As America treks out of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and moves beyond the 2012 election cycle, the country finds itself with a reelected and empowered executive in his last term. Barack Obama has matured into his post and has now changed his political tone from one of a negotiator-in-chief to a demander-in-chief.
Frank Balun, who was a resident of Hillside, NJ, was an aerial gunner in World War II. He actually survived his plane getting shot down in battle. He has received multiple metals for his service and is a war hero. However, if you googled his name the first thing that would come up would be “the Rat Slayer.” The decorated World War II veteran will go down in history as the infamous “Rat Slayer.”
Tyler Bischoff is a senior from Vernon, New Jersey majoring in political science and minoring in both history and legal studies. Bischoff decided to get involved in the Student Government Association as a sophomore and served as a Senator.
