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Volume 7, Issue 6 - April 2010

Leadership Center An Unwise Expenditure

By Scott Sowers | Apr 19, 2010

A newly proposed building at Purdue aims to foster leadership and excellence among students by creating a hub for academic assistance services, student organizations, and class team collaboration. This hub, known as the Center for Student Excellence and Leadership, is being spearheaded by President Córdova, Vice President of Student Services, Tom Robinson, and the Purdue Student Government. Read More »

Defense

By Jay Wood | Apr 20, 2010

As Conservatives, we believe in a strong national defense. This involves a handful of things:

Defending our Homeland: Read More »

The Meaning Of Liberty

By Chris Ellison | Apr 20, 2010

American citizens, regardless of their ethnic background, religious beliefs, or political views, have the opportunity to celebrate several concepts that tend to be rare elsewhere in the world. One such concept is the broadly defined term of liberty. Typically, liberty is thought of as the ability to be free. Therefore, when people think about liberty, they often think about freedom. When people think about freedom, they often think of America. However, the idea of liberty goes much deeper than this continuous cycle. Read More »

American Exceptionalism

By Jordan Hebbe | Apr 20, 2010

It is a relatively new term, but something that most Americans have inherently known since emerging victorious from the Revolutionary War (despite seemingly insurmountable odds). We were special. We had been delivered to freedom by God’s hand. He had brought us to the land of plenty and given us a whole new world in which liberty and resources abounded. Our founding fathers framed the Constitution with intentions of keeping us independent, self-sufficient, and a superpower. Read More »

Reading The Tea Party's Leaves

By Jay Wood | Apr 20, 2010

The Tea Party movement has grown exponentially in the last year. There have been enormous rallies on Tax Day (April 15th), Independence Day, and the day after 9/11, as well as smaller rallies in between. The grassroots movement is made up of people from all walks of life. There are pros and cons to the movement’s philosophy. First for the pros:

Awareness: Read More »

Women and the Tea Party

By Kristin Patras | Apr 20, 2010

She is a mother of five, a beauty pageant queen, a hunter, a fisherman, the first female governor of Alaska, and absolutely gorgeous. Ever since Sarah Palin first stepped onto the national stage as a conservative female voice, her very existence has irked liberals on a level never seen before. Was it her fabulous style, her strong sense of self, or her hockey mom reputation that got under their skin the most? Read More »

Afternoon Tea In Indianapolis

By Matt Swiontek | Apr 20, 2010

In February of 2009, Rick Santelli on CNBC made what was called “the rant heard ‘round the world.” Santelli echoed the thoughts of the majority of Americans when he said, “How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor’s mortgage that has an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills”. He then urged Americans to join together and hold a tea party to prove to President Obama and the US Congress that the citizens have had enough. This “rant” made by Santelli struck a chord with the American people about more than just the mortgages that were being funded with tax-payer money. Read More »

Student Loan Reformation

By Morgan Ikerd | Apr 20, 2010

On March 30, 2010, the famous Reconciliation Bill was passed through Congress. Not only did it include the obvious revisions, or rather, the complete turnover of our former healthcare system, but it also included a student loan takeover proposal. This education loan proposal is something Democrats have been trying to push for a very long time and takes the 2,000 student lenders across the country that are making student loans, pulls them all in, and creates four federal loan centers. Read More »

Sarah Palin's Inspiring Faith

By Jordan Hebbe | Apr 20, 2010

There were no reporters allowed (except me) and her speech was to be strictly religious and inspirational, no politics allowed. Last night at the Women of Joy conference in Louisville, Kentucky, all of the 16,000 women in attendance had the privilege of seeing the real Sarah Palin. I went to the event with my mother, grandmother, and three aunts. I definitely enjoyed seeing a more personal side to the woman who is one of my role models Read More »

My Ideal PSG Ticket

By Aaron Anspaugh | Apr 21, 2010

Like many fellow students at Purdue, I feel it is important to stay informed and active involving the Purdue Student Government. In the past several elections, however, I have not felt that there was a ticket or specific candidate that represented my true views and interests. I have not yet seen a ticket that truly championed the values of limited government, economic responsibility, and of course, pragmatism. I’m graduating within a month, so I cannot run myself, but I would like to lay out a few ideas for my “perfect PSG ticket” in the next election. Read More »

Proposed West Lafayette Tax Referendum

By Abigail Krueger | Apr 21, 2010

“For the seven calendar year or years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall the school corporation impose a property tax rate that does not exceed forty three cents ($0.43) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation and that is in addition to the school corporation’s normal tuition support tax rate?” (IC 20-46-1 Referendum Tax Levy) Read More »

Purdue Gayduation

By Joshua Teasdale | Apr 21, 2010

On May 13th of this year, Purdue is planning on holding its first annual “Lavender Graduation”  for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and transgendered graduating seniors. The ceremony is meant to recognize the accomplishments of those graduating seniors in the GBLQA community during their time at Purdue. The ceremony is organized by Purdue’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and will include graduating seniors, their families, as well as a guest speaker.  Read More »

The Crusade of the Unpaid Internship

By Rohan Johnson | Apr 21, 2010

Thousands of United States undergraduate students apply for summer internships every year. The number of internships across the country is split nearly evenly between paid and unpaid opportunities. Undergraduate juniors and seniors tend to take the majority of paid internships while freshmen, sophomores, and a small amount of high school students generally account for a large amount of the unpaid internships.  Read More »