During a recent outing with my family we ended up discussing the upcoming presidential election. I heard one of them say that the only way we will ever accomplish anything is if Republicans and Democrats work together. Even George Washington himself warned us about dividing into political parties. I dislike talking about politics because it leads ... [Read More…]
Spin doctors for president
I don't pretend to be an expert on politics. I'm pretty ignorant and apathetic like most college students. But I think the reason I'm so disenchanted with it all is because what I want is honesty. Transparency. I want candidates to be utterly truthful to us. And I'm just not seeing that happen. During the debates, several websites fact check what ... [Read More…]
Can’t we all just get along?
I'm not a Democrat. Or Republican. I think politicians are overpaid and don't fulfill their promises. Instead of watching the debates and the candidate's inspirational promotional videos, I prefer to watch the Bad Lip Reading versions of these videos on Youtube. I don't agree with President Obama about a lot of his political agendas and views. I ... [Read More…]
Issues over ‘left’ or ‘right’
Politics is something that we can never escape. It is always around us. Some of us just accept what we hear. Instead of actually looking deeper at the candidates and researching what they believe, we make up our minds on who we are voting for purely on what we hear about them from others. When I was younger I was one of those people. I would ... [Read More…]
Political ads favor attack over platform
In a recent debate, presidential nominee Mitt Romney told the moderator "I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually I like you, too. But I'm not going to - I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for." Though Mitt Romney spoke only a few ... [Read More…]
Cartoon: The Presidential Debates
Evan's Marks by Evan Marks "The Presidential Debates" ... [Read More…]
JMC Network Newscast – October 10, 2012
Reports on the possible new iPad requirement, ACU student involvement in the upcoming presidential election, and the campus wide wellness week. Produced by: Elizabeth Weiss Video by: Will Rogers ... [Read More…]
Chapel series explores faith, politics
ACU is trying to encourage students spiritually and intellectually with a campus conversation Chapel series in Walling Lecture Hall on "God, Politics and the 2012 Elections." The conversation will host two professors with different political views. Dr. Neal Coates, chair of the Department of Political Science and Dr. Kristina Davis, assistant ... [Read More…]
Short course to attend inauguration
Students have the chance to attend the Presidential Inauguration for college credit as a part of a short course being offered this January. Dr. Lynette Sharp Pena and Dr. Suzie Macaluso, director of the Sociology Program, will be teaching the class Political Communication and Sociology in Presidential Campaigns in Washington, D.C. This class is ... [Read More…]
Student votes important locally, nationally
With November 6th quickly approaching and the presidential candidates beginning their debates, politics are on the minds and television screens of many Americans. But for many college-aged youth, this is not the case. We are traditionally a group with low voter turnout in elections and, often, this is due to the fallacy that our vote does not ... [Read More…]