The Broadview

Governor Gavin Newsom remains in office

Seniors vote for the first time

Paige Retajczyk, Sports Editor • September 16, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE | Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office after a California recall election on Sept. 14. The total estimated state and county costs to administer the recall election was $276 million,...

Voter representation under consideration

As candidates race to 270, some question Electoral College

Grace Krumplitsch, Editor-in-Chief • September 24, 2020

In the five instances in United States history in which the candidate who won the presidency gained the majority of electoral votes needed to win despite failing to gain the majority of the popular vote,...

We may never understand, but united we stand

Now is the time for action against systemic oppression

June 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE A flood of virtual and real-life protests have surfaced in the days since the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...

Warren drops out of presidential race

Adele Fratesi, Reporter • March 6, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE As students and faculty arrived on campus, many phones buzzed with notifications following Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s announcement that she dropped out of the 2020 Presidential Election yesterday...

My day at the polls

Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter • March 4, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE While Convent students lay asleep in their beds and visions of TikTok videos danced in their heads, I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock screeching at me from across the room at the pleasant...

Vulakh’s View: Every vote counts

Gabriella Vulakh, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2020

The real presidential election takes place six weeks after the first Tuesday in November, when 538 presidential electors in Washington, D.C., cast their ballots. In 48 states and the District of Columbia,...

Don’t stop on Election Day

Democratic participation is more than voting

Gray Timberlake and Gabriella Vulakh • November 11, 2019

While many adults voted in the 2019 elections last week, young people across the nation are finding other ways to participate in democracy even when they are not legally eligible to vote. Youth civic...

Student body partakes in community elections

Charlotte Ehrlich, Reporter • May 3, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students gathered in the Syufy Theatre to hear their classmates’ speeches for community representative positions for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. After the community representative...

C-ing Clearly: Make voting easier

Weekdays encourage low turnout

Cece Giarman, Editor-in-Chief • November 2, 2018

Since registering to vote in June, I have been eager to join the U.S. democratic process, however, my enthusiasm decreased in September when I realized the voting experience I imagined of going to my local...

Vote smart, not partisan

Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-Chief • September 27, 2018

As Democrats are gearing up to reclaim control of Congress and Republicans are looking keep their majority through the 2018 midterm elections, partisanship may lead to uninformed decisions in the voting...

‘Celebrating Democracy’ shifts focus from presidential election

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor • November 7, 2016

Recognition of the democratic process’ importance, the exploration of voting rights throughout American history, and explanation of certain ballot measures were primary themes of today’s assembly,...

Juniors, seniors have opportunity to support upcoming election

High schoolers can work at polling places on Election Day, allowing them to learn about process, civic responsibility.

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor • August 26, 2016

A representative from the San Francisco Department of Elections spoke with juniors and seniors during class meetings today about an opportunity to work at polling places on Election Day. “To make...