Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey will compete for one of California’s United States Senate seats Tuesday. The winner will take the seat of Sen. Read more...
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November 4, 1:49 am
Student, part-time electoral statistician goes to DC to model election predictions
Rithwik Narendra works a job uncommon for most undergraduate students. As a part-time electoral statistician, the third-year computational and systems biology student will soon juggle midterms with his upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., where he will work to predict the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. Read more...
Photo: Rithwik Narendra is pictured next to statistical symbols. The third-year computational and systems biology student will use statistical modeling to predict the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in Washington D.C. as part of Decision Desk HQ. (Photo courtesy of Rithwik Narendra. Photo Illustration by Matthew Park/Daily Bruin staff)
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November 4, 1:37 am
Inflation, immigration, heath care: Presidential race revolves around key issues
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will battle for the White House on Tuesday. Harris is the first Black female and first Asian American presidential nominee of a major party in United States history. Read more...
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November 3, 10:37 pm
Melissa Toomim, incumbent Ted Lieu run for US House of Representatives seat
This post was updated Nov. 4 at 2:29 a.m. Westwood voters will decide who they send to the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday. UCLA resides in California’s 36th Congressional District, where Republican investigative journalist Melissa Toomim is challenging the Democratic incumbent Rep. Read more...
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October 31, 11:04 pm
New communication Fiat Lux course examines voting amid ongoing election
As the 2024 presidential election nears, a small group of students gathers in Royce Hall to examine voter turnout. Communication 19: “Voter Participation and Engagement in 2024 Election” – a discussion-based Fiat Lux class offered for the first time this quarter – covers factors influencing voter registration, citizen engagement and polarization in the United States, said Georgia Kernell, the class’s instructor and a former member of the ASUCLA Communications Board, which publishes the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Election materials for the 2024 election are pictured. Communication 19: “Voter Participation and Engagement in the 2024 Election” – a discussion-based Fiat Lux class offered for the first time this fall – covers factors influencing voter registration, citizen engagement and polarization in the United States ahead of the election. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 24, 11:15 pm
Ben Shapiro talks Israel-Hamas war, condemns left-leaning campus politics at UCLA
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:17 a.m. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized UCLA for teaching left-wing policies and allegedly condoning antisemitism in a Monday speech. Read more...
Photo: Ben Shapiro speaks to an audience. The conservative political commentator and UCLA alumnus spoke Monday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom about the political state of college campuses and the Israel-Hamas War. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
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October 17, 9:55 pm
Doug Emhoff rallies support for Kamala Harris in LA ahead of presidential election
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 9:56 a.m. Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff gave remarks at a Century City campaign reception Oct. Read more...
Photo: Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff is pictured. Emhoff spoke in support of his wife, Kamala Harris, at a campaign event in Los Angeles on Oct. 8. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)