Photo Courtesy of Nicolas Armenta | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal After years of seeing his family struggle to obtain proper medical coverage, senior Public Relations Major Nicolas Armenta’s passion for free, universal health care amplified as the government continued interfering with the benefits they’d receive. While studying abroad in London his sophomore year, Armenta — … [Read more...] about Nicolas Armenta Campaigns for Universal Health Care
affordable care act
Opinion: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Should Not Be Confirmed
With less than a month until the presidential election, Republicans are rushing to confirm a new Supreme Court justice. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a highly partisan judge who President Donald Trump nominated to entrench conservative values and his personal political agenda into the Supreme Court; this confirmation would create an ultraconservative politically partisan Supreme … [Read more...] about Opinion: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Should Not Be Confirmed
Pepp Students Prepare for Presidential Election Season
Infographic by Natalie RulonAs the 2020 elections loom ahead, Pepperdine students ponder the decision of which candidate to vote for. The California Presidential Primary election will be March 3, and the national general election will be Nov. 3. The voting rate for U.S. college students more than doubled for the 2018 midterm elections at 40%, compared to 19% in 2014, according … [Read more...] about Pepp Students Prepare for Presidential Election Season
Health Care Goes to the White House
Graphic by Nate Barton Capitol Hill has been buzzing the past couple weeks with bipartisan efforts to move forward with health care. Senator Lamar Alexander's (R-TN) new plan to replace the Affordable Care Act has "gotten a boost from the CBO," according to Jennifer Rubin's article, "On health care, Sen. Lamar Alexander got what no other Republican has," published Oct. … [Read more...] about Health Care Goes to the White House
