Campus Weighs Hopes For Biden Harris
It will be a short honeymoon for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris once the transition of power ends on inauguration day in January as Americans struggle with a faltering economy and the mounting death toll of the coronavirus pandemic....
Voters Say No to Proposition 15
Voters defeated a ballot measure in November that would have delivered millions of funding dollars to the Los Angeles Community College District. Billions of dollars were at stake for community colleges, K-12 schools, and local communities in California....
Franko Sprays Beauty, Politics Across City Walls
Former rocker turned muralist Jeremie Bacpac insists on only using a spray can when she paints and she doesn’t like to be called a feminist, although her former bandmates do—instead she asks to be called Bacpac, the nickname she got from the large motorcycle jackets she wears....
[Column] Two Friends Let the Vote be Their Voice
The fear was real as first-time voter Tazhanae Bonds and I approached the Pantages Theater in Hollywood on Nov. 3, 2020. It was the last day to vote, the last day to stand up for what we believed in as survivors. Despite our opposing political views, we were able to unite as women who survived...
Residents Cast Ballots on Campus for Peace of Mind
Officials unlocked the doors exactly at 7 a.m. on Tuesday where a couple of people were waiting outside for a few minutes before the doors opened at the L.A. City College Vote Center....
Vote Centers Bring New Culture to L.A. County
By now, we have all seen some sort of public service announcement that enticed us to vote. The emphasis was on the significance of every citizen’s singular vote....
Biden Locks Focus on Coronavirus Strategies
Illustration by Cassandra Munoz for the L.A. Collegian / November 2020....
Voters Whittle Field to Decide District Board of Trustees
More than 30 candidates competed for a spot on the seven-member Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees....
‘We The People’ Have Spoken
A spontaneous celebration popped up in Pershing Square as Angelenos reacted to the announcement of the election winners....
Election Officials Urge Voters to Submit Their Ballots Early
Same-day voter registration is available at some vote centers up to Election Day....
One More Decision to Make You Say No More
It is one bad move after another....
The era of Benjamin Crump
Benjamin Crump saw his uncle beaten by police when he was a boy about six or seven years old. They pulled him over for speeding, allegedly. At that tender age, young Ben could figure out his uncle was a target because he was college-educated and drove a nice car....
BALLOT DROP BOX ARRIVES ON CAMPUS
An Official Ballot Drop Box has been placed on the Los Angeles City College campus adjacent to Heliotrope Drive and Monroe Street near the Student Union Building. The L.A. County Registrar and the Los Angeles Community College District partnered to offer voters another secure and socially distant way to cast their ballots in the weeks...
Biden Picks Kamala Harris for VP
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden nominated former state Attorney General and sitting U.S. senator Kamala Harris as his 2020 vice president running mate hoping to acquire Harris’ support within African American voters to challenge incumbent Republican president Donald Trump this fall. Harris made history when she was sworn in by Vice President Biden. Senator Harris......
