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Figure out where you stand on the 2016 candidates with isidewith.com

Elizabeth Heglar | Lifestyles Editor | @ElizabethHeglar October 13, 2016

2016 has been a year filled with political advertisements and speeches: it’s an election year. Many abled voters are on the fence about each parties candidate and are struggling to decide whom to vote...

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks on the campus of Wayne State University at a voter registration event on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press/TNS)

Clinton’s road to supporting LGBT rights

Paige Myers | Staff Writer October 12, 2016

Many believe that one of the largest obstacles Hilary Clinton must overcome for potential voters is the constant questioning of her trustworthiness.  Many citizens take issue with the way she has changed...

Major news publications endorse all but Trump

Lucy O'Brien | Contributing Writer October 11, 2016

Twenty of the most circulated newspapers in the country have made endorsements of presidential candidates in the 2016 election as of Oct. 5, and 17 of those endorsements are for Democratic nominee Hillary...

Protesters hold signs during a gathering outside Jail Central in uptown Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

World Outside Wilmington: the future of America’s racial tensions

Opinion Column | Malia Benison | Assistant News Editor October 11, 2016

As the nation begins to divert their attention from the Obama Administration to the presidential campaigns of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, citizens are concerned with the stakes of racial tensions...

UNCW English professor erases pro-Trump chalkings on campus claiming ‘hate speech’

Alex Patton | Contributing Writer September 27, 2016

Election day is fast approaching, and as per UNC Wilmington’s tradition, students are “chalking” their statements on the pavement all over campus.Recently, however, English Professor Hannah Abrams...

U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Ross appeals to women and families of Cape Fear

Hannah L. Williams | Contributing Writer September 27, 2016

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Deborah Ross, visited Wilmington to speak about her plans to help women and families in North Carolina. The event was held downtown at the Hannah...

Donald Trump surpasses Hillary Clinton in national poll

Meredith Hoffman | Staff Writer September 20, 2016

In a survey released Monday, Sept. 19, polls indicated that Republican candidate Donald J. Trump has surpassed his democratic opponent Hillary Clinton nationally.The survey, which was released by Red Oak...

Is Trump truly pulling ahead of Clinton? Answer remains unclear

Steven M. Falk | The Tribune News September 20, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, shown during a campaign stop on Sept. 13, has pulled ahead of his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by two points in a recent national poll, but experts...

Trump defends tweet addressing military rape

Lucy O’Brien | Contributing Writer @lucytalks2much September 15, 2016

Donald Trump defended his 3-year-old tweet about military sexual assault during NBC’s Commander-in-Chief Forum in New York on Wednesday.The Republican presidential candidate was asked about how he would...

Hillary Clinton to release medical records

Sean W. Cooper | Contributing Writer @moviefreakblog September 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s campaign stated that it will release medical information regarding the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee this week.This statement follows an incident Sunday at a memorial for...

Financial impact on third-party candidates

Lucy O’Brien | Contributing Writer September 5, 2016

For third-party presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, money is one of the greatest obstacles keeping them from the White House.Political campaigns are costly endeavors with candidates having...

Charles Perry of London joins more than 20,000 people gathering to protest against Great Britain leaving the European Union on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in central London, where marchers made their way to Parliament Square. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Britain’s future still uncertain after Brexit: An update on Britain’s exit from the EU

Kristen Schimmoller | Contributing Writer August 31, 2016

Britain left the European Union (EU) after a referendum vote on June 23. A tally of the polls revealed a near dead-even split with 52 percent wanting to leave and 48 percent wanting to stay. The vote left...

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