A new voting rights act is needed to restore the right to vote to communities faced with rampant discrimination.
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ASI Board of Directors concerned about potential health fee increase
Student representatives on Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors are voicing concern over both the cost and the process behind what administration is calling a “health fee adjustment.” The plan would roughly double the health fee to reduce wait times, increase the number of counselors and medical providers, and add new technology to the […]
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Representing you: Why students should care about the ASI Board of Directors
Chase Dean is a political science senior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News. When I originally ran for the Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors, I had no real understanding of how much of an impact student government could […]
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A taste of Cal Poly’s political climate
Mustang News conducted a 100 person survey of Cal Poly students to gain insight into the campus’s political bent.
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Here are the political issues students care about
Mustang News conducted a survey of 335 Cal Poly students concerning what political issues were important to them. Here’s what they had to say.
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How our votes affect you
Last week, millions of Americans participated in a national bubble fill-in ritual.
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30-Minute Update: Sheriff’s Office investigates sexual assault, monarch butterflies migrate to Pismo
Mustang News anchors Michelle Logan and Dillon Payne recap Mustang News’ biggest stories this week.
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Mustang News Now: 1-Minute update
Mustang News anchor Leah Horner has the headlines you need to know going into this week.
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Catalonia caught in the crossfire
J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. If you thought the United States presidential election was heated, the politicization of daily life in Barcelona is a full-blown wildfire. On Nov. 25, the citizens of Catalonia go to the polls in a de facto vote for independence from Spain. But […]
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Do Cal Poly students care about politics? Probably not.
Cal Poly Student Life and Leadership coordinator Jesse Torrey loves to vote. She said it creates American patriotism that is visible in the results of both national and local elections. But it is unfortunate, she said, students do not share her feelings. Though she sees many students come into her office that care deeply about important […]
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Singin’ the blues of direct democracy
Last week, as I was reading through the editorials in the Wall Street Journal, I found one article that caught my eye. It was titled “The Blue Men Group” and was about how three of the most liberal (i.e. blue) states — California, Illinois and New York — now find themselves in desperate fiscal situations […]