Shutdown affects West Lafayette
At precisely midnight on October 1, 2013, the United States federal government shut down. The cause was a standoff between Democrats and Republicans in Congress. They failed to pass a budget for this fiscal year due to arguments over the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that was passed in 2010. “Non-essential” […]
Voter ID Laws are undemocratic
In 2005, Indiana passed a law that required all voters to show a form of photo ID before casting their ballots. This was one of the United States’ first voter ID laws, and it is one of the nation’s strictest. Though the law is relatively new, its intent is familiar to anyone who has heard […]
are you politically saavy?
1) To what political parties do President Barack Obama and Sen. Mitt Romney (in that order) belong? a) Republican Party, Democratic Party b) Green party, Libertarian Party c) Democratic Party, Republican Party d) Democratic Party, Constitution Party 2) How does Sen. Romney plan on attracting great teachers to the work force? a) Raising wages b) […]
Social Media in the Election
“Reddit is under heavy load right now, sorry. Try again in a few minutes,” was the only thing anyone visiting the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet” could read on Wednesday, August 29. President Barack Obama visited the website on his campaign tour from Charlottesville, VA where the website was founded to answer over 1000 […]
Students politically illiterate
The average 18 to 22 year old does not vote. This is a well-accepted fact supported by economist Dana Severson from eHow.com, but why don’t the young people vote? The young students of America do not care about elections. When asked the question why, government teacher Mr. Pugh said, “Young people don’t see how the […]
