The power is in the people’s hands – at least in theory.
California’s proposition system, established in the early 20th century, was designed to give power back to the people amid corporate influence.

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 4:20 p.m.
The Democratic Party is at a crossroads: Should it stay on course with its establishment leadership or push for more socialist ideas?

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 7:41 p.m.
When I walked into my infant daughter’s classroom the morning of Aug. 14, I could tell something was wrong.

College is a time of discovering who we are, what we believe and where we situate ourselves in the world.
At UCLA, students are surrounded by abundant opportunities to reinvent themselves.

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.