Democrats and republicans clash over mail-in ballots amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Zadie Winthrop, Managing Editor
May 17, 2020
2020-05-15 10.48.01 On the first Tuesday of November in 2008, 2012, and 2016, I was late to school. This morning is reserved for a family trip to the polls, and my parents’ every-election-year speech about the value of democracy. To my family, and many other Americans, voting is a privilege and ri...
Catching up on the race for the presidency
Zella Lezak, Managing Online Editor
December 1, 2019
With the presidential elections just around the corner and the primary elections approaching fast, it is time for America (and even some Urban students) to decide who they want to be the next President of the United States. With a Republican primary including 4 candidates and a crowded Democratic primary...
Planes, Boats and Concealed Vehicles: The reality of drug trafficking at the border
Lily Daniel, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2019
Amidst the recent government shutdown and the trials of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán for smuggling drugs into the U.S., President Trump’s petition for building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border has grown intensely. Despite his campaign promise to build the multibillion-dollar wall in 2016, the wall ...
Midterm Madness V: What’s Next?
Kian Nassre, Web Editor
December 20, 2018
What 2018 tells us about the Democrats’ 2020 strategy The conversation about the Democrats’ strategy to take on Trump in 2020 is centered on two types of swing states: the rust belt and the sun belt. Rust belt swing states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa) are more tra...
The reality of Trump’s wall draws closer
Kian Nassre, Staff Writer
March 24, 2017
"The wall is getting designed right now," said President Donald Trump on February 8, 2017. Trump pledged to build a wall on the U.S. - Mexico border throughout his presidential campaign. Now, the U.S. government is officially seeking contractors and designs as the feasibility of Trump’s wall remains unde...
2015 State of the Union was met with Congressional opposition
Olivia Morfit, Staff Writer
February 4, 2015
The annual State of the Union Address took place this year on Jan. 20, to varied reactions amongst Urban students and politicians. While President Barack Obama spoke of the betterment of the nation under his leadership, the room remained tense, perhaps due to the progressive nature of a few of his tal...
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