President Bill Clinton’s 1995 “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which allowed Cuban immigrants to earn citizen rights if they reached U.S. land is no more. Obama announced his decision to
Category: Politics
Citizens of our fair country have a right to the most potent and influential power in shaping government, their inalienable democratic voice. This power, however, is not fully demonstrated in
In the most recent election, USF St. Petersburg alumnus Victor Sims ran for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives District 39 against incumbent Neil Combee. Sims received 28,117
By Ryan Callihan ryancallihan@mail.usf.edu On Tuesday night, roughly half of America decided to elect a reality star as the leader of the free world. In other words, America decided that
By Michael Moore Jr. michaelmoor@mail.usf.edu Tuesday night the University Student Center ballrooms transformed into an election watch party. Snowcones, popcorn, tacos, pizza and soda were abundant. Inflatables hosting mock
Donald Trump is a large pill that the Republican Party’s finding difficult to swallow. Amidst controversy over a 2005 video released by the Washington Post, where Trump is captured by
Four members of the Pinellas County Commission were up for re-election this year. But only one drew an opponent. Charlie Justice, a Democrat who served 10 years in the Legislature
I’m not exactly thrilled that it has come to this. Either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton is going to be the next president of the United States of America. What
Early last month, the governmental affairs director for Student Government hosted a voter registration event on Harborwalk. Getting students to vote is vital for the future, said Madeline Friese, 20,
Private citizens can now sue the governments of foreign nations…sort of. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Congress overrode the president’s veto of “The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).” This