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Get Fit, Go Vote: Daemen’s Drive to Get Voter Participation for the General Election

By Cadence Russell, Editor-in-Chief There are 29 days until Election Day, November 5, 2024. Get Civically Fit, a partnership between the History and Political Science Department, Athletics, and Student Affairs, has been hosting events to get the Daemen campus community involved in the election process, from voter registration drives to debate watch parties.  “We want our students to be physically fit, spiritually fit. We also … Continue reading Get Fit, Go Vote: Daemen’s Drive to Get Voter Participation for the General Election

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Women’s leadership in the political realm

An event aimed to complement Daemen College’s celebration of women’s history month did that and more.  Dr. Farida Jalazai, a 2004 University of Buffalo graduate and current associate professor of political science and Hannah Atkins, Endowed Chair at Oklahoma State University, led a presentation about women’s leadership in politics.   The professor highlighted the struggles that women have had in “breaking the glass ceiling” to … Continue reading Women’s leadership in the political realm

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Daemen talks politics: How students and faculty analyze Trump’s seven-nation ban

On Jan. 27,  President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES.” Reaction to the order has varied.  Throughout the country, people have been speaking out against and in support of the order. Individuals in government have been some of the first people to respond to the presidential action. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan … Continue reading Daemen talks politics: How students and faculty analyze Trump’s seven-nation ban

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