The rules of an election can influence its outcomes just as much as the candidates.
The 2026 California gubernatorial primary featured an unusually competitive field, with six Democrats and two Republicans leading among more than 60 candidates.

This post was updated Aug. 12 at 4:14 p.m.
Say you’re tasked with evaluating a high school senior.
Here’s your criteria: their high school, their sophomore and junior year transcripts, a maximum 1,400 words of their writing, their extracurricular activities and the classes they plan to take senior year.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 2:54 p.m.
A healthy campus community is one where identities are respected.
But a recent lawsuit against the UC threatens that standard.

This post was updated Aug. 2 at 2:57 p.m.
Artificial intelligence is changing the world. We must make sure – for our future careers and for our college education – that UCLA is getting the implementation of AI right.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 11:20 a.m.
The smell of chlorine hits my nose before the water does, waking me up for my morning shift at the pool.

This post was updated July 19 at 9:18 p.m.
Monumental birthdays are cause for grand celebrations, but they are also ripe for reflection.
Every milestone brings about renewed hope for the future and insight into the past.

Black smoke billowed. The stench of rotting food permeated the neighborhood.
This is not a scene from a science fiction novel. It is the reality of the seven-day Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, which began June 17.