By Michael Taszarek `18 THE ROUNDUP It is time to move on. The election is over. However, not everyone has accepted this notion, including a small number of members of the Electoral College. The self-proclaimed “Hamilton Electors” are a group of electors that wish to deny Donald J. Trump the 270 electoral votes needed […]
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service | President Donald Trump greets Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson. By Graham Armknecht ’18 THE ROUNDUP It’s odd to think that the United States of America elected Donald J. Trump as its 45th president. From someone who openly supported Hillary Clinton (and wrote a column […]
By Michael Taszarek `18 THE ROUNDUP It is time to move on. The election is over. However, not everyone has accepted this notion, including a small number of members of the Electoral College. The self-proclaimed “Hamilton Electors” are a group of electors that wish to deny Donald J. Trump the 270 electoral votes needed […]
By Hunter Franklin ’19 The Roundup The grueling election cycle is finally over and President Donald Trump will make an impactful decision on who will fill the empty Supreme Court Justice seat. The first order of business for the next president will be to fill a vacant seat for the U.S. Supreme Court created by […]
By Tyler Conrad ’17 THE ROUNDUP With the presidential election in full swing, government teachers say maintaining an unbiased classroom while promoting student activism can prove challenging, especially with an election as unique as this one. “I think it’s definitely difficult to walk the line of creating an environment where students don’t think they have […]
Teachers Talk Politics: Energy Ms. Patty Mazier SPECIAL TO THE ROUNDUP A few weeks from now several upperclassmen will have the opportunity to participate in the selection of the next president of the United States. Not only should you vote, but you should know what you are voting for. In the 2008 presidential election, only […]
Teachers Talk Politics: Foreign Policy By Dr. Sam Ewing SPECIAL TO THE ROUNDUP As the saying goes, “Events are the politician’s worst enemy.” Plan as you might, events have a way of frustrating even the best laid plans. Last month, President Barack Obama was reminded of this maxim as riots spread across the Islamic world […]
