Amid all the recent buzz about student loans, the skyrocketing price of higher education is a hot topic across America — but the financial impact of college extends far beyond mere tuition payments. Plenty of secondary expenses that aren’t factored into the annual college “sticker price” lighten many students’ wallets every semester.
Chicago is no stranger to large crowds on election night. In 2008, an estimated 240,000 people gathered in Grant Park for the watch party as Obama and his family addressed the crowds after winning the election. But this election, the game plan is a little different.
Balance of power within the Senate and House of Representatives has remained the same following the election Nov.
With four Supreme Court justices in their 70s, some analysts are saying it's likely that the next elected president will appoint at least one justice, shifting the balance of the court. Elon Political Science Professor Dion Farganis agrees, and predicts that if President Obama is re-elected he would appoint a liberal justice and Governor Romney would do the opposite. "If Obama gets re-elected and a conservative justice retires like Scalia, that would then change the balance," Farganis said.
CHARLOTTE-Republican Pat McCrory has won the race for governor of North Carolina with nearly 55 percent of the state’s vote. This win makes McCrory the first Republican to win the N.C.
I know that student government voted on legislation for the consideration to remove Chick-fil-A on campus and that it was later vetoed by the student body president.
Mirriam-Webster.com defines an epidemic as, “affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time.” Ladies and gentlemen, we have an epidemic on our hands today.
Political ads and campaigning for the Nov. 6 election have been ongoing for several months, but the weekend prior to the election, as well as Election Day itself, showed the hardest efforts made by both Democratic and Republican supporters in Alamance County. “The Alamance County Democratic Party has staff volunteers at all 37 voting locations to (give out) sheets that have our candidates listed on them, all the way from the president down to the local races for judges,” said Anna Gerow, vice-chair for the Alamance Country Democratic Party.
Welcome to #ElonElects 2012. Keep checking this page for an aggregated feed of Elon University's reactions to Election Night. http://storify.com/elonpendulum/elonelects-2012
Correspondents’ Corner is a place for The Pendulum’s team of international reporters to reflect on their time abroad and share stories about the new cultures they are experiencing. SEVILLE, SPAIN— On printed jean shorts, biker boots and simple shirts, the flag of the U.S.A.
Marie Davidian, a statistics professor at North Carolina State University, connected the seemingly unrelated topics of statistics and the Human Genome Project by explaining their role in determining the best possible treatment for medical patients at Elon University Nov.
I’m not a political guy. One look at my Twitter feed and you’ll see a lot about sports, especially Elon University sports.
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In this year's election, both Obama and Romney are battling hard to capture the youth vote, and for many of those in that demographic, this election will be their first time casting ballots. Freshman Ingrid Frahm is one of those first-time voters and said that this experience has been educational and sometimes frustrating. "I kind of get overwhelmed and give up sometimes," Frahm said.
The 2012 election brings two very different candidates with two distinct plans for the country. Tuesday is the last chance to cast votes, but some people view this election very differently. In a campaign where young voters are playing a big role, some students here on campus are choosing not to vote, even though they can.
It's election season, and tourists from all over are looking to tour President Obama's favorite spots in Chicago. Hyde Park Barberhop is just one of those places.
