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-14 posts tagged "Presidential election"
Eva Analitis | Monday, November 2, 2020
You probably feel pretty good right now. Following an especially contentious election cycle, you’ve secured your seat in the Oval Office for the next four years. After campaigning across the country these past several months, from the coasts to the heartland, you did it — you won. But this is no time to rest. Your
Sara Schlecht | Wednesday, August 19, 2020
I have a confession to make. I spend a ridiculous amount of time thinking about my favorite parts of the Constitution. It’s definitely my most patriotic tendency — and one that I use to distract myself from disillusionment at the current state of American politics. As a student journalist, I absolutely love my First-Amendment rights.
BridgeND | Wednesday, August 12, 2020
First things first –– from the leaders and members of BridgeND, from whom you’ll be hearing in a biweekly column this year, welcome back to campus! It’s impossible to ignore the ways in which the next few months will be different from an ordinary semester at Notre Dame with contact among friends limited. And regrettably,
Ellie Dombrowski | Sunday, February 2, 2020
Iowa will host the first major vote of the 2020 presidential election cycle at the Iowa caucus Monday, Feb. 3. The results of the caucus will likely determine the party nominations, and coverage of the event will let voters across America know where candidates stand on crucial issues. The Observer has two reporters at the
Letter to the Editor | Friday, December 6, 2019
Four and a half months ago at home in Vermont, my sister and I sat before my laptop as the first 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate began to stream. With the political tension in my household, we didn’t bother watching it in the living room. 107 days later, I was standing in the rain on
Thomas Murphy | Thursday, February 14, 2019
Just over three weeks ago, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Buttigieg, who grew up in South Bend and whose parents were both professors at Notre Dame, would break several barriers if he were to win the presidency, as he would become the youngest elected president, as well
Selena Ponio | Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Amid immersing themselves in a new culture and planning whirlwind weekend trips to other countries, students studying abroad have also been preoccupied with a topic much closer to home: the 2016 election cycle. Anna Lyons, a junior and participant in the Toledo, Spain, program, said keeping up with the election was not that challenging since
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Wednesday, October 26, 2016
This past Wednesday, the series of debates between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump drew to a close. But on Tuesday night, debate between students at Notre Dame raged on. In a packed auditorium in DeBartolo Hall, sophomore Prathm Juneja, representing Democrats, and junior Will Lederer, representing Republicans, debated in an event sponsored by
Martha Reilly | Wednesday, October 26, 2016
With just 12 days until the general election, Saint Mary’s Center for Spirituality hosted a panel discussion about voting, titled “Community, Conscience and Conversation,” on Tuesday evening. Pat Pierce, professor of political science, said people of varying political affiliations should respect and appreciate, rather than denounce and attack, one another. “A central part of community
BridgeND | Thursday, August 25, 2016
Late at night in Northern Canada’s Pemberton Valley, I stood among a crowd of thousands of other teens waiting with high anticipation for the concert headliner of the night: YG. I had heard a lot about him, but never cared to pay much attention to his music. Through eavesdropping the many apprehensive whispers that scattered