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OPINION: A Plan to Save Social Security for Our Generation

By Jacob Stewart | Oct. 20

Social Security is going broke. By the time the Baby Boomers all retire, let alone when we get our chance to migrate to Florida and sip margaritas on the beach, there might be no money left, or the age of full benefits will be 150. The continued existence of the system depends on young people not having the financial sense to realize that it is a scam. So how can we fix it, without screwing people over who have already paid into the system?

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OPINION: The Supreme Court’s War On Women

By Jobe Ulshafer | May 7

After attending the abortion-rights protest earlier this week, reporter Jobe Ulshafer provides his take on why abortion access matters and why the overturning of Roe v. Wade would be a monumental loss for women everywhere.

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OPINION: The Perspective of a Pro-Life Journalist

By Jacob Stewart | May 7

After attending the abortion-rights protest earlier this week, reporter Jacob Stewart gives his take on what happened at the counterprotest, why he considers himself to be Pro-Life and what that means to him.

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Emergency Rally Held for Abortion Rights

By Katie Wiseman | May 6

An emergency rally was held on Wednesday at Monument Circle by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) of Indianapolis in response to the leaked Supreme Court opinion about the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Far-Right Activists Gather at the Statehouse

By Jacob Stewart | May 3

The "People's Convoy" gathered on the south lawn of the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday.

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OPINION: Indiana HB 1134: Proposal for Compromise

By Michael Dwyer | March 15

After heavy pushback, Indiana Senate has voted down the watered-down revision of Indiana House Bill 1134. This bill, more commonly referred to as the “Anti-CRT” or “Anti-Teacher” bill, has been subject to public scrutiny. The original bill reworked the Indiana public education system to accommodate ...

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Nick Roberts, politically active IUPUI student, charts the way to fairer districts

By Zane Bruce | Nov. 2

Nick Roberts, an economics student at IUPUI, has always had a passion for maps. Growing up, Roberts and his identical twin would spend hours studying maps with his great grandfather, which naturally lent itself to the study of political maps. Today, Roberts uses his passion for maps to address gerrymandering ...

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OPINION: Rush Limbaugh, The Reason White Grandpas Across the Country are so Angry

By Zach Burck | March 4

Rush Limbaugh lost his battle with lung cancer on Feb. 17, his wife Kathryn Adams Limbaugh announced on his radio show that morning. Soon after, “Rush Limbaugh” and “Good Riddance” were trending on Twitter.If you’ve heard of the controversial conservative radio host, it’s likely that you ...

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OPINION: Criticism of Our Government Under the New Presidency

By Katie Wiseman | March 3

Americans are allowed to and should be critical of their government regardless of which party is in power. While a majority of Americans would agree things were far worse under President Trump’s administration and things should be monumentally better under Biden’s administration, there is still ...

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AOC’s Recount of her Traumatic Insurrection Experience was an Act of Bravery that I want to See More Of

By Zach Burck | Feb. 18

“It is not an exaggeration to say that many members of the House were nearly assassinated,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said recounting the insurrection at the capitol over Instagram live, Jan 12. Trump supporters infiltrated the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 in an attempt to ...

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Opinion: Stop blaming non-voters and people who vote third party in a system built on White Supremacy

By Terrence Lambert | April 30

With Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders ending his campaign for the 2020 Presidential Election, the path for Joe Biden to take on Donald Trump is virtually guaranteed. Now, like every general election, the American people are divided and fear that the 2020 election will be equivalent or worse than the ...

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IUPUI Civic Engagement Assistants Ease Voter Registration Process

By Nicole Reitz | Sept. 27

Each year, millions of Americans find themselves ineligible to vote because they either miss the opportunity to register, forget to update their registration, or are uneducated on the ways to register. Thanks to National Voter Registration Day, everyone has the opportunity to vote. A holiday started ...

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How'd Our Senate Forecast Hold Up?

By JA Bedell | Nov. 9

On the day before Election Day, I created the first polling-based Campus Citizen forecast for the U.S. Senate elections. How’d I do and how’d I do it? Should preeminent electoral forecaster Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight fear for his job? No, but if current returns hold we correctly predicted all ...

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Trump, Pence and Bobby Knight Stump for Braun

By John Vardaman | Nov. 6

Thousands gathered at Southport High School on Friday to see President Trump, Vice President Pence, and former IU basketball coach Bobby Knight speak in support of Indiana Senate candidate Mike Braun. Approximately 8,500 people were crammed into the school’s gymnasium, one of the largest in the ...

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2018 Senate Predictions

By JA Bedell | Nov. 5

Polls will close in most of Indiana less than 24 hours from now, but who will win Congress? Based on weighted averages of 366 polls, this is the Campus Citizen prediction for the Senate. Overall, the Republican Party is ahead or favored in 50 seats, enough to maintain control of the upper chamber with ...

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Letter From the Editor: No Donnelly, No Braun, A Lot of Problems

By Breanna Cooper | Oct. 28

While news publications strive to remain neutral, it is not uncommon for newspapers to officially endorse candidates. For example, the Houston Chronicle recently endorsed Beto O’Rourke of Texas after endorsing his Republican opponent for Senate Ted Cruz in 2016. A few days ago, I would have begrudgingly ...

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Indiana Senate Debate Highlights

By JA Bedell | Oct. 9

Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly, Republican Mike Braun and Libertarian Lucy Brenton clashed in the first 2018 U.S. Senate debate for Indiana. The debate took place at Purdue University Northwest in Westville from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The Indiana Debate Commission sponsored the debate ...

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Indiana Senate Debate Explainer

By JA Bedell | Oct. 8

Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly, Republican Mike Braun and Libertarian Lucy Brenton are scheduled to debate at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the campus of Purdue University Northwest in Westville. The Indiana Debate Commission organized the debate and selected broadcaster Anne Ryder ...

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Varied Crowd Unites for Impeachment March

By JA Bedell | Jan. 30

A varied crowd marched in the rain Saturday, Jan. 27 in support of impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office. Speakers at the event ranged from an IUPUI sophomore to a longtime union leader. The Hoosiers March for Impeachment began at noon as over 100 people gathered on the southern ...

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Understanding the 25th Amendment

By Breanna Cooper | Jan. 28

Since the election of President Donald J. Trump, the possibility of impeachment has been a center of national discussion. Whether or not allegations of collusion of Russia or a taped confession of sexual assaults are grounds for impeachment is up for debate, but one thing is clear: the topic of impeachment ...