Students from both sides of the aisle came together in a final match-up to take part in a phone-banking competition in the Annenberg East Lobby for the final day of the 2012 election. The competition, sponsored by USC College Democrats, USC College Republicans and the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, aimed at motivating and [...]
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Young voters look to buck trend
As polls continue to report a drop in interest among young voters, the atmosphere on college campuses like USC speaks to a different trend. “You’re voting for Romney?” an outraged Kevin Li yelled across Trousdale Parkway. “No way man, Obama all the way!” “Hey, Romney’s pretty damn good!” his friend Bernie Yang volleyed back. Though [...]
Read the rest of this article »CNN should answer for its inappropriate hormones story
After seven hours of backlash Wednesday, CNN took down an online article suggesting a relationship between women’s hormones and their voting patterns. While the story was both offensive and scientifically unsound, CNN should not have removed it. The network should own up to all of the news it posts—even poor stories—in order to maintain its [...]
Read the rest of this article »Absentee voting must be protected
Associating absentee voting with voter fraud has detrimental implications for certain voting blocs.
Read the rest of this article »Voter registration will close Monday
Monday is the last day for Californians to register to vote by mail and online. Registration forms must be postmarked or electronically signed no later than Monday, according to the California Secretary of State’s website. California residents can register by filling out an online form or picking up a paper form at a public library, [...]
Read the rest of this article »GMO labels help to inform consumers
Prop. 37, which requires genetically modified food to be labeled, improves consumer knowledge.
Read the rest of this article »Students should support Prop. 30
With a million and one things swirling around in a student’s mind, upcoming ballot measures admittedly do not always make the cut. But they should. Especially one: Proposition 30.
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Political dialogue must go beyond election season
Deeper political knowledge is crucial for the betterment of student life after college.
Read the rest of this article »USG polls close, about 5,600 votes cast
An estimated 5,129 students voted online and approximately 500 voted using paper ballots for the Undergraduate Student Government elections. The polls closed at 8 p.m. Thursday, according to Juan Orjuela, Elections and Recruitment co-chair. USG hoped to get 6,000 votes, over one third of the undergraduate population. “We’re pretty happy with the numbers right now,” [...]
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