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Reaction is worth a thousand words

Reaction is worth a thousand words

Gracie Poynter, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

​A few weeks ago, a new president was elected into office. The president has the ability to appoint the leaders of each branch of government, sign in new laws, abolish laws the previous leader signed...

Local journalist focuses on media, election

Local journalist focuses on media, election

Sarah Rogers, Opinion Editor November 29, 2016

Rain drops raced down the freshly washed windows as the chatter filled room hushed to an expectant silence. Brad Byrd, lead news anchor for Eyewitness News, cleared his throat and thanked the room of...

We didnt see this coming

‘We didn’t see this coming’

Riley Guerzini, News Editor November 18, 2016

Teddi Rausch hasn’t spoken to her mother since election night. “She’s from a different era and I just can’t fight it,” she said. “No matter what I say, I’m still just the dumb millennial...

Medicine for the heart

Medicine for the heart

Sarah Rogers, Staff Writer November 17, 2016

In this post-election season, I feel we have forgotten something very important. We have forgotten Thanksgiving; we have forgotten to be thankful. I remember growing up, my mother had my siblings and...

Education is empowerment

Sarah Loesch, Editor-in-chief November 11, 2016
It immediately disenfranchises young voters to not educate them.

Panel answers students post-election questions

Sarah Rogers, Staff Writer November 11, 2016

Dilek Ocak cleared her throat and spoke her question clearly into the microphone. Ocak, a first-semester graduate student in communication studies, was one of the many students squeezed into Kleymeyer...

It’s too late

Megan Thorne, Opinion Editor November 9, 2016
It was 2:30 a.m. Tuesday when I found out Trump won the election. Immediately my phone dropped from my hands and tears welled up in my eyes.

Vote smart

Sarah Rogers, Staff Writer November 3, 2016
September 20 through 22 campus offered voter registration for USI students. Squawk the Vote, the organization that ran the registration booth, had a goal to register 1000 students to vote.

Dear Donald Trump

Megan Thorne, Opinion October 19, 2016
Dear Donald Trump, As a journalist, I am supposed to have an objective view when it comes to talking and writing about politics.
Dont be blindsided by your ballot

Don’t be blindsided by your ballot

Editorial Board October 12, 2016
The final voter registration date for Indiana passed Oct. 11. Now each voter’s focus should shift to finding a convenient voting center and brushing up on the issues as they relate to each candidate.

Fact vs. emotion

Brandon Cole, Staff Writer October 7, 2016

The left yells bigot, racist and sexist. The right retorts: liar, elitist and more of the same. How do we drown out the white noise and make the best decision for the country? Presently, our country is...

Sanders advocates for ‘political revolution’

Gabi Wy and Sarah Loesch May 2, 2016

[<a href="//storify.com/ShieldsterGabi/sanders-rally" target="_blank">View the story "Sanders advocates for 'political revolution'" on Storify</a>]

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