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...
The Trump House
November 9, 2016
Filed under Campus News and Events, Politics, This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News
Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States of America on Tuesday night. He won the electoral vote in a nail biter race that lasted until early Wednesday morning. Many did not expect Trump to come out ahead in the states that he did. The real estate developer won the key battleground...
Your Voice Does Matter – Ask Erin Schrode
November 8, 2016
Filed under Global News, Politics, U.S. News
Ask an average 25-year-old what they are doing with their life and they will laugh in your face because odds are they are clueless. Ask Erin Schrode, a 25-year-old from California, what she is doing with her life and she explain how she is shaking up the societal norms while inspiring change through ...
Candidates on Social Media
November 7, 2016
Filed under Politics
Today, college students everywhere are waking up to the smell of fresh coffee and the sight of newsfeed stories on their social media pages. The first thing young adults are doing is checking what their friends and the rest of the world have been up to while they were asleep. Politics is...
Where Do We Go From Here
November 7, 2016
Filed under Politics
It seems like this election cycle has become the new normal daily routine, awaiting the next bombshell scandal or feud to capture the media for days, just waiting for the next. Democrats have been scrambling since the summer to come to terms with the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency....
Title IX in the Election
November 7, 2016
Filed under Politics
It is no question that this debate has already had its lasting effect on our country. It has divided the American people even further and has brought light to the issues facing our country on a deeper level. Sexual assault on college campuses is an important issue that has become increasingly...
Dear Obamas,
November 7, 2016
Filed under Politics
Dear President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle, To be honest, it’s a bittersweet feeling as an African American or a person of color to see your presidential term come to end. As an African American born in the late 90s and raised in the 21st century on the east coast, I never dealt first-hand...
