Harris, Her Platform and Its Problems
(10/22/24 4:00pm)
Despite growing up in a middle-class family, Kamala Harris seems to be losing a coalition of voters that would identify as such.
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Despite growing up in a middle-class family, Kamala Harris seems to be losing a coalition of voters that would identify as such.
A minority of The Slate’s editorial board expresses its disagreement against the majority’s decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States and Gov. Tim Walz (D–Minn.) for Vice President of the United States.
Some students are not fans of adhering to traditions just for the sake of it. In fact, the editor of this paper took time to write about it in a “Your World Today” column last year. But homecoming can act as a weather vane for how interested students are in campus events, and currently, the excitement is missing. Why is that?
There is no better customer than the one that does not use your resources but still pays for service. Insurance companies thrive on this sort of person. Streaming services love when you forget you are even paying for them. College services, on the other hand, are made to serve, and their continued existence in a budget-strapped world demands it.
In his “Politics,” the philosopher Aristotle discusses that local government is most important and accountable in the maintaining of a virtuous life for its subjects.
On Sept. 6, the NFL hosted its first game in Brazil at Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena, where a sold-out crowd saw a shootout between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.
President Trump’s former primary opponent, Nikki Haley, predicted that whoever picked a younger candidate would win the race for the White House. The first sign of that prophecy’s ascent occurred on a debate stage in Philadelphia last week, as Donald Trump appeared as an “old man yelling at clouds” in contrast to Kamala Harris’s calm appearance. Harris had some help from the moderators, though it is hard to imagine Trump doing much better in a different setting when he spent time telling fantastical stories about immigrants “eating the pets.”
The father of a 14-year-old suspect accused of killing four and injuring nine others at a Georgia high school earlier this month was charged for negligence on his part to stop tragedy.
Voters hoping to hear what Vice President Kamala Harris plans to do differently from her predecessor if elected president were left holding their breath after the candidate’s first sit-down interview last week with CNN’s Dana Bash.
The presidential election is not the only event that will cause a change of leadership for Shippensburg University students. Starting this semester, Darrell Newton, Ph. D., will have his first full-length semester as the school’s new provost and vice president of academic affairs. We wish him luck as he takes the role during a fraught time in both the political and academic worlds.
As students return to campus, they are preparing to resume their studies in a political environment that has seen little change in the issues but is also drastically different from when they left in the spring.
Nearly a year ago today, Olympic Track and Field athlete Noah Lyles uttered the phrase that frustrated the NBA community.
“Humor can bring people under the tent.” ~ Ted Danson
In the 21 years I have served as adviser of The Slate, the student-run newspaper at Shippensburg University, I have never requested space in the publication for any reason. My role is, always has been and will continue to be in the background as adviser, mentor and cheerleader for the students who dedicate long hours to producing award-winning journalism.