Infographic by Natalie RulonAs the 2020 elections loom ahead, Pepperdine students ponder the decision of which candidate to vote for. The California Presidential Primary election will be March 3, and the national general election will be Nov. 3. The voting rate for U.S. college students more than doubled for the 2018 midterm elections at 40%, compared to 19% in 2014, according … [Read more...] about Pepp Students Prepare for Presidential Election Season
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Higher Education Reform Requires More Nuance Than Free College And Loan Forgiveness
Art by Elizabeth Brummer“Promises make debt, and debt makes promises,” states a Dutch proverb. For millions of Americans, the promise of a better life through higher education led to $1.5 trillion in total student debt, according to the Federal Reserve. Coupled with a rising number of jobs requiring college degrees, these facts have made college costs a salient … [Read more...] about Higher Education Reform Requires More Nuance Than Free College And Loan Forgiveness
Make Student Loan Debt Disappear
Art by Ally ArmstrongThe crippling weight of student loan debt sits on the shoulders of 45 million people in the United States, according to Forbes. Totaling a whopping $1.5 trillion and counting, student loan debt in 2019 is the highest it has ever been, and it keeps climbing.Student loans do not solely affect the most recent generation of Americans: in fact, the current … [Read more...] about Make Student Loan Debt Disappear
Don’t Overlook American Interference
Art by Peau PorotesanoIn a news conference on Jan. 11, President-Elect Donald Trump expressed agreement with "the conclusions of United States intelligence officials that Moscow had interfered in the election to help him win," according to Julie Herschfield Davis and Maggie Haberman's article "Donald Trump Concedes Russia's Interference in Election" published Jan. 11 by The New … [Read more...] about Don’t Overlook American Interference
Best of the Worst Quotes from the 2016 Election
Graphic by Nate Barton Donald Trump (Republican) “He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured,” Trump said of Arizona Sen. John McCain at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, according to Ben Schreckinger's article titled, "Trump attacks McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured,'" published by Politico on … [Read more...] about Best of the Worst Quotes from the 2016 Election