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Voters leave the polling place at the Leesburg Public Library early Nov. 6.  (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

This week in politics

Nic Muranaka November 10, 2018

Midterms are over. The last results in races too close to call on Nov. 6 came in on Nov. 9. On the national stage, Republicans flipped seats over weak Democratic candidates but lost a seat in Nevada on...

Chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, gives a speech during a conference at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, Feb. 28, 2017. (Andreu Dalmau/EFE/Zuma Press/TNS) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

FCC’s net neutrality repeal concerns communication experts

Weston Lee July 9, 2018

Nearly one month after net neutrality's end June 11, Weber State University professors and students have expressed concerns over the future of the internet.Network Neutrality is the idea that internet...

Six New England Patriots choose not to visit White House

Six New England Patriots choose not to visit White House

Japheth Pleasant February 14, 2017

Six New England Patriots players have decided not to join their team in their visit to the White House. Traditionally, Super Bowl winners visit the White House and meet the president, and the Patriots...

Yuniesky Marcos Roque y su hijo de 7 años son los últimos cubanos que fueron premitidos por los estación fronteriza en Laredo, Texas, el jueves 12 de enero de 2017, depués la comunicación de la terminación de Wet foot, dry foot que permitía a los cubanos a ingresar sin visas a los Estados Unidos (Fuente: Tribune News Service)

Mundo Hispano

Rosa Arambula January 17, 2017

'Wet foot, dry foot' política termina para los CubanosEl presidente Barack Obama ha terminado la política que concede residencia a los cubanos que llegan a los Estados Unidos sin visas.La política...

Five Crazy Headlines: Bi-veggie plant and illegal memes

April 12, 2015

From a plant that grows both tomatoes and potatoes to Russia banning Internet memes, here's this week's five crazy headlines! A plant that grows both tomatoes and potatoes now for sale in the U.S.  Dubbed...

Changing habits to stop oil dependency

February 10, 2015

To drill or not to drill really isn't the question. It's where and when companies will be allowed to drill that's on millions of Americans' minds these days. In January, President Obama provided his...

Obama addresses student debt

June 13, 2014

Tuesday afternoon, social media users asked President Barack Obama questions about skyrocketing tuition costs and rising student debt. The social media site Tumblr solicited questions from its users...

Viewpoint: Mike Lee has done it again

February 18, 2014

Those unfamiliar with Utah politics are still familiar with the cliche that ignorance is bliss. The most blissful aspect of that ignorance comes from lack of exposure to intense conservative dogma. The...

Viewpoint: The falsity of the invisible hand

February 4, 2014

Economics is a subject as touchy as it is vague. Often elusive, economics lends itself to mysticism and capital slight of hand, making fiscal peasants of most of the country. Many philosophies would dictate...

Viewpoint: Raise the minimum wage

January 28, 2014

One particular topic on the mind of many an American citizen is the minimum wage. Before the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama made an executive order to raise the minimum wage for new...

Obamacare enrollment opens — what that means for students

September 28, 2013

It’s been discussed across the nation, both in praise and criticism. The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, has been making headlines since President Barack Obama first signed it in 2010....

Whimsical Wildcat: Why we should legalize marijuana

September 24, 2013

Just because every president since George Bush has admitted to smoking marijuana doesn't mean you should blame pot for our country’s pitfalls. In fact, you should do the opposite. Marijuana could easily...

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