It amazes me that there are people in this university who have never hiked a day in their lives. Personally, I don’t get it. I hear the excuses: “It’s buggy,” “It’s too hard,” “I never have the time,” “No one will take me.” But I’m calling bull on all of that. If you walk fast…
On Nov. 8, 2016, millions of Americans gathered around to watch what may be the greatest upset in political history. In a year of unpredictability, it was only fitting that Donald Trump would defy the polls and statistical models and become the president-elect. The question many are asking now is: where do Democrats go from…
If you’re looking for I-Zone, you might not see it right away. It’s tucked away in the right side of the emporium, and you need to cross a road to get there from the main emporium lot. It occupies a special place in our campus culture, being one of the two main places where students…
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I didn’t declare a major until my sophomore year at the University of Rhode Island. I came into college worried that I was already behind, and that everybody had decided on a major long ago. I feared I wouldn’t find something that interested me and…
When I first walked onto this campus three years ago, I used to think that college was one of the most open-minded, liberal and accepting places in the world. Time and this election cycle have seemed to prove me wrong, however, as my hope for the future and faith in humanity are dwindling. I never…
Election season for me is always a little bit more personal because of my upbringing as part of a political family, whose involvement in politics now spans two decades. My dad has served for both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and the Senate. I basically grew up in the State House attending a variety…
Two weeks ago, I didn’t cast my absentee ballot in favor of Donald Trump. Part of the reason was definitely because he is a man. Go ahead, respond. Tell me that it’s stupid and irresponsible not to vote for a candidate based on gender. Tell me that I’m an anti-Trump bandwagoner who doesn’t know what…
In the 2016 Presidential Election, the great divide between the Republicans and Democrats has many voters running to pick a side. I am not one of them. I’ve never understood why anyone would choose to register as a member of one of the two-party system teams. While it makes sense to want to be a…
A year from now when someone says to me, “it’s your fault that we’re in this situation,” I can truthfully say it’s not. I am talking about probably the most important presidential election in history and the fact that I can’t vote. Therefore, whatever political situations arises within the next four years, I’ll have taken…
In our current election, tensions between political parties have become so strained that many are seeking to vote against the candidate they like the least. In doing so, a candidate who may actually deserve the position may end up losing out. In a democratic system such as ours, one of the greatest powers our citizens…