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The Keystone XL Pipeline expansion: An opportunity for jobs or an environmental nightmare?

The Keystone XL Pipeline expansion: An opportunity for jobs or an environmental nightmare?

Kat Lynn, Staff Reporter February 5, 2021

Initially commissioned in 2010 and permitted for expansion in 2018, the Keystone Pipeline has now halted construction. This is a big loss for the fossil fuel industry but a huge step toward a healthier...

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President Biden makes big strides in his first week as president

Kristen Fallon, Staff Reporter January 29, 2021

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...

Members of the Political Science Department present the issues for undecided voters

Members of the Political Science Department present the issues for undecided voters

Garland Noel, Erik Hackman, Emily Owen, and Rachel Wood November 2, 2020

If you intend to vote in the 2020 Presidential Election or feel the need to understand the issues behind it, and don't know where to begin, a few of the IUS political science professors have helped The...

Two Generations of Hoosiers and Their Encouragement to Voters

Aubryn Crotchett, Contributing Writer October 30, 2020

Kay Geswein, of Lanesville, Indiana, has voted in-person in every presidential election since the age of 18. In previous elections, Geswein did not fret over who the president would be. Geswein would...

Anthony Hodge, undecided sophomore and Jessica Kay, nursing freshman, waiting in line to pay their bursar bills during the first week of classes.

Partial government shutdown brings financial aid uncertainty

Ashley Smith and Bryce Shreve January 21, 2019

Since midnight on December 22, 2018, the United States federal government has been partially shut down. President Donald Trump won bigly by drawing it out to be the longest shutdown in our nation's history. Around...

Trump Administrations Continued War on Weed

Trump Administration’s Continued War on Weed

Erin Coffee and Joshua Roy February 7, 2018

Certain states have been pushing for the total legalization of marijuana, but the Trump administration has other plans. With both recent and in-process legalizations of recreational marijuana in seven...

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A Broken System

Tony Pacheco, News Editor October 19, 2016

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...

Possibilities of the Presidential Elecetion

Possibilities of the Presidential Elecetion

Samuel Voyles, Staff Writer October 17, 2016

With less than a month left before Americans from coast to coast head to the polls, it’s becoming more evident that the last few days of the 2016 presidential election are going to be very ugly. Yet,...

On the Issues: Student Loan Debt

On the Issues: Student Loan Debt

Jordan Williams, Features Editor October 17, 2016

On Tuesday Nov. 8, voters will no longer be able to practice the luxury of being undecided in the throes of voting season, as this Tuesday in particular is Election Day. Across the country, voting booths...

Ron Allman, professor of journalism, speaks to the crowd about the media and if they need to change the way they cover politics.

Professors participate in 2016 election panel

Connor Edrington, Staff Reporter April 29, 2016

The third floor of the IUS Library was recently home to a discussion about politics and whether or not Americans have created politicians’ characteristics. On Wednesday, April 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,...

Candy Crowley speaks to the crowd about the 2016 presidential election and the candidates.

Candy Crowley comes to IUS

Kristin Kennedy and Brandon Looney March 6, 2016

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...

Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of his supporters in Louisville on Tuesday, March 1.

Trump makes campaign trail stop in Louisville on Super Tuesday

Paige Thompson and Kristin Kennedy March 3, 2016

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...

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