Students and faculty welcomed alumnus Thomas P. Gallagher in Wilson Auditorium on Oct. 8, prior to Gallagher accepting the Distinguished Alumni Award at Monmouth’s 81st Founderss Day celebration. Gallagher, a graduate from the Class of 1962, held a presentation in which he discussed his experiences after leaving Monmouth, specifically those involving his civil service.
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act”, proposed in May 2014 was shot down. The bill sought to “allow most individuals with student loans (both federal and private) to refinance those loans into new federal direct loans at interest rates specified in the bill,” according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
NJ Governor Chris Christie vetoed bill S1772 that would ban smoking from public parks and limit smoking at beaches across NJ on Sept. 10. According to NJ.com, the bill, which had overwhelming support in both houses of the New Jersey State Legislature, proposed that violators would receive a $250 fine for a first offense, $500 for the second, and id=”mce_marker”,000 for a third offense.
The 2015 policy debate season is in full swing, as the Monmouth University Debate Hawks are preparing for their first tournament at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY.
Same-sex marriage is returning to the Supreme Court quietly, for now, but soon enough with a shout.
On Monday, Sept. 8, the US Senate missed allowing a vote to propose a Constitutional amendment to create limits on campaign spending by corporations. The amendment would overturn the 2014 Supreme Court ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC which held that individuals could donate an unlimited amount of funds to campaigns, according to the Federal Election Committee’s website.
The Outlook spoke with Dr. Stephen Chapman, Assistant Professor of Political Science.
We live in a world where communication is vital. The problem we face is the lack of communication between two groups. Whether allies or enemies, there is often a miscommunication somewhere between them that will catapult into a huge problem.
The Christie Administration took an initiative to revitalize the struggling casino industry by enabling casinos and horse tracks to permit sports gambling. The directive, allows gambling institutions to maintain sports pools “without criminal or civil liability,” and was issued Sept. 9, according to the Governor’s website.
In wake of the beheadings of two American journalists by the radical Islamist group, ISIS, also known as the Islamic State or ISIL,- news outlets from around the country and even the world have been covering America’s response, led by President Barrack Obama, to quell the new threat. With all the talk of President Obama’s handling of the situation, ISIS has also challenged a familiar American foe, Vladimir Putin, and Russia.