#politics

Mar 24, 20223 min read

PREVIEW: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ invites Nashville to an interactive, political theater

The interactive, all-American play “What the Constitution Means to Me” will open at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on Tuesday,...

Aug 24, 20162 min read

Belmont named alternate site for 2016 presidential, VP debates

Belmont President Bob Fisher announced Wednesday the university has been named an alternate location for the 2016 presidential and vice...

Dec 4, 20153 min read

OPINION: We won’t let this change Paris

Four blocks. My apartment off Rue Oberkampf is four blocks away from Le Bataclan, a popular music venue where, about two weeks ago, 89...

Feb 9, 20153 min read

OPINION: Email to SGA president raises questions on impartiality in impeachment proceedings

On the afternoon of Feb. 5, Student Government Association President Jeanette Morelan received an email from Braden Stover, the chairman...

Aug 29, 20124 min read

Elections Q&A: Bumgardner’s ad buys can change races

Whether you’re already sick of election ads or not, Belmonnt alumna Kati Bumgardner is probably responsible for buying the air time for...

Aug 22, 20127 min read

Elections Q&A: Former prof leads state House as speaker

Tennessee Speaker of the House Beth Harwell is familiar with firsts. As a Belmont professor, she was one of the first Republicans to ever...

Feb 22, 20122 min read

Is The Pill newest culture war?

I never thought it would come to this. I’ve spent a year writing columns for this college media organization, and I never thought I would...

Jan 25, 20123 min read

GOP youth push Paul for president

It’s an election year, and time again to pick the next president. Some Belmont students, like a significant segment of young GOP voters...

Sep 28, 20113 min read

GOP: The race is on … and on, and on

Is it 2012 yet? During the past few weeks, cable TV seems to have turned into debate central. Although it still is three months until the...

Feb 22, 20113 min read

Hey, wait, this is Mr. Rogers neighborhood!

The Republican-led House of Representatives passed spending cuts that would eliminate all federal funding to the Corporation for Public...

Oct 27, 20102 min read

Election 2010 politics as usual

Even if you aren’t interested in politics, chances are you’ve seen a large amount of media coverage, from Fox News to “The Daily Show...