So, I have been exceptionally lazy with the Po- litical Science Columns as of late. Between gradu- ating, hosting visiting professors, organizing de- bates and enjoying Spring Weekend, spare time has been lacking. Now, this is my last article for The Rotunda, and I could take the time to revel in angering ...
Politics Club, Young Americans for Liberty and Virginia21 will hold a debate today, April 3, at 7 p.m. in Hull Auditorium. This is not the typical Democrat versus Republican debate like we see during campaigns, but rather an exhibition of just how wide our political spectrum truly is. We constantly ...
Following the WikiLeaks scandal that circled around Bradley Manning and Julian Assange releasing vast quantities of classified information about military and government goings on in the Middle East, the United States became temporarily infatuated with whistleblowers and government secrets. Manning and ...
Last semester, several students lobbied Longwood University’s Student Government Association (SGA) to support a change in Longwood’s speech codes. The decision died on the SGA floor, with no clear majority in favor or opposed. Those students then went on to petition the Faculty Senate to support ...
This week is not so much a column on an issue as it is a plea to our campus to become more involved and to start conversations campus-wide. I have had the pleasure of helping put on several political events on our campus. I, along with Pete Martin and Avrielle Suleiman, helped assemble a viewing party ...
For nearly nine years, there has been a drone war over Pakistan, and today, the use of drone strikes has extended to Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Afghani- stan and several other nations. It is reported that 95 percent of all killed Islamic militants are the result of drone strikes, most of which have been ...
Minimum wage sounds like a wonderful idea in practice, right? An employer cannot pay his or her employees less than a fixed dollar figure, so the employee can make at least a decent living. Surely this is an example of how labor can use its power to make demands and have them met. Sadly, this is not ...
