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SA launches #ProjectOrange to target domestic violence and sexual assault awareness

SA launches #ProjectOrange to target domestic violence and sexual assault awareness

By Sophia Mullowney | February 21, 2019

Junior hospitality major Tori McCracken (from left), senior nursing major Ariel Tate, freshman nursing major Starr Scott, Jameria Washington, freshman early education major, and junior hospitality major Tatyana Coleman pose for a picture in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room during the #ProjectOrange launch Tuesday.

Point/Counter: Social media is good for campaign information, social media negatively impacting political campaigns

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2016

Kara MercerColumnistPoint:Social media sometimes gets a bad reputation, but can be good for getting information on the main points of a political candidate’s campaign.Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat have become a popular way for...

A supreme waste of time

By Anthony Szudarski | September 11, 2012

All hail Vermin Supreme. Do I have your attention? Now, with a name like that, I’m sure you’re thinking of some cartoon super villain—an oversized rat or something. That’s what I thought the first time I heard the name. Imagine my surprise when...

Horn honking should be protected under the first amendment

By Jack Baker | September 27, 2011

Our government is broken. Whether it is the local, state or federal government, it never can seem to get anything done. We have an ever increasing amount of debt, another potential government shutdown on the way and presidential campaigns that last forever,...

Elections length are just too darn long

By Parker Happ | September 6, 2011

It seems that you can't open a newspaper, magazine, or turn on the TV without hearing some sort of election coverage. Pundits and members of the news have been flocking to political meccas like New Hampshire or Iowa to cover the day-to-day politicking...

Michelle Bachmann can not solve America’s gas crisis

By Jack Baker | August 24, 2011

Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann recently promised that if she was elected, she would lower the price of gas to less than $2.00 per gallon. This campaign promise was a little strange to me, because as of the last time I checked, the power...

SA election ballot released

By Northern Star staff | February 23, 2011

The ballot for this spring's Student Association executive election has been posted. PRESIDENT Elliot Echols Derek Koegel VICE PRESIDENT Jen Johnson TREASURER Jeremy Sanchez STUDENT TRUSTEE Jaemin Robertson Nora Lindvall Candidates were allowed to begin...

Should electoral campaigns be regulated? No.

Should electoral campaigns be regulated? No.

By David Thomas | November 17, 2010

I do see a problem with our current media landscape and how it interacts with elections. After all, as soon as the 2010 midterm election ended, people began to talk about 2012. And I understand how annoying negative ad campaigns can be. As a political...

Campaign ads catch attention, annoy others

By Leah Spagnoli | November 2, 2010

With all the buzz for elections, what is students' main source for information? Between radio and television advertisements playing constantly, student voters have a plethora of ways to choose who they're voting for. The Associated Press reported that...

Bill Brady looks forward to state’s future

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | September 27, 2010

With elections right around the corner, Illinois Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) took his campaign for state governor on the road, addressing his agenda for the future of Illinois.  Brady spoke Monday at the Foster and Buick Law Group in Sycamore...