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GRAPHIC: CARA HALLIGAN ’25/THE HAWK

‘Newsworthy’ exposure in Congress

Bella Privitera ’26, Opinions Editor October 9, 2024

In a time of faltering newsroom resources in the United States, the already “adversarial relationship” between the media and the U.S. Congress has grown even more tumultuous. The traditional function...

Congress must get their act together

Congress must get their act together

Jake Richfield November 29, 2023

In just the last few weeks, two members of Congress, Rep. Tim Burchett and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, accused former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of “elbowing” and “shoulder-checking”...

Time to support the Dreamers

Time to support the Dreamers

Patrick Adams November 19, 2019

Why now is the time for Congress to act The U.S. is a country of immigrants. While that phrase might sound like a nice aphorism, it’s also a reality. The Pew Research Center reported in June that over...

Challenging prior ideas about socialism

Challenging prior ideas about socialism

Devin Yingling April 30, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her Green New Deal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC as she is commonly known) stands out to me as I’m sure she does for everyone following today’s politics. In the slew...

Assessing Trump's Yemen resolution veto

Assessing Trump’s Yemen resolution veto

Erin Fenzel April 29, 2019

Trump’s attempt to reassert power has done much worse President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution that would remove U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the Yemen Civil War on April 16....

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20

Young voters’ role in the midterm elections

Cara Smith October 9, 2018

Only a third of voters age 18-29 said that voting in the midterm elections was extremely important according to a July 2018 George-Mason University Post Schar poll. Laura Bucci Ph.D., assistant professor...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

Election 2018

Erin Breen September 11, 2018

Push for voter engagement on campus Across the U.S., 35 Senate seats are up for election on Nov. 6. If the Republican party gains eight seats this November, reaching a total of 60 in the Senate,...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

Election 2018

Sam Henry September 4, 2018

Pennsylvania prepares for midterm elections Although presidential elections receive the most attention in the United States, midterm elections, which are held every two years, hold a significant...

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