By Katie Hogan

Politics: it’s a topic that many avoid, but it’s what started our country and has kept it running through today.

The Political Science Organization at the University of New Haven helps keep the discussion alive by holding regular meetings every Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. in Maxcy 309. The organization also holds weekly coffee hours while discussing their weekly topic.

The main focus of the club is discussing and raising awareness about political issues and they invite any and every one to come and share their positions in an open and friendly environment. They have also held panels to share their views of specific political and economic issues, and held a panel to discuss the prison industrial complex.

The organization is not yet a gold status club, but they are pursing gold status, said president Zachery Fiermonti.

Fiermonti, with the help of the club’s former advisor, got the organization back on their feet in the fall of 2013, as they “were on the verge of becoming unrecognized.”

This semester, the organization plans on co-hosting events with PRIDE and NAACP, and also holding voting drives in hopes of getting more college students involved in the political world this semester.

They hope to take a trip to Washington D.C. as well. The organization will also hold a “coffee hour” where Congressman Chris Shays will visit to talk politics.

“I hope the club will remain active on campus for as along as the University is open, while continuing to grow,” Fiermonti said. “While growing, I hope that the club will continue to raise political awareness on campus.”