Monday, May 25

List mix-up causes students to cast provisional ballots in LA County

Lists of registered voters at election sites around Westwood on Tuesday were missing names of some students who said they registered to vote before the Oct. 22 deadline. Those students had to cast provisional ballots, which will be counted today. Read more...

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Jack Cramer, a second-year undeclared student, pulls out a chair and some homework as he waits to cast his vote at the polling center in Rieber Hall Tuesday night.


UCLA undergrads lean left, exit poll shows

In line with state political trends, UCLA undergraduates overwhelmingly voted to re-elect President Barack Obama in Tuesday's election, while they took a stronger stance than the rest of the state on Proposition 30, according to Daily Bruin exit poll results. Read more...


Election 2012: First-time voters at UCLA

In September, the Daily Bruin interviewed four first-time voters about the election. The Bruin checked in again with the students to find out how the last months of the election affected their decisions. Read more...


PepsiCo CEO honored with John Wooden Global Leadership Award

Quotes from Coach John Wooden related to academic success and leadership were projected onto the walls of a ballroom in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, as about 150 people dressed in business attire milled about Monday evening. Read more...

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Chairwoman and CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi was honored with the Wooden Award by the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Monday night. She is the first woman to receive the award.


Battleground states help secure Obama re-election

President Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term as president of the United States on Tuesday, defeating Republican candidate Mitt Romney.  Obama led Romney with 303 electoral votes to 203, as of 10:41 p.m. PST on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Read more...


Writing Success Program welcomes new director

Denise Pacheco, a spring 2011 alumna, said she plans to increase the program's visibility on campus as part of her new role. Read more...

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This year the Writing Success Program celebrated its 10-year anniversary and welcomed Denise Pacheco as its new program director.


Hotline answers last-minute voter questions

Before West Coast voters turn in their ballots and stick an "I voted sticker" to their shirt today, a select group of veteran and aspiring lawyers will gather in a classroom in the UCLA School of Law to complete a different kind of patriotic duty. Read more...