Why Voting Matters to Me event grants students civics soapbox
Garland Noel, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020
The IU Southeast Student Government, the School of Social Sciences, and the Political Science Club hosted a public forum Monday in which students were given a platform to speak their minds about registering to vote and the current political landscape. Why this is important: Associate Professor ...
IUS hosts Mock Iowa Caucus, voting drama ensues
Logan Stephens, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2020
IUS students and faculty took over the Hoosier Room on Tuesday, Feb. 18 to participate in IU Southeast’s first ever Mock Iowa Caucus. The goal was to educate those involved and also have a decisive winner, unlike 2020’s controversial Iowa caucus, which featured a questionable vote-counting app. The...
Is there value in your vote?
McKenna Curry and Tessa Arnold
November 5, 2018
Though college campuses are typically an epicenter for political debates and current issues, young adults tend to have the lowest voter turnout – especially during midterm elections. In 2016, voter turnout among Americans ages 18-29 was 46.1 percent – that’s 14.5 percent less than average, according...
Possibilities of the Presidential Elecetion
Samuel Voyles, Staff Writer
October 17, 2016
With less than a month left before Americans from coast to coast head to the polls, it’s becoming more evident that the last few days of the 2016 presidential election are going to be very ugly. Yet, once Election Day comes and goes, our nation will have a newly elected president. Will it be D...
Professors participate in 2016 election panel
Connor Edrington, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2016
The third floor of the IUS Library was recently home to a discussion about politics and whether or not Americans have created politicians’ characteristics. On Wednesday, April 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., students gathered in the library to listen to a panel of IUS professors speak about how the country...
Examining voter turnout patterns
Kristin Kennedy, Social Media Coordinator
November 2, 2015
During this year’s election, many citizens will stand in line to vote candidates into office. According to statistics, though, the lines may be short. Over the last couple of years, the statistics show fewer citizens 18 and older have been voting in recent general elections. Just over a third...
On the issues
Jordan Williams and Joel Stinnett
November 2, 2015
On Tuesday Nov. 3, some citizens across the nation will walk inside voting booths and select who will represent them in elected offices over the next few years. And next year, voters will select candidates for national offices. In Southern Indiana and Kentucky, voters will select city council and...
Political networking
Kaetln Harrison, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2015
November is quickly approaching which means election season is nearly upon us. If you forget, all you have to do is scroll through their Facebook page or Twitter feed. People turn to social media to voice their opinion on political issues now more than ever. A new survey by the Pew Research Center’s...
IU Southeast faculty run for New Albany City Council
Jordan Williams, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2015
When election day for New Albany’s city council arrives on Nov. 3, two members of IU Southeast’s faculty will be on the ballot. Cliff Staten, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, is running as the Democratic canidate for New Albany’s sixth district council seat, a district...
Political slamming limits voter choice
IUS Horizon
August 26, 2012
“I am a concerned citizen, and I approve this message.” During this political election, most media outlets — TV, radio, etc. — are bombarding viewers and listeners with messages about why or why not to vote for a par...
Professors discuss post-election results
IUS Horizon
November 15, 2008
Post-election results and what they mean were discussed at a political forum in the University Center North on Thursday, Nov. 13. Linda Gugin, professor of political science, Clifford Staten, professor of social science and dean of Social Sciences, and Joseph Wert, associate professor of political sc...
Editors Roundtable for Nov. 10, 2008
IUS Horizon
November 11, 2008
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