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-19 posts tagged "voting"
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 30, 2018
Single-issue voters dominate the U.S. political system, voting for candidates that pass their litmus test whether it be healthcare, abortion, immigration or gun control. Unfortunately, the winner of most elections are already decided due to a combination of legislation that skews the vote one way or the other; democracy is a prerequisite to representative policy,
Gina Twardosz | Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2018 midterm election season, The Observer sat down with various student organizations and professors to discuss political engagement and issues particularly pertinent to students. In this ninth installment, Saint Mary’s students discuss problems they have faced while trying to vote. Leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, many Saint Mary’s students
Julianna McKenna | Wednesday, November 7, 2018
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines
Observer Editorial Board | Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Voting matters, and your vote counts. On Midterms Day 2018, The Observer Editorial Board urges you, reader, to be a voter. This year’s Midterm elections arrive on the heels of some of the most polarized years in American politics, and the national divisiveness over politics has echoed throughout our smaller tri-campus community. Two weeks ago,
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 5, 2018
This Tuesday, we have the mid-term elections. There have been reports that say that there is a good chance voter turn-up is going to be up this year, especially among younger voters. In a period that is marked by extreme partisanship, I think it’s more important than ever to reach out and ask that everyone
Amelia Love | Monday, September 24, 2018
ND Votes will be celebrating Notre Dame’s National Voter Registration Day with a festival event Monday evening at the Geddes Hall Coffee House and patio. The celebration is open to anyone, and it is the culmination of a week-long voter registration drive the ND Votes task force organized. “[The event will be] American-themed, with apple pie,
Jordan Cockrum and Callie Patrick | Wednesday, September 5, 2018
The Saint Mary’s Office of Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) is spearheading a nonpartisan election engagement campaign inspired by the 2018 election season. The election engagement campaign consists of several events both at Saint Mary’s and within the wider tri-campus and South Bend community. The hope is to engage students through educational opportunities to increase
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, September 26, 2017
NDVotes hosted “Popcorn, Pie and Politics” on Monday to kick off a 24-hour campaign registering students to vote on National Voter Registration Day on Wednesday. The event, held in Geddes Hall Coffee House, featured remarks by professors Geoffrey Layman and David Campbell. “We started NDVotes in the three semesters ahead of the 2016 election, focusing
Manuel De Jesus | Wednesday, November 9, 2016
It’s over. After a year and a half of scandals, lies and cringe-worthy soundbites from both candidates, the presidential election is finally over. Let’s be honest, this year’s race wasn’t met with very many positive or inspiring moments pointing to a promising future in U.S politics, and many are rightfully concerned about how this election
Gary Caruso | Friday, November 4, 2016
News flash: Life sucks more than the tone of this presidential election, so get on with it — the election that is, not just life. Nothing along your earthly journey will be perfect, and nobody will please you all of the time. Your greatest national treasure in the United States is the privilege to be