Candidates Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar have both positioned themselves in relatively moderate stances, but it all depends on who you talk to. Columnist Grace Hallen argues the election of a radical democratic candidate will only splinter party lines further.
Felony disenfranchisement is the exclusion from voting due to the conviction of a criminal offense. Columnist Maddie Peters argues that indefinitely withholding a person’s right to vote also withholds their full citizenship.
More than 500 people filled the Anderson Student Center on October 25 for a sit-in and the university announced plans for two new residence halls and renovations to the Brady and Dowling dormitories. Join anchors Althea Larson and Samantha Hoanglong for those issues and more on this special edition of Top Stories recapping this fall …
St. Thomas students flooded to McNeely Hall and the Groveland Community Center on Nov. 6 in St. Paul to cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election.
The Campus Engagement Election Project awarded a grant and assistance to St. Thomas to help encourage students to vote. CEEP is a national nonpartisan project that connects with students from colleges and universities and engages them in federal, state and local elections.
Celebrities have a platform unlike other people in our society. Opinions Editor Anna Hoffman argues that because celebrities have millions of followers on social media, they have a much greater impact on audiences and need to use their attention for positive advocacy.
Carter received about 51 percent of first-choice votes in Tuesday’s election to win the St. Paul mayoral race.
Voting for the St. Paul mayoral and school board elections is taking place on campus today in McNeely Hall.
Polls for St. Paul’s mayoral and school board elections will be open for voters to place ballots Tuesday from 7 a.m.to 8 p.m
As the 2016 election draws near, Secretary Steve Simon is doing everything he can to get young people involved.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota residents have more options than ever for casting a ballot in the general election, making it more convenient for those who can’t make it to the polls Nov. 8. For the first time, state residents can start casting absentee ballots in this year’s general election on Sept. 23 without …
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The 2014 midterm elections prompted St. Thomas students to vote at one of two local polling locations Tuesday.
Opinions Editor Elliot Polsky says the “get out the vote” campaigns for midterm elections should try to influence people to get informed.
Youth registration rates for midterm elections have been dropping over the past 12 years, according to a Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement study.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged students to get out and vote Thursday during a rally at Macalester College.
