Graphic by Nate Barton I sat on a couch in the newsroom sobbing less-than-quietly. Cuddled together on two small couches were 10 editors and writers, seeking comfort from each other as we watched the unimaginable happen. Holding hands, heads resting on shoulders, legs entwined, we needed to know we weren't alone. I kept saying we would be fine, but in that moment, as … [Read more...] about Let People Hurt
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I’m Ready For This Election To Be Over
Graphic by Nate BartonWhen this article is published, there will still be several days left until the election. But soon, (Tuesday to be exact) the day will arrive where the United States will finally determine who will sit on the Iron Throne — I mean, in the Oval Office. Excuse the Freudian slip, but sometimes this election has felt about as bloody as "Game of Thrones." … [Read more...] about I’m Ready For This Election To Be Over
SGA and Debate Team Respond to the 2nd Presidential Debate
Photos courtesy of Austin Welch, Jean Michel Habinez, Jeremiah Rondeau and Lindsey RustRecently, SGA and the Debate Team held a viewing party for the second presidential debate. Afterward, every viewer voted in a mock election that included the questions "Who do you think won in the debate?" and "Who are you voting for?." Several members of both groups wrote up their scores and … [Read more...] about SGA and Debate Team Respond to the 2nd Presidential Debate
Democracy Exists Because Losers Accept Their Loss
Art by Peau Porotesano During the third and last presidential debate, presidential candidate Donald Trump told the moderator that once the votes had been tallied, on the night of Nov 8, that "[He] will look at it at the time...[that he would] keep you in suspense." On a completely unrelated note, when the founders of our nations established the country, they decided … [Read more...] about Democracy Exists Because Losers Accept Their Loss
Don’t Vote Third Party
Graphic by Nate BartonIt seems that a majority consensus can agree that this election feels like an apocalyptic battle in which the voters effectively have to decide not who they want to win but who they want to lose. I have made peace with the fact that I am picking my own poison, but I know that some are instead voting for a third party candidate as they are morally opposed … [Read more...] about Don’t Vote Third Party