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-36 posts tagged "College Democrats"
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
It has now been over a month since the midterm debate, and I regret to inform you that leftists on campus still have not quite recovered. Just this week, another opinion piece (if a glorified Reddit rant can be categorized as such) appeared in The Observer making laughably insane claims about my debate rhetoric and about
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Last Wednesday, BridgeND hosted a debate between the College Democrats and College Republicans. What was intended to be an educational conversation and a model for civil discourse instead spiraled into a display of racist, transphobic and antisemitic rhetoric from the College Republicans’ representative. We believe that the College Republicans must be held accountable for their
Sam Godinez | Tuesday, November 8, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the midterm elections will be held for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, 35 out of 100 U.S. Senate seats and thousands of local elections in each state. With many students voting for the first time, the midterm elections are an indication of where the nation will head towards.
Liam Kelly | Thursday, November 3, 2022
College Republicans representative Shri Thakur and College Democrats representative Blake Ziegler sparred over inflation, abortion and crime in a debate hosted by BridgeND ahead of the midterm elections. (Editor’s note: Ziegler is a Viewpoint columnist for The Observer) Ziegler spent much of the debate defending President Joe Biden’s presidency and highlighting “one of the most
Emma Duffy | Monday, September 5, 2022
On June 24, 2022, Dobbs v. Jackson overturned the precedent set in Roe v. Wade. In the original Roe v. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court established that women have the right to privacy with their doctor, and therefore states could not interfere with a woman’s choice to get an abortion. Dobbs v. Jackson ruled
Alysa Guffey and Bella Laufenberg | Monday, April 25, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series examining how student groups run as part of the larger Notre Dame community. The first goal of the University, outlined in the student guide du Lac, is to “Ensure that our Catholic character informs all our endeavors.” To understand how the University upholds these Catholic
Alysa Guffey and Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series examining how student groups run as part of the larger Notre Dame community. 32 residence halls. 354 clubs. 20 student organizations. Many students have found a home within the variety of student groups that thrive under the dome, but few understand how the University structures
Megan Fahrney | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
This month, members of the Notre Dame College Democrats and the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy attended Spring Lobby Weekend in Washington D.C. The event, organized by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCONL), gathered approximately 400 young adults from across the country to lobby for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the
Maggie Eastland | Monday, September 13, 2021
The tri-campus community, known for its active debate over abortion, remains divided over Senate Bill 8, a new law enacted in Texas that prohibits abortions after about six weeks, or once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The Supreme Court struck down an emergency appeal to stop the bill Sept. 1 in a 5-4 vote
John Salem | Wednesday, October 9, 2019
After an anonymous whistleblower reported a concern in August to the House of Representatives and Senate Intelligence Committees about U.S. President Donald Trump soliciting foreign interference to better his chances in the 2020 election, the complaint was eventually passed along to the Justice Department. From there, on Sept. 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced