The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is now in its second year with no sign of ending. The discord has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions of people, and upended the region and the...
Since the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden on Jan. 20, his administration has already made significant strides to push his agenda. Within the first three days of his term, President Biden has...
College students voted more in 2016 than in 2012, according to a study by Tufts University’s Tisch College. Voting is one way to support a political candidate, but some students are taking a more direct...
You may have been in class on Wednesday, Nov. 16 and just happened to look out the door to see economic and political speaker Ben Stein peeking in.
Stein came to IU Southeast on Wednesday, Nov. 16 to...
The American political system is broken.
One only needs to look at the two leading candidates running for president to see how screwed up our system really is.
On the surface, both candidates seem...
In the midst of the 2016 presidential election season, the candidates are battling to win voters’ support and come out on top.
Candy Crowley, former chief political correspondent for CNN, visited...
Thousands of supporters and protesters gathered to hear presidential candidate Donald Trump speak in Louisville on Tuesday, March 1, just days before the Kentucky Republican caucuses.
Supporters and...
Going into its seventh year, the Sanders Speaker Series will feature Candy Crowley, award-winning journalist and former chief political correspondent for CNN.
Crowley will speak on Monday, Feb. 29...
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...
Laura Caruso, communication senior, has not had a typical college experience. She has not attended college for four straight years or been ready to graduate, until now. However, she said this long, winding journey through school was not due to a lack of motivation, but rather to a plan for the future
Caruso said she first attended IU Southeast straight out of high school in 2005, took a break after 2008 to put her husband, Michael, through classes at Purdue University and returned in 2011.
“It’s a big deal to me that I actually got myself back here, and I’m balancing — sometimes horribly — making sure my husband has food and getting good grades,” she said.
Four more years under President Barack Obama – let us all release a collective sigh of relief. Or for those of you who did not vote for him, a collective groan.
This election became a real-life Saturday Night Life skit with former Gov. Mitt Romney saying things that Jason Sudeikis could not even write.
Binders, bayonets and Big Bird. Oh My.
It is unethical to force Americans to choose between their religions and their choices of presidential candidates. Issues such as gay marriage, abortion, birth control and other religious matters have no place in politics.
Many extremist Republican and Democratic advocates are playing the religious card in order to persuade citizens to vote for a particular candidate.
I have heard everything from ‘Romney practices polygamy’ to ‘vote for Obama and you are going to burn in hell.’
