Political Commentary

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OPINION: The US should not have an official language

By Natalia Tomczak | Mar. 28

The White House expressed that this executive order is symbolic to the nation’s founding documents, and therefore American culture. It also indicated that the action will promote unity and assimilation with new Americans.  I’d argue it does the complete opposite. This executive order is quite intentional with its wording — making it just contradictory enough that you may have missed the real meaning behind it.

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OPINION: People don’t understand what DEI actually is

By Lake DiStefano | Feb. 6

While the immediate image of DEI that comes to mind is hiring people of different minority groups simply to meet a quota — in theory leading to underqualified hires simply for the sake of meeting said quota — DEI in actuality is far more nuanced than that.

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POLITICAL ANALYSIS: Why represent the People when you can just represent yourself?

By Connor Carlin | Dec. 6, 2021

Congressional Democrats have a lot of big plans but limited chances of getting them out the door. Top on the agenda is President Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, and next are bills on voting rights and immigration reform. These proposals have proven popular with the public, despite attempts by Republicans to gin up opposition. So, why aren’t they going through? 

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Analyzing Capitol insurrection: College political science professor weighs in

By Signal Correspondent | Jan. 15, 2021

By Nicholas Toloudis Editor's note: Nicholas Toloudis is a political science professor at the College of New Jersey who holds master’s degrees and ...

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OPINION: Congress more unified in wake of attack on Capitol Building

By Jax DiEugenio | Jan. 8, 2021

By Jax DiEugenioStaff Writer A long-divided country and government met its breaking point on Jan. 6th — a date that will be remembered as one of the ...

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America is saying something; we have to listen

By Ian Krietzberg | Nov. 5, 2020

By Ian KrietzbergArts & Entertainment Editor In the days and weeks leading up to what has become one of the most contentious presidential races in ...

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Voting always matters: not just during each presidential election

By Nancy Bowne | Oct. 19, 2020

By Nancy Bowne I never thought I would be getting daily reminders from Discord and Instagram to check my voter registration. Considering I have been ...

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