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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Davenport on Dec.14. The senator addressed his supporters on what he calls “the real issues of the American people.” Photo by Ryan Jenkins.

Presidential Debates

March 16, 2016

During the 2016 President Election Cycle, presidential debates have reached a new height of popularity. The GOP debates have repeatedly taken first place in TV ratings, competing hand in hand with The...

Photo by Janie Le.
Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina

Iowa Caucuses: What Are They and Why Should We Care?

January 27, 2016

Next week Iowans will caucus for the candidate they want to win the 2016 presidential election. The Iowa caucus carries great weight in the primary process, as it is the first time people can vote in regards...

Faculty discuss how to talk about terrorism on campus

December 17, 2015

Mariano Magalhaes, interim chair of the Political Science department, said, in light of the attacks in Paris, Beirut, Nigeria, at Planned Parenthood in Colorado and in San Bernardino, one of the most important...

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Davenport on Dec.14. The senator addressed his supporters on what he calls “the real issues of the American people.” Photo by Ryan Jenkins.

Sanders feels "confident" in Iowa

December 14, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought his campaign to Iowa over the weekend. The senator's tour stretched across the state over a total of two days. Sanders spoke to his supporters...

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Davenport on Dec.14. The senator addressed his supporters on what he calls “the real issues of the American people.” Photo by Ryan Jenkins.

Sanders feels "confident" in Iowa

December 14, 2015

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought his campaign to Iowa over the weekend. The senator's tour stretched across the state over a total of two days. Sanders spoke to his supporters...

Global Affect hosts climate change demonstration

December 8, 2015

Students show support for climate change awareness one shoe at a time. Global Affect, an organization that focuses on environmental preservation, is coordinating a demonstration on Thursday at 10:30 a.m....

The possible death of Black Friday

December 4, 2015

Consumers crave store bargains on Black Friday as much as they do the turkey and stuffing the day before. Or, at least, they used to until the shopping holiday began to lose its original excitement. According...

New coalition on college admissions won't include Augustana

October 23, 2015

Augustana will not be a part of a new coalition, calling themselves the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, that has formed an alternative application process, including online portfolios...

Texas school district passes wrong judgement

October 3, 2015

Ahmed Mohamed, a 14 year old aspiring engineer, was arrested earlier this month in Texas after bringing a homemade clock to school. His aim was to impress his teacher, but the teacher took it and saw it...

Photo by Janie Le.
Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina

Fiorina sends message at QC Forum

September 28, 2015

Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina made an appearance the morning of Sept. 25 at St. Ambrose University’s Rogalski Center in Davenport to speak to a crowd of 500 people at the Quad Cities New Ideas...

Faculty: Drought effects seen locally

May 4, 2015

California’s water reservoirs, snow levels in the mountains and rain frequency have continued to drop in one of the worst U.S. droughts, which Professor in Biology Bohdan Dziadyk said affects all parts...

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