Author Archives: Nancy Su

Sunday’s general elections in Spain brought an end to Spain’s conservative Popular Party’s eight-year rule after almost 200 Spaniards were killed in terrorist attacks in Madrid. José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of the Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party became the new prime minister of Spain in an election that highly favored the Popular Party before the attacks. […]

A bill that proposes giving 14- and 16-year-olds partial voting rights has generated a debate as to whether teens so young have the maturity required to vote responsibly and independently. The bill, proposed by state Sen. John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) would let children as young as 14 vote in California. Votes by 14- and 15-year-olds […]

The next time you visit a dating or employment Web site, you might see a promotion for President Bush or Democratic frontrunner Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on your computer. Despite reservations about the effectiveness of online advertisements, the Republican National Committee has been running a large Internet campaign for the presidential election, with banner and […]

In an effort to replace the punch card voting system, counties across Southern California are introducing electronic voting devices for today’s primary election. San Diego and San Bernardino counties are implementing a new touch screen voting device today, and Orange County will be implementing an eSlate electronic device that will allow voters to make their […]

Many committed Howard Dean supporters are planning to vote for Dean on Tuesday, despite the fact that he officially dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race two weeks ago. With a huge grassroots campaign and a large amount of monetary support, Dean was considered the front-runner at the beginning of the primary. But after a […]

Jane Shevtsov understands that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has almost no chance of winning. Yet the third-year ecology, behavior and evolution student feels an obligation to dedicate her time to being a research assistant on national issues for the Kucinich campaign. Moving about campus with a Kucinich sticker proudly displayed among several environmental and […]

Bruins for Clark, the student group that supported retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark for the Democratic primary, disbanded Wednesday as Clark withdrew from the race, and many members of the group are now turning toward the campaign for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry to continue supporting the Democratic party. Before Wednesday, Bruins for Clark had accumulated […]