BY: Evan Coyle Few celebrities have been more superior than Chris Rock at exposing some of the problems with civil rights in America. Rock is a world renowned stand-up who has amassed support for his style of conveying political and philosophical observations through comedy.   Rock wasted little time digging his heels into civil rights issues. The comedian started the show by joking about police … Continue reading Chris Rock is funny for forty minutes

82 flags, representing global and indigenous nations, hung above students in the Wick Center dining room for nearly a decade. When students returned to Daemen after the recent intersemester break, the ceiling on the right side of the dining room was empty with the flags mysteriously absent. It was not long into the semester before political science student Carlos McKnight went to speak to Ann … Continue reading Students rally support for flags after removal

BY: Brianna Zichettella On November 7, New Yorkers will have a once in two decades opportunity to decide if the state will rewrite its constitution in part or in whole.   The decision will appear as proposition one on Tuesday’s ballots. It will ask voters to decide for or against holding a New York State constitutional convention.   In a potential convention, delegates will review … Continue reading Constitutional convention: what you need to know before you hit the polls