Though downplayed as an “outdated issue†and an old stereotype of Mormons, polygamy finally entered the political ring on Monday night when President Obama announced that he was officially changing his stance on the issue, and that he and Oprah Winfrey are getting married.
Latecomers were turned away from the doors of Maxey Hall on Oct. 23, when PBS NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez addressed a packed house about his take on current electoral issues. The talk was the second...
Monday, Oct. 22, students headed to Maxey Auditorium for a screening of the final presidential debate. The two candidates, perhaps tired of criticism for their behavior, showed signs of self-restraint...
Political commentator and writer David Brooks spoke to a large audience in Cordiner Hall on Monday, Oct. 15, addressing American political culture and the narrative surrounding the candidates in the 2012 presidential election.
Tuesday evening, students flocked to Maxey Hall to see President Barack Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney, face off in their second debate of this election. Unlike their last encounter, Romney and Obama...
About a week ago, my dad sent me an article encouraging Democrats in Michigan (my home state) to vote for Rick Santorum in the Republican primary. Since Michigan has an "open primary," anyone can vote...
President Obama's new plan to ease the burden of student loans may give some hope to eligible Whitman students and thousands of other indebted college students nationwide. The plan will go into effect in January 2012, lowering monthly payments and allowing students to consolidate their federal loans.
The Obama Administration has decided that it has the authority to kill citizens at its discretion,
ignoring any and all Constitutional rights that get in the way. Last month, the government assassinated
two American citizens in Yemen with no due process, no trial, no charges and no legal justification.
The deaths of Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan were hailed by the President as “another significant
milestone in the broader effort to defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates," but it would have been more
accurate to call it a milestone on the road to authoritarianism.
