The first 2020 presidential debate took place Sept. 29 between President Donald J. Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Joe Biden. Since the first presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960, debates have been a major part of the election process. They consist of both major party candidates answering a […]
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Voices of young-voters should still be amplified and used
Going into the 2020 election, it is important now more than ever that young adults understand how vital their voices really are. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2018 only 53% of the eligible voting population voted during the midterm election. Adults from 18-25 years old make up half of the eligible voting population. […]
CBU alumna runs for Congress
California Baptist University alumna Aja Smith (R-CA) recently announced her campaign against incumbent House of Representatives Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA) to represent District 41 in the House of Representatives. Smith, who was a technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and is a Republican candidate, said she is running because she believes she can better […]
Record number of women won elected offices
This year has been named “The Year of the Woman” by the news media because more women are becoming politically active. More women sought and ran for public office across every level, ranging from city to federal position than ever before. Out of the 476 women who ran for a seat in the House of […]
Freshman elected to Senate
Ten California Baptist University freshmen ran Sept. 24–28 for the Senate of the Associated Students of California Baptist University for the 2018-19 school year and four students were elected. The new senators elected for ASCBU Senate are: Allison Weaver, English major, Pablo Leiva, architecture major, Kaitlyn Chadwick and Richard Hamilton, bio-medical majors. These students come […]
Students run for ASCBU positions
As the second semester of the year begins, students will have a chance to decide who will lead the California Baptist University student body through executive council positions of the Associated Students of CBU. All five ASCBU executive council positions are open for the 2016-2017 school year, and while applications closed Jan. 21, students who […]
Nation elects President Obama for second term
Despite being portrayed as a neck-and-neck race, by 9 p.m. PDT Nov. 6, Ameri- cans decided that President Barack Obama could keep his desk in the Oval Office for another four-year term. “It was a very fast decision made (election night), which really surprised me consider- ing how most media stations claimed it would be […]
Live election night results viewed at party
Students sporting political T-shirts and “I voted” stickers ate “donkephant” cake and filled the Copenbarger Presidential Dining Room Nov. 6 during the Department of History and Government’s third election night party. Joe DiGenova, junior pre-nursing major, voted in his first election and said he was excited about attending the event. “It’s a pretty crucial election,” […]
Social media influences presidential campaigns
When Barack Obama was elected as the 42nd president of the United States, he beat out Sen. John McCain by nearly 10 million citizen votes and 192 electoral votes. The media coined Obama’s win a landslide. What did President Obama have that McCain didn’t? It seemed that Obama was much more in-tune with his target […]
Domestic policy disputed at first presidential debate
Alongside celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary, President Barack Obama had his first face-to-face date with Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., at the Oct. 3 presidential debate. Held at the University of Denver in Colorado, the de- bate focused on domestic policy issues, such as energy, tax cuts, education, healthcare and the national deficit. Critics and […]