BIPP: Still not sitting at the table or in the Oval Office
Nikki Marrone, BIPP Intern
February 27, 2020
Washington has a big problem with women. Women only received the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920; since then, a woman has still not been elected President of the United States of America. This is not because we have a lack of qualified women in this country – there...
BIPP: What should the U.S. do in the Middle East?
John Angileri, BIPP Intern
February 21, 2020
In ascertaining next steps for foreign policy in the Middle East, one must first consider why we were there in the first place. Post- World War II American foreign policy objectives can be divided into roughly five key concerns: (1) counteracting Soviet influence in the region, (2) pursuing economic inter...
BIPP: President Trump’s State of the Union falls short
Trey Gaither, BIPP Intern
February 14, 2020
On Feb. 4, 2020, President Donald Trump emerged into the chamber of the United States House of Representatives and prepared to give the third and final State of the Union speech of his term. As he waltzed down the red carpet to assume his position behind the podium in front of Speaker of the House Nancy...
BIPP: The Iowa caucus disaster
Harry Morris, BIPP Intern
February 7, 2020
Iowa may not provide many delegates during the nomination process, but it is still an important moment for the primary elections, as it does offer a chance to assess which candidates lead the Democratic primary race. Since 1972, the winner of the Democratic caucuses in Iowa has gone on to win the nomination...
BIPP: Partisanship and personalization in impeachment proceedings
Nicole Reddig, BIPP Intern
January 30, 2020
On the morning of Jan. 25, U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team took the Senate stage and started off the first day of opening arguments for the defense. They lasted a mere two hours. Poking holes in the House’s case for impeachment, Trump’s team outlined their argument of the President’s...
Diversity is not a delusion, but colleges have it all wrong: Let’s talk about the (D)-word
Trey Gaither, BIPP Intern
December 5, 2019
Conversations about diversity require knowledge about not only your identity, but the ways in which your identity influences other identities. It is hard to have a conversation about diversity when we leave out the main arguments which we oppose, in hopes of not “triggering” others. Heather Mac Donald’s ...
BIPP: Analyzing survey results on the opioid epidemic
Julia Pacifico, BIPP Intern
November 22, 2019
The opioid epidemic is undoubtedly a humanitarian crisis. Deaths from opioid overdoses have increased almost six times since 1999. The misuse of opioids continues to grow. The Department of Health and Human Services reported that approximately 130 people die every day from opioid-related drug overdo...
BIPP: Call your congresswoman today!
Nikki Marrone, BIPP Intern
November 14, 2019
The 116th Congress is composed of the largest number of women in the history of the United States of America; we the People elected a Congress composed of 23.7 percent female members. Yet, while any stride in the fight for gender equality is significant, it is evident that we can do more to ensure that...
BIPP: How will the changing political climate affect abortion rights?
Annie Lindenthal, BIPP Intern
November 8, 2019
On Oct. 29, U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson delivered a preliminary injunction against Alabama’s almost-total abortion ban, also known as the Human Life Protection Act. Created by Republican state legislators in May 2019, the bill would have gone into effect in mid-November. Had it not been...
BIPP: Trump, Turkey and the Syria question
Harry Morris, BIPP Intern
October 31, 2019
On Oct. 6, President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of troops from northern Syria after being requested to do so by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The previously American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that had helped the United States figh...
BIPP: LeBron kowtows to the CCP
John Angileri, BIPP Intern
October 25, 2019
Most of the few NBA players, coaches and officials who have said anything about the league’s issues with China (namely Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet about Hong Kong and subsequent fallout) have been careful not to say anything that might harm the league’s or their own individual...
It’s time to say goodbye to the Electoral College
Annie Maley, BIPP Intern
October 10, 2019
The Electoral College is one of the most crucial components of the American political system; yet, it is shockingly one of the least democratic. To give a short description of a fairly complicated process, the Electoral College elects U.S. presidents through a system of electors. Each state has a different...
In 2005, former University President Brian C. Mitchell made a decision to completely revamp dining, passing the University's dining program from Sodexo to Parkhurst Dining....
If the most recent Democratic presidential debates have taught us anything, it’s that the party might be exhibiting the most internal divisions since the late 1960s. Today,...
Women’s lacrosse drops heartbreaker to La Salle
February 27, 2020
Remembering Toni Morrison: A literary force of nature
February 27, 2020
‘We Brake for Nobody’ improv group performs show at Trout Auditorium
February 21, 2020