For many young people, politics can seem inaccessible. Teenagers are brushed off by adults as idealistic or ignorant or feel as though they can’t make an impact.
Most notably, many high schoolers...
Women and men marched through the streets across the world, carrying signs protesting the violation of women’s rights and the latest president elect. Social studies teacher Jordan Boyd was present at...
As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship...
As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship...
A MoveOn Petition to “Recall Sam Brownback” with upwards of 30,000 signatures from all over the country, a New York Times article questioning the state’s financial plan and plenty of other national...
Maria Carrasco, Print Managing Editor
• October 13, 2014
From serving as an intern for the State Capitol under Kansas Representative Connie O’brien, to being an assistant for Milton Wolf, the runner-up of the 2014 United States Senate primary, freshman Colton...
It’s called the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ for a reason. If Congress had failed to come to a decision, the United States would have fallen off of the “cliff” and into a deficit of 1.1 trillion dollars which...
With all the attention on Mitt Romney and Barack Obama for president in Washington, D.C, we often overlook our own local political celebrities right here in Lawrence.
Much like Obama’s kids, Sasha and...
Who We Are:
Young Democrats
Every Monday of each month, roughly five to 10 young democrats gather in Linda Wedge’s classroom for a hearty conversation about politics.
“It’s more of a discussion...
