Candidates begin campaigning for USG elections
Voting will be held at polls and online Feb. 14 through 16.
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Political dialogue must go beyond election season
Deeper political knowledge is crucial for the betterment of student life after college.
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,” […]
USG voting to begin tomorrow
Four voting locations will be set up around campus and students can cast their votes online as well.
USG is more effective than students think
If you cast a ballot for the Undergraduate Student Government elections in the last few years, you were in the minority. In 2010’s election for example, of the approximately 16,000 eligible undergraduate student voters, only about 4,550 turned up to the polls on campus or online. Overall, that’s less than one-third of the undergraduate student […]
USG plans to push for more election votes
They hope to increase the number of students voting by almost 1,500.
Project Vote Smart comes to campus
Students in POSC 395 will be researching political candidates for Project Vote Smart.
Youth turnout decreases on Election Day
Some students said the political rally on campus inspired them to vote in this election.
Self-interest no longer main voting factor
Whether regarding healthcare, deficit spending or entitlement benefits, Americans today seem inclined not only to ignore their own best interests, but to actually support politicians who actively work against them.
Turnout at USC low on Super Tuesday
Voter turnout at the on-campus polling station mirrored low involvement across the city.