Ike's Anvil ArchiveBy Audrey Bowler ‘16 – EI Campus Communications Team As the modern world of politics and government evolves, campaigning has become a permanent fixture in social and political culture. As potential candidates prepare for the 2016 presidential election, here’s what made headlines this past week: 1. Trump Takes the Plunge Real estate mogul and reality TV […]
Audrey Bowler ‘16 – EI Campus Communications Team As the modern world of politics and government evolves, campaigning has become a permanent fixture in social and political culture. As potential candidates prepare for the 2016 presidential election, here’s what made headlines this week: 4. Jindal Jumps In This week, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal announced that […]
Audrey Bowler ‘16 – EI Campus Communications Team As the modern world of politics and government evolves, campaigning has become a permanent fixture in social and political culture. As potential candidates prepare for the 2016 presidential election, here’s what made headlines this week: 5.) Christie Not Going Down Without a Fight After surviving a year haunted […]
Audrey Bowler ‘16 – EI Campus Communications Team As the modern world of politics and government evolves, campaigning has become a permanent fixture in social and political culture. As potential candidates prepare for the 2016 presidential election, here’s what made headlines this week: 4.) Team Graham Expands South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s prospective presidential campaign is […]
Audrey Bowler ‘16 – EI Campus Communications Team As the modern world of politics and government evolves, campaigning has become a permanent fixture in social and political culture. As potential candidates prepare for the 2016 presidential election, here’s what made headlines this week: 5.) Jeb Bush’s Foreign Policy Debut This Wednesday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush […]
By Kelsey Chapman ‘15 German president Angela Merkel’s mobile phone has dominated international news this week amid allegations that it was the target of extensive surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA). This new development is just one of many brought about by the aptly named “Snowden effect”. Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has created more […]
Amelia Smith ’17 Yesterday morning shortly after 7 a.m. a loud “pop” was heard at Sparks Middle School in Nevada. Soon after teachers and students began running for their lives as yet another school shooting commenced. At the end of the day two boys were sent to the hospital in critical condition, while a teacher […]
Helena Yang, ‘14 The hunger strike in Guantanamo Bay prison began in February, incited by a search for contraband copies of the Koran. Two months later, the problem persists and shows no sign of abating. More prisoners have joined the hunger strike, with some officials reporting up to 100 participants. Many of the prisoners have […]
Tana Giraldo, ’14 On March 5, 2013 the world watched in disbelief and shock as news emerged reporting the death of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, after his two year battle with cancer. Famous for his socialist policies, charismatic character, and strong personality, Chavez’s death suddenly put the future of this oil-rich nation in Latin America […]
Sarah Roessler, ’16 Gun control, gay marriage, feminism, birth control — lately it seems impossible to talk about the news without touching on one of these highly controversial issues. We are living in a divided nation. Not only do these topics spark passion from the common United States citizen, they are also currently being debated […]
