Donald Trump acquitted by the Senate
Lily Stickley, Feature Editor
February 12, 2020
On February 5, 2020, the senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial. A vote to acquit means the Senate believes he is not guilty. While President Trump was impeached in the house, he was not removed from office in the Senate. “Forty-eight senators supported a verdict ...
Many New Faces in Midterm Election, Still Doesn’t Represent the Millennials
Brandi-Rose Phiri, Business Manager
December 20, 2018
The United States just had a midterm election on November 6th, and many monumental milestones were reached. Thirty new women are coming into Congress including the fist lesbian, muslim and Native-American women. The Democrats took over the house, and in our own state of Michigan, marijuana was made lega...
Four Experts’ Views on Fake News
Henry Snapp
December 7, 2017
In an increasingly complicated age of mass media, it has become of paramount importance to separate real news from fake news. ‘Fake news’ is biased or untrue information presented as facts. The trend of labeling some news sources as ‘fake news’ has destroyed the credibility of perfectly hone...
Voting Isn’t a Joke- Americans Take their Voting Rights for Granted
Frankie Stevens
December 9, 2016
For decades minorities have fought for the right to vote in America. Thousands of people have been killed and arrested fighting for the right for all citizens no matter the race, gender, or social status to be able to voice their opinions in the elections by voting. Despite the hard work and sacrifices...
The Anatomy of a Congressional Campaign
Nora Hilgart-Griff
December 8, 2016
I’ve spent the last few months as an intern for the Paul Clements for Congress campaign. Paul was the Democrat running in southwest Michigan against our current representative Fred Upton, on a platform endorsed by Bernie Sanders and the nonprofit organization OurRevolution. I learned a lot about m...
Bernie Rallies Supporters at Wings Stadium
sophiaboismier
March 18, 2016
On Monday March 6, 2016, the day before the presidential primary election for Michigan, Senator Bernie Sanders stopped by Wings Event Stadium to speak to Kalamazoo. An estimated 32 hundred people showed. With the stadium doors scheduled to open at 7:30am, people arrived hours before, some even campin...
Students Experience Democracy Through a Mock Election
larsojohnson
October 30, 2014
With less than a month to go before election day, political commercials, yard signs, mail and billboards have infiltrated every corner of the nation. Even Loy Norrix has gotten caught up in the mania, having held a mock election on October 21st. Mock elections are replicas of real elections, right down to...
