SBU political club’s logos Photo Courtesy, sbu.republicans and sbu_collegedems on Instagram BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER Despite receiving the same amount of money from the Student Government Association, members of campus political clubs said they disagree with outside funding regulations. Natalie Merrill, the former president of the College Democrats and graduate student, discussed her understanding…
BY JOSEPH DEBELL, OPINION EDITOR Photo from Wikimeida Commons Photographer is Justin Higuchi Singer-songwriter and synthpop artist Chappell Roan is again in the spotlight, not for her music but for her decision to refrain from endorsing a candidate in the upcoming 2024 election. While some people quickly label her as indecisive, Roan’s choice to stand…
As we draw closer to the primary elections in February, the Democrats’ window of opportunity to find a single candidate to unite the party is getting slimmer, along with their chances of defeating Trump for the presidency. At this moment, the Democratic Party’s single biggest threat is their inability to consolidate their choices to oppose…
By Ashley-Kate McCann Contributing Writer With media outlets publishing less news on Ebola, there has been a dip in the scare tactics that had been so common in the preceding weeks. What was clearly more prevalent than the disease was the fear being spread about the “outbreak” of the disease. According to a Washington Post…
By Kevin Rogers Managing Editor House Majority Whip Francis Underwood, D-S.C., Kevin Spacey’s charmingly wicked anti-hero on Netflix’s “House of Cards,” has some advice for congressional Republicans on how they should deal with the Affordable Care Act. “When your enemy is f**king up, don’t interrupt.” And indeed, it appears that Republican foes are stumbling and…
By Kevin Rogers Asisstant Opinion Editor There are a number of people at Fordham University in New York City who should be ashamed of themselves for events in the past week. When the university’s College Republicans scheduled a lecture from controversial conservative pundit Ann Coulter to campus, the ashamed parties had some tests to pass,…
By Kevin Rogers Assistant Opinion Editor Critics have long called Republicans the party of old white men. Admittedly, it is easy to conjure up images of tired and tenured politicians like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell or Sen. John McCain, both well overdue for retirement. Yet, if the lineup of speakers at this year’s Republican…