on mathematics. Read more...
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So one of your friends is Muslim and is fasting for the month of Ramadan. You probably have several questions on your mind about it. What is Ramadan? Read more...
