Republican View
Caleb Duke
October 1, 2012
While campaigning for his first presidential election on Oct. 4, 2008, then Senator Barack Obama said, “I believe that every single American has the right to affordable, accessible healthcare.” He said this healthcare “should never be purchased with tax increases on middle-class families.” Obama... Read more »
Libertarian Foreign Policy
Gage Smythe
September 21, 2012
Imagine a man who thinks his sole purpose in life is to clean up his neighbor’s house. He is constantly fixing up their fence, cleaning their windows and generally spending time and money on them. Seems like a pretty nice guy, right? What if I told you he spent all of his time at his neighbor’s house... Read more »
Republican Review
Caleb Duke
September 21, 2012
President Obama’s attempt at a new beginning in foreign affairs has left much of the world unsure of America’s stance on important issues. Diplomacy with our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel, is currently unstable, while Iran is advancing its capabilities of obtaining nuclear weapons. During... Read more »
Democrat Review
Chad Chavez
September 21, 2012
Upon coming into office in January of 2009, President Obama faced a multitude of challenges not just with the economy in free fall but in the redirection of our foreign policy to restore the image of the United States across the globe. The previous administration left the United States with two unresolved... Read more »
This is an Outrage: Are Parking Patrol Officers Abusing Their Authority?
LinKeshai Green
September 21, 2012
Since the start of the 2012 fall semester, students have been caught off guard by the new parking procedures put in place by UAHuntsville Administration. Many of the students who have attended UAH for more than a year feel like the new system began abruptly without proper warning. In past years the cost... Read more »
Ridiculous Parking Fees
Krishnan Chittur, Guest Columnist
September 17, 2012
Why do we have a parking fee at all? And why is it so LARGE? It is not as if people park their cars at UAH for fun – they come here because they have a reason to – and want to come. Students pay tuition, lab fees, health fees, administrative fees and on and on it goes. Am I to understand that... Read more »
Harry Lyon
Matthew Hitt, Guest Columnist - Mechanical Engineering graduate
September 17, 2012
To fully understand the disqualification of Harry Lyon as a candidate for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, the background of the race must be understood. Regarding the race, Alabama has an elected Supreme Court, and Alabamians have tended to choose Republicans for that court. On the Republican... Read more »
Obama
Chad Chavez, Political Science Major
September 17, 2012
For many young Americans, the cost of finding quality health insurance has put good health care out of reach, particularly for those who have put off full-time work to pursue their education. Thanks to President Barack Obama’s fight for the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, students have new ways to access... Read more »
Romney
J-Lo, Communications major
September 17, 2012
Going into November college students need to be taking into account not only their immediate future but the far off future. Ask yourself the question: when is the last time that a government mandated program improved efficiency? The alternative to Obamacare would do just that. Mitt Romney takes a federal... Read more »
Political Countdown Tip Sheet
September 16, 2012
Democratic National Convention — Sept. 4-6 A national convention taking place in Charlotte, N.C., where delegates and citizens from around the country gather to nominate Barack Obama and Joe Biden to be the next president and vice president of the United States. First official presidential... Read more »
