508 Politics
Election 2016: The Results
Tune in to hear our panel react to the results of Tuesday’s election. Including Noah Goldfarb, Fay Bcharah, Timothy Jarvis, Nicholas Clark, and Cleve Wiese.
Hillary Clinton
Local
WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW DO I VOTE?
Early Voting For the first time, Massachusetts Election Law will allow voters to cast their ballots early from October 24, 2016 through November 4, 2016. Unlike Absentee Voting, an excuse or reason is no longer […]
Campus
Socialist Alternative Decries ‘Crisis of Capitalism’
By Nicholas Clark On Monday, Sept. 19, members of Socialist Alternative hosted an open forum to discuss concerns and controversies about issues plaguing the international community, the United States, and our very own Worcester State […]
National
Virtual Participation: Social Media & the Youth Vote
Haley Gosselin As of late, it seems like social media has become a platform for political discussion. Due to the presidential race, every time I open Facebook or Twitter I am bombarded with political material […]
Local
Fear of Trump Win Drives WSU Students to Polls
By Madison Friend The view from WSU’s Writing Center was busier than usual this morning as excited Worcesterites sought to cast their votes in this year’s Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. Bright green “Vote Here” […]
National
Sanders Predicts Primary Win in MA
By Madison Friend WORCESTER- More than 3000 people showed up to a rally at North High School Saturday night to show their support for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. Hundreds were diverted from the building […]
National
Leaving Las Vegas
By Madison Friend To the question of who won the Democratic debate last Tuesday night, there is no clear answer. Or, actually, an answer at all. In a contest with no metrics or points, it’s […]
National
Bernie Begins
By Madison Friend When my friends and I arrived at the Boston Convention and Exhibit Center last Saturday for a Bernie Sanders rally, the proceedings had the feel of a rock show. A long line […]
National
Clinton’s Slow Slide
By: Madison Friend After a widely ridiculed story in The New York Times headlined, “Clinton to Show MoreHumor and Heart, Aides Say”, Hillary seems to have changed tactics once again as her campaign grapples […]
National
Can Sanders’ Campaign Increase Voter Participation Among America’s Most Apathetic and Disenfranchised?
By Madison Friend Recent weeks have seen much ado about the so-called longshot presidential campaign of Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders. Every major media outlet is covering Sanders, constantly – in the mere .45 seconds […]