Tag: Voting
Sep. 30, 2016
Electing your student government
Fall Undergraduate Student Government Association elections are coming up quickly, and there are no less than 17 open positions in the legislature, not counting freshman…
Sep. 23, 2016
What should we do about an “election from hell”?
Recently, I received an invitation to participate in a discussion about the election this week at Drexel. The objective was to consider the candidates and…
May. 13, 2016
Political party suicide
The major party nominees for president in the current election seem set. Donald Trump will now likely amass the 1,237 delegate votes he needs to…
May. 6, 2016
Break out of the campus bubble
These past few months, there has been a fixation on voting as the prime mode of civic engagement, but voting isn’t the only activity that…
May. 6, 2016
The coming realignment of American politics
I’ve been watching American elections—and sparingly participating in them—for a long time. Sparingly participating, because I take my one 300th million share of the popular…
Apr. 29, 2016
Representative democracy is a messy business
How long should it take to elect a president? In a ministerial-style European system (the Canadians have it too), the contending political parties each choose…
Apr. 15, 2016
Do your duty. VOTE!
We have enough problems trying to get young folks to vote in general elections–why even bother trying to get them to the polls in primaries?…
Feb. 5, 2016
Voters too white lead to Oscars too white
In 1929, the Oscars were put in place to celebrate the best in the film industry both front of and behind the camera. The film…
Feb. 4, 2016
Exercising your rights: how to vote on campus
As the 2016 presidential primary elections approach, candidates are vying heavily for college students’ votes across the nation. Students are flooded with campaign advertisements everywhere…
May. 14, 2015
USGA to commence annual elections this week
Drexel University’s annual Undergraduate Student Government Association elections take place this year from May 20 to May 27. Undergraduate Drexel students are encouraged by the…