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By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Several students have hung a Donald Trump banner from the window of one of the dorms of Thomas Hall, in full view of visitors, students,…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer New Hampshire felt the Bern. He won by a large margin of over 20 percent. He won with almost every demographic group, including women. He…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer For the Democrats, Iowa was a tie. Senator Sanders, dependent on the results of an investigation, may have won the popular vote, but former Secretary…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer The Iowa Caucuses are rapidly approaching, and what will happen in Iowa on Monday is anyone’s guess. But the first day of February may end…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Well, Hillary Clinton may not be quite so inevitable after all. As a student of political science, I understand the importance of “conventional wisdom” in…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer There is plenty of debate over whether the attack on San Bernardino was an act of Islamic extremism or not. As of this typing, it seems…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer During a dinner on Wednesday with Donnell Bailey ’17, president of the Diplomatic Congress, we discussed diversity issues on campus, and he invited me…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer I was going to write an article on House Representative Joe Pitts’ announcement of his retirement and its implications. I also considered writing about…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer I want to start this article by making something clear: I respect Dr. Ben Carson as a great neurosurgeon. There is no doubt that, in that…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer While watching the Republican Presidential Debate in the College Center this Wednesday, I noticed at least two things. The first thing I noticed is that the…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer If you listen to the pundits and the politicians, they will tell you that Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly won the Democratic presidential debate, held last…
By Nicholas Riebel || Contributing Writer Wow, what happened to Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign? Do you remember? He was supposed to be the indomitable frontrunner for the GOP nomination, have more cash…
By Nicholas Riebel || Contributing Writer Europe is being overrun with refugees. There’s a refugee crisis and European nations are all stepping up to the plate. Or, they should be, as should…
By Nicholas Riebel || Contributing Writer Donald Trump is not a joke anymore. Even if his candidacy began as one, it is not anymore. He is a serious candidate, not just for…
By Nicholas Riebel || Staff Writer Hillary Clinton just recently announced she was running for president of the United States of America, for the Democrats. Senators Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco…