Author Archives: Neha Jaganathan

Molly Turventine sat on the steps of the Wooden Center around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, taking in the atmosphere of what may become her future home ““ especially after her positive experience on a campus tour, which she took later in her visit.

The second annual Pac X conference, which aims to promote black student leadership, was hosted at UCLA this weekend by the Afrikan Student Union.

Recent events in the race for president have seen the leading candidates from both parties involved in controversies, some of which will likely have lasting impacts on their candidacies.

Maverick. War hero. Comeback kid. Tag lines for candidates often seem superfluous, but in the case of Sen. John McCain, these qualities have separated him from other presidential nominees and account for much of his current platform.

Californians will cast their ballots in Tuesday’s elections in accordance with new regulations made to voting procedures last year, although there is uncertainty over the efficiency of these changes.

With no clear front-running presidential nominee in either party, political scientists and analysts agree youth voter participation has had an increased impact in the primary season and has particularly affected the race for the Democratic ticket.

Signifying the growing importance of California in the primary elections, three leading Democratic presidential candidates have made campaign stops in the state in the past week, while candidate-affiliated student groups have begun stepping up their support efforts.