Millions of voters will cast their ballot on Nov. 8, Election Day. While voting is open to those aged 18 and over, many end up not exercising this constitutional right.
The U.S. has a significantly...
This election cycle, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment will be on the ballot and Vermonters will have the chance to enshrine reproductive autonomy into the state’s constitution.
After a four-year-long...
Student organizations did nothing to help out-of-state UVM students register in their home states for the 2021 municipal elections.
UVM Democrats made efforts on their Instagram to educate people on...
Liz Chadwick, Features Staff Writer
• November 12, 2020
Despite Vermont’s record-breaking voting turnout in 2020, UVM’s voting rate historically falls short of average, and certain majors appear to contribute to its low participation more than others.
According...
For generations, the right for reliable access to voting has been a critical part of political agendas across the United States.
This umbrella includes mail-in voting, a voting method critical to...
I spent this summer as an intern for OrganizeNH, helping field organizers “elect NH Democrats up and down the ballot.”
Every night of the week, we made phone calls to voters across the state and...
The night before the announcement of the presidential nominee is similar to the eve of a birthday.
You’ve spent all year making a list of demands, and hope your family bought you the right thing....
Since President Donald Trump’s election, some political experts have wondered whether the quality of American democracy is in decline or close to being irrevocably damaged.
American democracy is in...
Voting is one of the most direct ways to participate in democracy. This election season, make sure your vote is an educated one.
UVM is a politically engaged campus. Democrats, Republicans and Progressives...
Trying to follow along with politics doesn’t mean we know what we’re doing.
Listen, I’m sure that Democrats have the primary all figured out with their candidate assured to win with a clean track...
No matter who you’re voting for, we should all vote in SGA elections.
In recent weeks, there have been parallel student movements: a wave of protests and the arrival of SGA presidential campaigns. We...
In an Oct. 30, 2018 piece I wrote, I tried to defend the benefits that come with a nonpartisan, representative press.
I admit that it was a rather optimistic outlook on the state of freedom of speech...
