Haitian Students React to Trump’s Comments & Policies
Khaaliq Crowder, Staff Writer
February 6, 2018
Filed under Campus News and Events, Politics, U.S. News, University of New Haven
Recently, President Donald Trump has made actions and statements about immigrants, particularly those who hail from countries made up of black and brown people. The most recent remark that has made headlines was his comment on Haiti. The Washington Post reported Jan. 12 that Donald Trump had a meeting with colleagues where they discussed future protection of immigrants from various underdeveloped countries, like Haiti. In the meeting Trump said, “W...
UNH Experts Give Context to Government Shutdown
Mitsouki Garvey-Sanchez, Staff Writer
January 21, 2018
Filed under Politics, This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News
The government shut down on the one-year anniversary of the Trump presidency, and a lot of questions are being asked about what this means for the American people. Political science professor Chris Haynes explains that there are two certainties about this shutdown. “Playing politics is central...
New Tax Bill is a Start, Now We Need Spending Cuts
Robert Boutillier, Contributing Writer
December 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion & Editorials, Politics
There is an unspoken rule in politics when it comes to how economics works: the debt doesn't matter. Even as opponents to any policy say it adds to the national debt, they don't care. Republicans have now passed a new tax bill that will add 1.5 trillion dollars over the next ten years. But who ca...
Nancy Rossi Elected Mayor Of West Haven
Glenn Rohrbacker, Editor in Chief
November 7, 2017
Filed under Campus News and Events, Politics, This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven, West Haven News
Updated 11/8/17 at 9:29 a.m. to include result statistics. Democrat Nancy Rossi was declared winner of West Haven’s mayoral election Tuesday night. Rossi won after a long and contentious campaign with the two other candidates, current mayor, Democrat Ed O’Brien and Republican Dave Riccio. ...
Full Interview with Councilman Dave Riccio
Glenn Rohrbacker, Editor in Chief
November 4, 2017
Filed under Politics, This Week's Top Stories, West Haven News
Editor in Chief Glenn Rohrbacker sat down with Republican candidate for mayor of West Haven, Dave Riccio, to talk about the changes he'd make to the city....
Interview With Candidate Nancy Rossi Ahead of West Haven Election
Kiana Quinonez, Reporter
October 31, 2017
Filed under Politics, This Week's Top Stories, West Haven News
Reporter Kiana Quinonez sits down with the endorsed Democrat for West Haven Mayor, Nancy Rossi, to talk about what her plans would be for the University and the city.
University Prepares for an End to DACA
Glenn Rohrbacker, Editor in Chief
September 6, 2017
Filed under Campus News and Events, Politics, This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News, University of New Haven
In an email to students Tuesday night, University of New Haven President Steven Kaplan responded to the decision by the Trump Administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program passed by President Obama in 2012. Kaplan cited the approximately 800,000 people covered under DACA, ...
The Republican Party is Like Actual Comic Book Villains
Chazz Mair, Contributing Writer
May 5, 2017
Filed under Opinion & Editorials, Politics
When I was a child living in suburban, upstate New Jersey, I saw politics as something that wasn’t of matter to me. My parents did their best to keep me as far from the subject as possible, so the most I’d ever heard of it was from the occasional, middle-of-the-road joke from some of my favorite...
An Open Letter to the UNH Campus from a College Republican
Brian Sharnick, President of UNH College Republicans
February 14, 2017
Filed under Opinion & Editorials, Politics, This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven
One of the most beautiful things about the United States is the peaceful transition of power that happens every four years on Inauguration Day. Millions of Americans gather to watch this historical moment, some are excited, others hopeful, and in some cases, people are scared. These feelings are completely...
Closed Doors Serve No Purpose
Estefano Palazuelos, Contributing Writer
February 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion & Editorials, Politics
Allow me to provide you with a mental exercise for your imagination. You are standing in an airport – yes, those places many of us despise – and you are waiting to go through customs and immigration, into the amazing opportunity that is the country of the United States of America. Beyond the doors...
Riots at UC Berkeley Show Rise of Antifa Movement
Reginald Walden, Contributing Writer
February 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion & Editorials, Politics
On February 1, Milo Yiannopoulos, a famous (or infamous) provocateur and senior editor of Breitbart News, planned on holding a speaking event at UC Berkeley where he was going to mock the concept of “cultural appropriation.” This event attracted typical protests from students upset the university...
President Trump’s History with Sports
Christopher DiGeronimo, Staff Writer
February 8, 2017
We all know that Donald Trump ran for President of the United States and won, but there have been times in President Trump’s life where he has tried something and failed miserably. You may be thinking “wow you aren’t kidding, he has failed at a lot of things” and that’s where you’re right,...
Connecticut is the 10th Most-Affected State by the Repeal of Obamacare
Glenn Rohrbacker, Editor in Chief
February 7, 2017
Filed under Politics, This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News
What has been referred to as President Obama’s legacy is on the chopping block in the new Republican Congress. The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, is set to be either repealed or severely edited by the GOP now that they have an executive on their side and the road paved for their...
Trump Keeps Campaign Promises Through Executive Order
January 31, 2017
Filed under Campus News and Events, Politics, This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News, University of New Haven
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed 17 executive orders. This first week, President Trump’s orders went from authorizing the constructing a wall along the US-Mexico to the continuation of the installation of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines to banning refugees and residents...
Justice Democrats Look to Take Back Democratic Party
January 31, 2017
Filed under Politics, This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News
After the bruising loss in the 2016 elections, democrats have been scrambling to figure out how they weren’t able to salvage a sizeable win in any of the country’s institutions. Still unable to make significant changes, since the first opportunity that came when the party searched for new minority...