MaryKent WolffNews Editor Early voting in North Carolina for the 2020 primary began on Thurs, Feb. 13 and will continue until Sat, Feb. 29. During this period, voters can vote at any voting site in their county, including the University… Read More ›
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Using Your Voice to Vote
Hannah LarsonStaff Writer The presidential election will be here soon which means it is almost voting season. Voting is a way of expression; people have the opportunity to voice their opinions and worries. For many, this may be the first… Read More ›
UNCG Students Involved in Elections and Voting
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer With the North Carolina primaries coming up on March 3 and early voting in full swing, UNC Greensboro (UNCG) students are engaged in the community. Students have been promoting their favorite candidates, supporting the organizations they feel… Read More ›
9/11 Surprise Vote Rocks North Carolina House of Representatives
Hannah AstinStaff Writer On Sept. 11, Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representative voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget after months of stalemate between Cooper and Republican state legislators. Out of the 120 members… Read More ›
Is Compulsory Voting Viable for America?
Morgan StaufferStaff Writer Compulsory voting in the United States is an idea that has been relatively thrown around in politics for at least a decade or so. It is fundamentally the idea that something or someone should be compelling citizens… Read More ›
N.C. District Nine Under Investigation for Fraud
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer North Carolina’s 9th congressional district is currently undergoing an election fraud investigation surrounding the election of Republican Mark Harris. After Harris’ margin of victory fell into question, North Carolina judge Paul Ridgeway mandated that the results of… Read More ›
Possible Record-Breaking Voter Turnout for Midterm Elections
Tyra Hilliard Staff Writer The midterm elections of 2018 have brought forth the highest voter turnout since the mid-1960s. Many believe these records are related to being in a time of social and cultural unrest. “It’s probably going to be… Read More ›
Don’t Vote Straight-Ticket
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor I know it’s tempting. For a lot of reasons, one might want to vote straight-ticket this midterm but they shouldn’t. I get it. It’s our right as citizens to vote but with a job and… Read More ›
Identity Politics: The Utility and Extremity
Morgan Stauffer Staff Writer In late 2017, Jonathan Haidt gave a lecture at the Manhattan Institute in which he discussed identity politics. He loosely defined the phenomenon as the political mobilization around group characteristics, and continues by describing how identity… Read More ›
Why are Young People not Voting?
Rejani King Staff Writer This upcoming election on Nov. 6, 2018 is incredibly important. Why? It’s midterms. Midterm elections are important because they affect an individual’s state representation in Congress. Elections like this one usually see a lower voter turnout… Read More ›
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