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Trump shouldn’t run for President again; DeSantis is for the job

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Photo courtesy of @rondesantisfl on instagram BY MIKE POLCE, STAFF WRITER The 2024 presidential election is 11 months away, meaning voters should start thinking about which candidate they want to support. To many Republicans in 2020, Donald Trump sounded like the ideal person to run this country, and many Republicans still feel this way. According…

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America needs to take steps to reunite

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By Mike Polce, Staff Writer In order to “reunite” America, we must first recognize the problems that are keeping us from becoming unified. First of all, politics have been more controversial than ever before. Secondly, signs that racism still exists were exhibited during the murder of George Floyd. Lastly, the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the…

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The collateral benefits of Trump-led US energy independence

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By Dominic Gismondi, Staff Writer In 2019, the Trump administration announced that the United States was energy independent for the first time since 1957. That is to say, the US no longer needs to import foreign-produced oil to meet its energy needs. This was in no small part due to the promotion of domestic oil…

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Don’t bother watching the presidential debates

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By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer The presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump have been hyped for months. This election is one of the most consequential in history. Donald Trump is one of the most controversial presidents. He is in danger of becoming the first incumbent to lose the presidential election since George H.W.…

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Cooperation is a necessity to better America

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By Erica Gustafson, Staff Writer As the 2020 presidential election rapidly approaches, voters understand that not everyone will be happy with the results. That is why political parties push for their selected candidate as the race continues forward. It is important to vote and inject yourself into the election process, but the end will result…

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Presidential debate entertains but doesn’t inform

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By Matt Polce, Contributing Writer Going into the presidential debate on Sept. 29, I was hopeful. Hopeful that the two candidates might carry themselves with dignity and respect. Hopeful that Trump would leave behind the tactics he used against Hillary Clinton and shut his mouth when Biden speaks. Hopeful that Biden would articulate himself in…

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Impeachment trial shows history will not be kind to Trump

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By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor This past week, American composer Lin-Manuel Miranda announced that Disney would release a full feature of his hit Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” with the original cast. Throughout the historical hip-hop opera, the title founding father beseeches the audience to remember, “History has its eyes on you.” The past week of…

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Nancy Pelosi wants Biden as the democratic nominee

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By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Whether you support the impeachment of President Trump or not, one thing that is for sure is that it is a lengthy process. The House of Representatives officially announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump in September because he allegedly asked the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate the…

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What we give up in human decency to support Trump

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By John Pullano, Managing Editor So much to gain and yet, too much to lose. When we sit down to plan, we often weigh the pros and cons of a situation. I was lucky enough to come from a middle class family where my decisions frequently had low stakes or lacked great sacrifice. From a…

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Former Congress members visit campus, address impeachment

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With Wednesday being the first day of public impeachment hearings, the looming possibility of President Donald Trump becoming impeached is of upmost importance in the minds of many politicians and the general public. If impeached, Trump would join the likes of former presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, becoming the third in United States’ history.…

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Impeachment is not only thing happening

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Since Sep. 24 when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, news outlets put all of their effort into one story: impeachment. One day after, a whistleblower lamented to Congress about a sketchy phone call where Trump asks the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to look into his political…

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Men’s golf takes on Ireland

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The St. Bonaventure University golf team, coaches, parents and alumni travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to Ireland during midterm break. Being on the golf team, I was able to experience this first hand. It was the trip of a lifetime. We left for the Toronto airport at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, arrived in…

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Rhetoric matters in and outside politics

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Ever since President Donald Trump announced he was running for presidency, his rhetoric and word choice has been criticized heavily by the media. Whether it be something that he tweeted, something he said in a speech or rally or something he had said in the past, much of what Trump says would not classify as…

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The potential cost of impeachment

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As the 2020 presidential election approaches, President Donald Trump is faced with his biggest challenge yet: impeachment. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, has officially opened an impeachment inquiry against President Trump after a whistleblower came forward with evidence of Trump’s attempt to conspire with a foreign government in order to…

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Attack ads do nothing good for campaigns

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Throughout the midterm elections last year, if you watched TV or went online, you likely saw some attack advertisements from candidates on both sides of the spectrum spewing hate at the opposition. Smear campaigns have been prominent since the founding of the country, but nothing that Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson did compares to the…

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Stand up for your country

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By Brandon Sapienza Since Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the national anthem last season, sports have become more about politics and social issues than the game itself. As a result, athletes from many different leagues, including the NFL, NBA and MLB, have chosen to protest during the national anthem in some form. Many…

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Cable news lacks diversity

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By Patrick Hauf Sean Hannity versus Rachel Maddow. Mr. “I love President Trump forever” versus Ms. “Putin and Trump sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g.” Fox News wants Hannity to match up against Maddow, who has given Fox a rare competition for ratings in the 9 p.m. slot. Since last September, Fox has had five of…

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The virtue of socialism

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Millions of lives have been ended because of the oppression of communist regimes in the 20th century. Estimates vary from 65 to 93 million deaths, according to co-author of the Black Book of Communism, Nicolas Werth. Earlier this week, President Trump spoke to the United Nations, calling for an honest examination of communism and socialism,…

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DACA repeal, no big deal

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By Patrick Hauf On Sept. 5, President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – a program that gives benefits to children of illegal immigrants – assuring the end of the world – at least that’s how some saw it. If liberals would take just a minute to examine Trump’s words and actions, they…

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Lincoln’s Legacy: Uniting the split nation

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By Alexis Young Staff Writer This Sunday marks the 156th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s legendary log cabin birth. Many today don’t seem to recognize that Lincoln’s election severely divided the country, and the atmosphere around his inauguration was not hopeful, as I believe many of us like to envision it to be. There is much…

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