All posts tagged Obama
Something in Tampa’s water
At the Republican National Convention on Aug. 30, Mitt Romney formally accepted the GOP’s nomination to challenge the president in the upcoming election. To fire up the audience before the fact, Republicans brought out an ace in the hole. The …
Gold at the end of the rainbow
On May 9, President Obama became the first sitting president to openly endorse same-sex marriage in an historic interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News. Despite the innocuousness
I support this message
The sounds of democracy, with its cinching curtains and scribbling pencils, will echo across 10 states as droves of Republicans circle in their presidential challenger. Today is Super
A modern proposal
President Obama has proposed a new legislation that would require every heath insurance plan to provide contraception to women. By extension, this would apply to Catholic institutions, such
World-In-Review 2.7.12
Sources: The Guardian, Global Post, BBC, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, NY Daily News Deadly cold spell continues to claim lives in Europe A drastic drop in temperatures across
World-In-Review 11.1.11
Sources: nytimes.com, chicagotribune.com & cnn.com Unexpected fall snowstorm hits the U.S. Northeast Heavy, wet snow covered the Northeast United States on Oct. 29, leaving 3 million people without power and
The biggest hardship of voters: The candidates
Every four years Americans head to the polls to cast their votes for the person who will lead the country and be a globally recognized representative of the
EC students unenthusiastic about presidential election according to Leader survey
by Haleema Shah With the 2012 presidential election a year away, campaigning for the Republican Party candidacy is in full swing, but it appears that most Elmhurst College students
Students react to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal
After President Barack Obama signed a repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) military policy on Sept. 20, some Elmhurst College students think it’s a good thing
Michael Eric Dyson criticizes Obama at EC’s annual Schade lecture
President Barack Obama is “severely under-representing the interest of a segment of America that happens to be black,” according Michael Eric Dyson, cultural analyst and Georgetown University professor,
