voting

There is something comforting about relying on voting to fix all of our problems and pretending a broken system is functional.

Regardless of how you vote, make sure you cast your ballot before 8 p.m. or are in line by that time on Nov. 3. Your vote is super important!

The changes to how we live may not have inherently adverse effects. I’m not arguing that access to more information is all bad, but it can heighten existing feelings of pessimism, exhaustion and stress surrounding the election. It effectively increases the heat on the already steaming water.

College students tend to vote at a lower rate than other demographics of Americans.

Our democracy doesn't differentiate between students in advocacy clubs and those who are not, so it’s important that we all are civically engaged. 

Passing Prop. 14 would be an important step toward saving lives from incurable diseases.

Wildfire preparedness transcends divisions, between the hills and the flats, students and neighbors. When disaster strikes, it will affect us all.

I want to fully partake in the democratic process. Now that I am a rehabilitated member of society, I feel that my vote should be restored.

Coercing students to attend lectures amid a pandemic on what is likely to be the most pivotal Election Day of our lives would be voter suppression.