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-31 posts tagged "Election"
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, October 13, 2016
Each of us knows someone who has voiced frustration about the upcoming presidential election akin to the following: “They’re both just so bad; I can’t vote for either of them.” You may even be one of those people. I understand your frustration. Many of us are, if not far past the point where we can
Neil Joseph | Tuesday, September 20, 2016
For the last year, commentators, TV personalities and seemingly every person in America (including me) has written about the danger that Donald Trump presents. Whether it’s the things he says, the hatred he taps into, or the way he treats his peers, he’s been criticized in so many different ways. Personally, these things are disqualifying
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 20, 2016
I recently read a letter to the editor by Dylan Stevenson, the vice president of the College Republicans, titled “A Republican’s right of reply”, and I’d like to offer an alternative view on the 2016 election beyond blind partisanship. Before I get lumped in with the average College Democrat, let me make clear that I
Marek Mazurek | Monday, April 25, 2016
Don’t look now folks, but we’re a third of the way through 2016 and already we have a lot to talk about. There’s been a leap day and hotly contested battles for the presidential nominations, and that’s not to mention the upcoming Summer Olympics. Yet maybe — ladies and gentlemen — it’s time to take
Courtney Becker | Wednesday, March 30, 2016
ND Votes ’16 hosted the latest installment of “Pizza, Pop and Politics” in Geddes Hall on Tuesday night to discuss immigration and American policy. Guest speakers included Jennifer Jones, assistant sociology professor, and Luis Fraga, professor of political science and Arthur Foundation Endowed Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership. Jones said United States immigration policy has been very
Neil Joseph | Monday, March 21, 2016
The campaign for the 2016 presidential election has been defined by candidates on both sides criticizing facets of American society that we see today. The disintegration of family values, the social liberalism (or conservatism) of many Americans, the inability to have civilized dialogue, the list goes on and on. One of the biggest problems that
BridgeND | Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Eight-year-old Sofia Yassini, a resident of Dallas and a Muslim-American, has recently spent many sleepless and tear-filled nights checking and rechecking the locks on her doors, convinced that President Trump would soon be sending the military to snatch her away. Her fears are not unwarranted, given Trump’s chilling comments on forcing Muslim citizens to wear special
Courtney Becker | Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Mark Fox and Waldo Mikels-Carrasco spoke about the issue of health care in the context of American politics and policy at the second installment of “Pizza, Pop and Politics,” a platform for political engagement sponsored by NDVotes’16, on Tuesday in Geddes Hall. Fox, dean of Indiana University-South Bend School of Medicine, said the rhetoric surrounding
Stephen Raab | Monday, February 1, 2016
So that was the Iowa caucuses. I don’t actually know what happened, because I’m writing this in advance. However, it likely wasn’t boring. All eyes have been on two contests on either side of the aisle — Hillary Clinton versus Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side, and Everyone Else versus Donald Trump for the Republicans.
Louis Bertolotti | Friday, January 15, 2016
Twenty-four million people watched the first Republican debate in August, and 15.3 watched the first Democratic debate in October. These numbers set the records for the most watched primary debates of all time. The American people are clearly interested in the presidential election, and yet that election is still 11 months away. Why do we start