Against the backdrop of the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, President Obama recently addressed a favorite subject for calculated ignorance. The president lamented that civil rights abuses continue in new laws designed to prevent poor and minority voters from casting their vote. His implicit target: Voter ID legislation, such as the Wisconsin law the...
Author: Jenna Adamson (Jenna Adamson)
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SAI Charity Ball sets records
Last Saturday’s Sigma Alpha Iota Charity Ball raised a record amount for the annual event: $1,605. “It’s the most we’ve ever made at the Charity Ball since it began, and it beat our second biggest in 2007 by $400,” SAI Philanthropy Chair junior Ashley Pieper said. According to Pieper, a line had formed outside the...
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Jammin’ to the `80s Sound
For the first time in recent history, homecoming week and the mock rock competition will feature a theme—the `80s. Alumni Relations selected an `80s band for the homecoming festivities, inspiring the theme. Amanda Bigney, student activities director, and Joyce Curby, alumni relations coordinator, collaborated to extend the theme to the students. Bigney released the `80s...