Category Archives: Opinion

By Sarah Stubbs  @sarahxstubbs  The main news story this week for the Pulse is all about the decrease of student participation at SGA-funded events this fall. What drew me to work on this news story for our last issue of the Pulse for the semester was the insane amount of rumors I had been hearing […]

By Bobby Beebe  In the early 2000s the Weakerthans, a four-piece indie rock band from Canada, captured the emotion of being young and confused almost perfectly. Their break-up in 2014 came as a surprise and disappointment to fans who had grown up with the band. However, lead singer John K. Samson’s latest record, Winter Wheat, […]

Well, no they haven’t, Mr. Pence  By Clay Parlette  @claypar111  We have officially entered post-election season—the time of supposed harmony that everyone was looking forward to so dearly as we begin preparing for the holidays with family and friends, and to forget the bruising election season that engulfed the news over the past 1.5 years. […]

By Madelaine McBride  When people go to college they often see it as a chance to start their own lives. College is usually the first time young adults have lived away from home, so they are able to do whatever they want whenever they want without having to answer to anyone. To many students, this […]

By Jacob Sarver  @senatorsarver  The end is finally in sight. Everyone in the world agrees on one thing, this has been a nasty (woman) election and it has been cut-throat. Elections always cause a stir and are subject for arguments, however, in this election, there have truly been relationships torn apart. Both candidates have their […]

By Kate Bauer  @katemareebauer  I called my county board of elections last week and learned they had not received my initial absentee ballot request. I did have some options, however, and opted to early vote at the Van Wert County Board of Elections last Saturday. As a Millennial voter who is constantly hooked to my […]

By Reilly Butz @reillybutz7  1) Free college tuition/debt free college  The concept of making university education free or debt-free is excellent initially. The biggest problem, though, becomes sustainability. Can public colleges and universities afford a massive loss in funding all while maintaining their payroll to pay high level professors? Unfortunately, free college tuition issues don’t […]

Her popularity and influence promote racism, anti-feminism  By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs Tomi Lahren, the news personality and Republican pundit, is liked on Facebook by 26 of my friends. Beyond my Facebook friend group, 25,000 people follow her page and more than three million have liked it. On Twitter, she boasts more than 317,000 followers. The […]

Let’s talk policy  Ashley Summerfield  @ash_summerfield  As the election quickly approaches, many Americans still find themselves undecided on how they will cast their vote. Among others things, the candidate’s stance on the hot topics in policy can be a main deciding factor in this decision. In a recent poll, UF students expressed their three most […]

No one should have to nag to be able to vote  By Clay Parlette  @claypar111  As if this election isn’t already crazy enough, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has disgraced the little sanctity that yet remains in our American democracy by failing to deliver hundreds of absentee ballots in Northwest Ohio. Election data indicates […]

2016’s most-popular Halloween costumes  By Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 It is now the time of year when children and adults alike, dress up as their favorite hero, villain, candidate, or monster and set out to collect candy or just have a fun night with friends. That’s right, it is almost Halloween and some students may be […]

By Jake Sarver @4theapplesauce With this election quickly coming to a close, the mudslinging comes on stronger. Anyone who watched the debate would agree that the civility lasted about 20 minutes. Hillary, as always, had to come off as aggressive yet likeable. For Trump, all he had to do was to come off as presidential, […]

By Kate Bauer @katemareebauer Twitter was up-in-arms throughout Wednesday night’s debate. Like I’ve said before, I was not able to vote in the last presidential election, so I was not as clued in to what was happening on social media in the last election, but things are out of control on social media in this […]

Clinton is the only candidate to combat this  By Clay Parlette @claypar111 A look at the official GOP platform reveals an elegant collection of positions, weaved with patriotic bits of American exceptionalism and statistically derived logic that appears to make the Republican way of thinking the “obvious” way of thinking. Why does the party oppose […]

By Reilly Butz @reillybutz7 Since the second Presidential Debate featured a memorable question from the self-made legend Ken Bone, clean, efficient energy has become the topic of discussion. Ken’s question was perfect. It included how each candidate would try to improve efforts for clean and efficient energy, while preventing mass job loss. While neither candidate […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs If you’re on the fence about who to vote for on Nov. 8 because you’re fed-up with this election and the whole political process, like many Americans currently are, please don’t just take a rain-check. If you’re not pleased with either candidate, I encourage you to think about the future of […]

 What is UF’s security plan? Do students know how to respond?  By Mac Williams @m_williamsm2 Mass shootings are in the news constantly in the United States and continue to contribute to conversations in congress about gun control. The FBI’s definition of a mass shooting is a shooting that kills or injures four or more people. […]

By Jake Sarver @4theapplesauce Sunday’s debate was everything every American expected. No one expected this to be happy, no one expected them to agree, and no one expected there to be a genuinely nice question to end the debate. The debate started off civil but very quickly turned south. The body language and mannerisms from […]

It’s tough to be a Republican right now Kate Bauer @katemareebauer On Oct. 7 when the October surprise went viral online, Americans had a new reason to hate the Republican Party. In 2005, Donald Trump engaged in a private conversation in which he severely degraded women. I refuse to sit back and ignore the fact […]

By: Kate M Bauer @katemareebauer I was not yet 18 during the 2012 presidential election, so at 21, this is the first time I have ever been able to cast my vote for president. It has been my goal through this election cycle to truly become informed of the plans and policies of both candidates. […]

Autumn activities near campus  By Olivia Wile @o_wile As the weather has gotten chillier, so has the scenery. With the month of October in full force, traces of Halloween and fall are everywhere we turn. Whether through pumpkins, candy corn, or stores filled with costumes, it’s nearly impossible to forget what season we’re in. Lucky […]

By Jake Sarver @4theapplesauce Millennials love Bernie Sanders. Bernie endorsed Hillary Clinton. So, Millennials should be all about HRC, right? Surprisingly, not so much. Millennials seem to really have an issue with Hillary and this could affect the upcoming election in a major way. The US Census Bureau reported this year that the Millennials have […]

His campaign undermines First Amendment ideals  By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs Donald Trump made another jab at the media Monday night at the first presidential debate as he discussed NATO and why it should be obsolete. He said, “it was actually covered very accurately in the New York Times, which is unusual for the New York […]

Pleasure reading is relaxing and makes one well-rounded  By Madelaine McBride As college students, we are no strangers to reading. We are often assigned far more reading for our classes than we think is humanly possible to accomplish, yet we do it anyway. I would not go so far to say that reading for classes […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs On Tuesday night the AMU was packed with student organizations putting their best feet forward in hopes of boosting their numbers and increasing awareness on campus. Active at this event were the two political clubs: College Republicans and College Democrats. The College Democrats’ table was entirely decked out with Hillary Clinton […]

Clinton doesn’t view corruption as urgent  By Reilly Butz @reillybutz7 As the election nears, I feel that there are a few things that need to come to the spotlight. Many Americans sympathize for those who have chosen to risk their lives everyday, have family members that come from military backgrounds, or personally have a military […]

No, the Democrats don’t want to take away your guns  By Jake Sarver @4theapplesauce The second amendment is a touchy subject, but I am unsure why this is. No matter the party, a majority of people believe that guns are OK, but gun reform would help. I am unaware of anyone who thinks that guns […]