However, the fly on Vice President Pence’s hair garnered similar attention to the debate on Roe v Wade, and more attention than the issue of climate change and the Supreme Court appointments.
Maya Nepos’ TikTok origin story began the same way as mine and probably yours too. After being sent home from school in March—in her case, a study abroad program—something had to fill the quarantine void. “I was just sad and in my room, and bored, and I was like ‘I guess I’ll download this, I don’t have anything else better to do with my time now that I have so much time.’”
Normally, the Student Life Editorial Board would run a staff editorial about voting during the last week of October, just before Election Day. This year, though, voting is different.
Voting this November is crucial. Biden might not be the best, but he is so much better than Trump.
The Bernie Sanders revolution has come to Washington University in no small way, and that is pretty exciting.
As students at Washington University, we are not only members of the University’s community, but of the greater area. We have a responsibility to be active members of both.
Despite the middle ground that Bloomberg represents, it is the hope of the Editorial Board that Bloomberg will call for change within the University and the greater world as he addresses the future, his target topic and the importance of combating climate change.
In absence of a debate, it’s vital that the University develop other ways to foster political discussion on campus.
Student Union and the Washington University College Republicans invited prominent political figure and business leader Carly Fiorina to speak to students on campus as part of the Trending Topics speaker series at Graham Chapel Jan 29.
Many conservative students at Washington University often feel like they need to hide their political views or risk social isolation on a predominantly liberal campus.
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