Laredo, Tx- After dormitories closed across the country, a returning college student was forced to complete an online semester using his cellular hotspot, but tightening COVID-19 restrictions and a lack of access to a stable internet connection made life difficult. Gilberto de Leon, 20, returned home in February to find his parents had ended their […]
Politics
Store Closures and Board-Ups During 2020 Election
Heather Law on how businesses in New York City have been preparing for the 2020 election and the outcome of Joe Biden’s win.
“The Divide is Clear”: Young voters on edge on Election Night following recent court rulings
Young Minnesotans fear that voter suppression may impact votes for Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden and continue the state’s pattern of discrimination against its marginalized groups. Following months of Black Lives Matter protests and incidents of police brutality, Minnesota college voters are worried their state will ‘swing Red’ in favor of President Donald Trump after […]
A Looming Election Casts Shadows Over College Iowans
Andrew Thompson, a junior at Drake University studying Political Science, is yearning for a return to normalcy after four chaotic years of the Trump presidency. “I hope that when I listen to a daily news podcast I can go a week without hearing anything from the Oval Office. That would be lovely,” said Thompson, who […]
Michigan Gen Z in 2020 Election: What it Means to be in a Generation of Change
Michigan Gen Z voters may have casted their ballots hoping for change, but now they are waiting for what comes next. “The country is so divided right now and I think that what we can do is unite, but unite by understanding that we have more in common than what divides us,” Kamali Clora, 21, […]
Texas Becomes More Blue in 2020 as Demographics Shift
The rising number of young American voters in Texas are tipping the Lone Star State to the left in this year’s election as fewer older generation voters headed to the polls on Tuesday night. With many more young voters casting ballots for former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, compared to the 2016 election, […]
First-Time Wisconsin Voters Caught in Bipartisan Fight Hope for a Better Future
On the night of a Presidential Election unlike any other, student voters across Wisconsin expressed discontent over restrictions like voiding any mail-in ballots received after 8pm on Election Day. “To me, it’s so obvious the people in power right now do not care about their constituents.” said Macie Daley, a sophomore studying Political Science at […]
First-time Voters in Pennsylvania Feel Anxious as They Await Election Results
College students across Pennsylvania are anxiously awaiting the results of the 2020 Presidential Election to filter in this evening and in the days ahead, as polls close and votes are counted. During most election years in recent history, the state of Pennsylvania has been thrust into the spotlight as a battleground state that former Presidential […]
Young Nevadans Hope to Combat National Divisiveness With Their First Votes
In Nevada, many young voters have cast their ballots in their first presidential election, which will likely be the most consequential of their lifetimes. The past four years have deeply divided the country, and with this year’s Presidential Election many voters tired of the political divisiveness are hoping to change the country’s trajectory. That’s especially […]
First-time College Voters Cast Their Votes in 13 Battleground States, and Now Wait for the Results
Across the country, millions of American college students in Red states and Blue states cast their vote for the first time in a pivotal election, marked with a sense of unease and unpredictability. Issues like racial equality, reproductive rights, climate, and others, drove young voters across the country to turn out in historic numbers for […]