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Campus Republicans discuss support for Trump

A polarizing figure within his own party, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump saw mixed support on campus this weekend.

Meghan Sharma | Contributing Reporter

College Democrats, Republicans call for respectful, civil dialogue

Hoping to cut through the divisiveness of this election cycle, the College Democrats and College Republicans have issued a joint press release asking for a respectful dialogue in this election cycle in advance of Sunday’s debate.

| News Editor

University maintains political neutrality amidst debate fervor

With national media setting up stages across campus, protestors already staging demonstrations and student groups pulling together debate-related programming—one institution is staying noticeably silent.

| Editor-in-Chief

Op-ed submission: Let’s try again in 2020: College Republicans decision not to endorse Trump

We will not be endorsing Donald Trump for president.

Wash U College Republicans

Op-ed submission: A conservative solution for the deficit

The current problem with the U.S. national debt is not in the absolute amount of debt, but rather the rate at which debt is growing in relation to gross domestic product.

Wash. U. College Republicans

New group offers students alternative to two-party approach

As the general election approaches, students who may not entirely align with the College Democrats or College Republicans have a new club to turn to: the Young Americans for Liberty.

| Editor-in-Chief

Students get ready for 2016 presidential election

As the 2016 presidential election approaches, students are showing support for candidates by registering to vote, joining candidate-focused groups and getting politically informed.

| Staff Reporter

GOP panel discusses marriage equality

Three Republican panelists discussed topics such as banning anti-LGBT rhetoric from the 2016 election as well as the increasing trend in millennials within the Republican Party to support same-sex marriage.

| Staff Reporter

Political groups talk economy, education before the midterms

College Democrats and Republicans butted heads over economic policy but joined together to endorse candidates for Student Union Treasury at a Campus Crossfire debate event the night before midterm elections.

| Editor-in-Chief

RE: “An open letter from Wash. U. College Republicans to Provost Holden Thorp”

Having a police officer who is not affiliated with the University would not “balance” perspectives. Rather, his or her presence would confuse the entire point of the panel, which was to discuss racial inequality across a breadth of academic disciplines.

June Jennings | Contributing Writer

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