Video created by Kayla Brookshire. After the ‘Intentional Conversations’ political panel on Thursday, March 3, we gathered some audience opinions about how the panel helped students understand certain aspects of our government and what they ultimately learned from the discussion. The speakers covered topics like prison reform, foreign policy, feminism, voting policies and even voter suppression. […]
Super Twos-day: Both front-runners extend leads
March 3, 2016 by
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump extended their leads over rivals in the presidential primary race on Super Tuesday, the first multi-state primary of the year. “Last night I don’t think there were too many big surprises,” said Dr. Todd Collins, Public Policy Institute Director at Western Carolina University. “Trump was ahead in most of the […]
Political discussion panel to inspire student voting
March 1, 2016 by
On Thursday, March 3, Western Carolina University’s Center for Service Learning and The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) are presenting ‘Intentional Conversations’, a panel discussion designed to get students excited about voting in North Carolina’s upcoming March 15 primary. The event will begin at 5 p.m. in the UC Theater. According to Joanna Woodson, a WCU […]
Moral March hammers against voter suppression
February 24, 2016 by
With the Voting ID requirement is taking effect for March’s primary, the NAACP’s biggest protest event of the year on Feb. 13 in Raleigh centered on voting rights. Among the 5000 protesters were several students from WCU. Thousands attended the 10th annual Moral March on Raleigh and HKonJ People’s Assembly, filling an entire block of […]
Iowa goes to caucus
January 31, 2016 by
On Feb. 1, Iowa voters officially kick off the election season with their caucus a week before New Hampshire has its primary on Feb. 9. Bing election blog predicts Donald Trump winning Iowa on the Republican side with nearly 40 percent of the vote and Hilary Clinton winning the Democratic primary with around 50 percent. This is close […]
