This post was updated Oct. 20 at 4:52 p.m.
The life of a ballot is boring. Or at least it should be.
Last February, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized more than 650,000 ballots as part of an investigation into what he said was widespread fraud during the Proposition 50 special election, according to the New York Times.

This post was updated Oct. 18 at 7:43 p.m.
Jade Fraser woke up every two hours from the heat last week.
“I can’t sleep,” said Fraser, a first-year human biology and society student who lives in Dykstra Hall, which doesn’t have air conditioning.

This post was updated Oct. 15 at 8:01 p.m.
When Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and other defendants – alleging university negligence after she reported being gang raped by multiple Chi Phi fraternity members – news of the suit flooded headlines and sparked conversations nationwide.

ASUCLA doesn’t need to run a survey to know students don’t want to pay another fee, let alone for a to-go box. The results of last year’s USAC elections make that quite clear.

This post was updated Oct. 14 at 8:14 p.m.
The UCLA Student Conduct Code identifies accountability as a core Bruin value. But UCLA’s administration has remained silent on an accountability issue of its own.

Editor’s note: The following article contains discussions of eating disorders, which may be upsetting to some readers.
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 7:35 p.m.

My family is from the smallest country in Central America, El Salvador. It is often referred to as “el pulgarcito,” or the little thumb.
My mom prioritized teaching and maintaining my Spanish so I could connect with my Salvadoran family.