Category: StudentNation

Less than half of Americans under 30 said they were “certain to vote” in the midterm elections. But in battleground states across the country, college organizers are fighting for ballot access. By Mira Sydow From August to October 2022, Kristina Samuel skipped almost every one of their Tuesday morning classes to fight for equal access to the […]

Most Americans under 30 now feel sympathetic toward the Palestinian cause. But getting progressive politicians to support Palestine continues to be difficult. By Isaac Lozano Lara Hafez sometimes feels that she has been “robbed of her ethnicity.” After her parents were forced out of their home in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces, they […]

Without Roe, the effects of state bans are felt even where abortion is still legal. One Illinois clinic’s proximity to Missouri has made it an easy target for emboldened anti-abortion activists. By Walter Thomas-Patterson With the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June, the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion nationwide. Now, a new […]

Gun control advocates say a November ballot initiative will make regulations impossible. But the Supreme Court may have already made that a reality. By Nina Baker This November, Iowans will vote on an NRA-sponsored ballot initiative to incorporate the right to keep and bear arms into the Iowa state Constitution. The amendment goes beyond just incorporating the language […]

Climate organizers across the country are adding voter engagement work into their own advocacy. But electing Democrats is just a first step. By Sofia Andrade Over the past 10 years, Gavin Healy, a senior at the University of California–Berkeley, has seen his hometown in the Lake Tahoe area of Northern California—once a lush, green place—turn brown. A nearby […]

Resident Advisers are workers and should demand employment status, union recognition, and fair wages. Universities cannot function without them. By Ava Young-Stoner Before I went off to college last fall, my older friends and family wistfully shared stories about their prime years spent in cramped dorms, dimly lit frat houses, and other situations they might not […]