CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer Of the eight initiatives that Californians will be voting on this fall, one seeks to amend the state constitution with a new redistricting plan. If passed by the voters, Proposition 77 would change the way that California voting districts are reapportioned. The federal census measures the population of California every 10 years, and district … [Read more...] about Who can draw districts?
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What drugs will be discounted?
TIFF WELLSStaff Writer Debates continue over propositions 78 and 79, which are dueling drug discount initiatives. If pharmaceutical firms have their way, Prop. 78 will pass, and if consumer and labor groups have their way, Prop. 79 will too. Prop. 78, also known as Cal Rx, would establish a new state drug discount. This would reduce the cost that some Californians would have … [Read more...] about What drugs will be discounted?
Can regulation ensure power?
MICHAEL FRENCHStaff Writer One of the more complicated issues on the special ballot will be Proposition 80. It is a bill that, if passed, will regulate how Californians obtain energy. It would do five things. First, the bill would ensure that electric companies use renewable energy sources for 20 percent of their energy. It would also cause an increasing number of energy … [Read more...] about Can regulation ensure power?
Everyone shares a campus connection
AUDREY REED News Editor In November, I should not be wearing a short skirt, flip flops and sunglasses. I should be in my new winter coat and a fashionable scarf sipping hot tea. But there I was Tuesday in my summer ensemble, slurping an ice blended, driving on campus with my windows rolled down protesting the use of air conditioning simply because of the month. I pulled into … [Read more...] about Everyone shares a campus connection
Beating the Blues
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor Laura Dudley is a junior. She lives off-campus with some friends and is passionate about her German major. What the average eye does not see is that aside from an impressive high school GPA, a slew of Advanced Placement courses and remarkable SAT scores, Dudley brought something else with her to Pepperdine. Dudley has been battling … [Read more...] about Beating the Blues