By Olivia Kingree On October 6, the Trump administration, in an effort to strengthen religious freedom, introduced new policies that will allow employers to avoid covering their employees’ birth control costs. These…
By Michael McCurry On October 3, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments for a case that would control partisan gerrymandering. The case, Gill v. Whitford, challenges the map drawn by the Republican-controlled…
By Mel Dikert On September 29, the U.N. voted on whether or not to condemn “the use of the death penalty as punishment for consensual gay relations,” CNN stated. While 13 countries…
By Hannah Bouchard On September 29, Tom Price resigned as President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services after almost eight months, making his term the shortest in history. After a scandal…
By David Giacomini For many people here in the United States paying attention to our own election cycle can seem like a massive headache. So it wouldn’t be surprising that only a…
By Sebastian Godinez Hello everyone, it’s your favorite (or dreaded) political science student here to opine again on the state of affairs in the U.S. Comedians and political pundits have long noted…
By Anna Gombert Despite the rain, over 50 students and some faculty showed up in Tolley/Brown Circle last night to hold a vigil for the repeal of DACA or Delayed Action for…
By Kassel Franco Garibay During the past month, tensions surrounding North Korea have been on the rise. Following the country’s first nuclear test during the Trump administration on September 3, the United…
by Brooke Winters For the past seven years, Republicans have been pledging to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. With control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and…
By David Giacomini The Department of Veterans Affairs employs over 36,000 doctors and other medical staff, making it the largest healthcare system in the country. That being said, the VA is responsible…