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President Biden’s push to raise the federal minimum wage sparks controversy

President Biden’s push to raise the federal minimum wage sparks controversy

Kristen Fallon, Staff Reporter February 11, 2021

President Joe Biden’s push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour as a part of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package proposal has sparked lots of controversy, raising tensions between...

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons is one of the actors in the film. She envisioned the When We Gather Together film.

“When We Gather: Together” a new film to inspire women

Allie Bedell, Staff Reporter February 1, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris is honored with a new art film created by Codie Elaine to show the cleansing of the White House. It is called “When We Gather: Together” and is based on the unity of women...

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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...

Joe Wert, IUS professor of political science, tries to rally support for Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar would go on to finish with the third most voters in the IUS Mock Caucus, which awarded her one delegate.

IUS hosts Mock Iowa Caucus, voting drama ensues

Logan Stephens, Staff Reporter February 21, 2020

IUS students and faculty took over the Hoosier Room on Tuesday, Feb. 18 to participate in IU Southeast’s first ever Mock Iowa Caucus. The goal was to educate those involved and also have a decisive winner,...

Biden campaigns in Jeffersonville

IUS Horizon October 4, 2008
Vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Jeffersonville on Sept. 24.
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