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Jill Stein. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore

Third parties and the “wasted” vote

Caleb Sneath November 7, 2016

American voters have a dilemma. In a democratic system, a candidate requires the support of many voters to win, making it practical to vote for more popular candidates an individual doesn't support.Tyler...

911 memorial. Photo credit: Paco Cabeza-Lopez

Students don’t think national security is an important issue

Rodrigo Mireles November 7, 2016

Russian spies, Mexican drug smugglers, and domestic criminals are national security issues America faces today. However, students believe that national security is one of the least important issues facing...

Clinton, Trump effectively tied; students split

Dewey Cooper November 1, 2016

According to a poll released by ABC News and The Washington Post on Nov. 1 Donald Trump, Republican nominee for president, is now leading Hillary Clinton, Democratic nominee for president, with a 46-45...

Robert Carper, radiology freshman

Students cram together for final debate

Caleb Sneath October 27, 2016

As the third and final debate raged on, students packed together in the Sunwatcher Clubhouse to see the two presidential candidates' performance. Students crowded around the television, taking all of the...

Faculty, staff and students attend the third debate view party in Sunwatcher Clubhouse on Oct. 19. Photo by Izziel Latour.

Students giggle and gasp at watch party as candidates bicker and answer questions

Dewey Cooper October 22, 2016

More than 75 faculty and students sat quietly — with a few various giggles and deep breaths — in Sunwatcher Clubhouse watching the third and final presidential debate on Oct. 19.From the minute the...

Conner Wolf, mass communication junior

Closed-minded voters vilify variety

conner wolf March 14, 2016

With the presidential election less than eight months away, it is hard to have a conversation with someone without it eventually shifting towards politics. This is a topic I enjoy hearing about, but often...

Homecoming candidates announced

Homecoming candidates announced

Rachel Johnson October 13, 2015

Nominations ended Friday at 5 p.m. for members of the Homecoming court. The top vote-getters met Monday to review the rules for the election and will be allowed to campaign Oct. 12-23. The election...

Can they really validate everything?

Rachel Johnson October 7, 2015

OUR VIEW: Although Student Government Association has made changes to how the election process works, they are still missing the key factor of validity. Four years ago, the election process was very...

Sabina Marroquin, history education senior, won 2014 Homecoming Queen and Elijah wire, sport and leisure studies senior, hug with excitement when they find out the won 2014 Homecoming Queen and King, Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Homecoming nominations vulnerable to fraud

Natalie Burkhart October 6, 2015

Homecoming is rich with tradition. Alumni come back to reminisce about their time at school, whether as Indians or Mustangs. Students rally around the bonfire to support the as yet undefeated football...

Appeals filed in SGA election

Ethan Metcalf April 16, 2015

Hearing Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in CSC Cheyenne Results for the Student Government Association elections were posted Monday, showing Jesse Brown, criminal justice junior, as the winner of the presidential...

The goal: A better SGA

The Wichitan April 15, 2015

Our view: Our desire for the outcome of the election and the appeals process is for it to result in a better run and more efficient Student Government Association, not for any one candidate to win over...

Opinion: Choose Marco Torres for SGA president

The Wichitan April 8, 2015

Our view: In elections, results speak louder than words, and the only results we have seen came from senior class senator Marco Torres. We need an active president who has the best interests of the...

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