Tag: Trump

Oval Office is Overbearing

Sam Stroud

Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Thursday marks the anniversary of the adoption of our country’s constitution. Even though there are no fireworks being shot off, the day is just as important to our great nation as July 4. The Constitution is the single most important cornerstone which this country rests upon. It has defined what kind of nation the United States is, one which thrives off individualism and liberty.  The Constitution defines what our government’s powers are by breaking each of the three branches down. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution…

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Leftists, Democrats causing chaos

Opinion

Sam Stroud Opinion Editor Over the summer, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District Rep. Earl Blumenauer gave a speech directed at the President where he chastised Conservatives and the Republican Party at large for fear mongering and insisted there was no need for federal troops to be deployed in Portland where a federal courthouse was attacked repeatedly by rioters.  Recently, Democrats have shifted from ignoring the chaos and violence in their cities to blaming their issues and mistakes on Donald Trump. On Monday, Congressional Rep. Adam Schiff stated Trump was “willfully fanning…

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Trump’s immigration ban raises concerns for many students

News

Tori Bedsole Editor-in-Chief Troy University students, both domestic and international, have expressed concerns in regard to President Trump’s immigration ban. “I think there are a lot of different emotions going on,” said Shelby Wood, a senior Spanish and social science education double major from Wewahitchka, Florida, and International Student Cultural Organization president. “Some of them (international students) are scared because when it first hit headlines it was a little vague about what would happen,” Wood said. “A lot of students from the Middle East, and particularly those countries (listed in…

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Trump triumphs over Hillary

News

Tori Roper Bedsole Editor-in-Chief Donald Trump will have the next four years to “Make America Great Again.” With 290 electoral votes and 47.5 percent of the popular vote, Trump came out on top in this election, according to CNN. (Will update) Trump managed to secure four major swing states — Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — with Michigan still too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon. The Republican Party also won a majority in the House and Senate. The Republicans now hold a 51-48 majority in the Senate…

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Internationals talk politics

Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer While domestic students have been preparing to cast their votes on Nov. 8, many internationals have also been enthusiastically following the 2016 elections. Some international students shared their opinions of the election and how the electoral system in their countries differed from the United States’. “I don’t particularly like either of them (the candidates), but if I had to vote, I would vote for Hillary Clinton,” said Xochi Celis, a sophomore political science major from Apure, Venezuela, referring to the Democratic presidential nominee. Coming from Venezuela,…

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