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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Big crowd at the annual College of Republicans and College of Democrats debate on October 19th, 2021.

Campus political groups take the hot seat

Carina Lopez, Campus News Editor October 31, 2021

The College of Republicans and the College of Democrats held their annual debate on Oct. 19 as they discussed controversial issues prominent in today’s society.  For the Democrats, Chair Brianna...

2020 vision of presidential election

2020 vision of presidential election

Andrew Abler, Journalist November 1, 2020

It’s election time once again, and like everything this year, things are looking a little different at the polls. With COVID-19 keeping people away from public places, mail-in ballot usage is at an all...

Watch last week’s satire today

April 26, 2016

April 27, 2016 For those of you that don’t know who John Oliver is, I urge you to type his name into your search engine and go to a YouTube treasure trove of greatness. I have, and probably will in...

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Justin Shultz
Copy Editor

Kasich: a respectable GOP candidate

March 8, 2016

March 8, 2016 When it comes to politics, I identify as a Democrat. If I had to guess, I’d say I agree with 80 to 85 percent of liberal philosophies.  I believe climate change is a big threat to our...

Kimberly Wethal
News Editor

CDC’s alcohol guidelines are an insult to women

February 16, 2016

Feb. 16, 2016 If you missed the familiar feeling of the government telling a woman how she should behave and what she shouldn’t do, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had your back in recent weeks. In...

Political engagement important

February 25, 2015

Feb. 25, 2015 When I got to college, I had a pretty narrow mindset on what I thought was right and wrong. My political views were not just my personal views. I wore them on my chest and refused to see...

Electoral college should not decide presidential elections

November 18, 2012

The dust has yet to settle from last Tuesday’s presidential election. President Obama was re-elected due to a dominant performance in the battleground states. In 2008, Obama won every battleground...

It’s not a popularity contest

November 12, 2012

  “A body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the president and vice president of the United States.” This is the definition of the Electoral College on Dictionary.com....

Baldwin seizes victory, first female Wis. senator

November 12, 2012

  “Tonight, at the end of a long and hard-fought campaign, we have won a huge victory for Wisconsin’s middle class,” Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) said during her victory speech. Baldwin has...

Obama visits Milwaukee

October 3, 2012

President Barack Obama, who visited Milwaukee last Saturday, delivered a campaign re-election speech touching on the economy, creating jobs and improving education. Joseph Bucklley from Racine, Wis.,...

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