Tag Archive for: elections

Student vote can affect community


America calls itself the inventor of modern democracy, yet with a mere 62 percent voter turnout for the last presidential election, voter participation in the United States is one of the lowest for any democratic country in the world. Nearly 40 percent of Americans forfeited their right — and civic duty — to vote in […]

Colleges cannot wield political influence


For many high school students, the months after applying to college become an incredibly fragile time. Uncertainty about the future makes this group particularly vulnerable to external social and political influences, especially when these influences come from colleges themselves. Taking advantage of this vulnerability will ultimately damage higher education by cultivating a student body that […]

School media should avoid swaying voters


Traditionally, the Daily Trojan endorses a presidential ticket in the Undergraduate Student Government’s elections. This year, however, the editors of the Daily Trojan have opted not to endorse any of the candidates. Though an endorsement is only a recommendation, the hyper-local environment of a university makes an endorsement for student government elections more influential than […]