Not sure which candidate’s views align with your own? Want to know how your political stances compare to people across the country? Take the quick quiz on Isidewith.com to see how each presidential candidate matches up with you on important issues like gun control, abortion and the economy. Isidewith.com does not support any political party. The goal of the website ... Read More »
As election day approaches, politics permeate every area of American life and media bombards the public more than ever before. Screens across the country are alight with the images and words of the two presidential candidates: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. While election politics in the past have been focused in newspapers and television newscasts, the ... Read More »
In the last few weeks about 1,400 people have been arrested across the country for protesting various laws which they consider a threat to the democratic nature of America. These protests are part of an organized action across America called “Democracy Spring.” The main focus of which is to openly oppose restrictions on voter rights and Citizens United, which was created ... Read More »
After a mass shooting at an Umpqua Community College in Oregon led to 10 deaths and other college massacres, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is trying to raise awareness for its active shooter policy. The policy provides students with advice on how to best ensure their own safety in the event of an active shooter. According to Bill Rowe, director ... Read More »
Since it is my job as a reporter to tell you the truth, I have decided to rewrite an event piece and tell you about a very unsettling experience I had last week. I was asked to cover a lecture on conservatism and the Republican Party by talk show host Jerry Bader. In fact, I was the one who suggested ... Read More »
After Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C., it seems certain that Mitt Romney is going to win the Republican Party nomination for president, and face President Barack Obama in November. This assumption was never seriously challenged by any of the other candidates in the race, despite the media’s weekly obsession with the next person to surge in the ... Read More »
Students are facing rising tuition costs, while at the same time the amount of funding the UW System receives from the state has been steadily decreasing. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met on February 9th to discuss the intersection between tuition costs and state funding for higher education, as well as possible avenues for universities to maintain ... Read More »
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