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Posts published by “Alex Murtagh”

Alex Murtagh is a senior civil engineering major and has been a member of the Stute for four years. He is the former Outreach Chair, writes about university affairs, and conducts high-level interviews. Additionally, he previously wrote the campus conservative column. Aside from the Stute, Alex is also involved in Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Chi Epsilon, the Civil Engineering Honor Society, and is the founder of the martial arts and self-defense club.

Is it time to update the U.S. voting system?

From voter ID laws to simple things like the day of the week that we vote on, a lot of our current voting practices are based on laws decided in the past.

Hayden and Palmer win freshman dodgeball tournament

Last Thursday, Sept. 27, all of the freshman dorms, including Castle Point Hall, Humphreys, Jonas, Palmer, Hayden, and Davis, participated in the annual freshman dodgeball tournament in Walker Gym.

Is it time to turn social media into a public utility?

The evidence that conservatives have been silenced and shut down on multiple social media platforms is overwhelming. On one hand, there are people who get shut down for saying what they truly believe, but because they express right-of-center viewpoints they get shut down.

The growing divide of the Democratic Party

For years, the Republican Party was split into multiple factions fighting for power, and to some degree it still is. Now it looks like the same thing is happening to the Democratic Party.

Meet the new Chair of The Board of Trustees

Stephen Boswell has been President of Boswell Engineering since 1990. First graduating from NYU in 1974 and then William Patterson, Dr.

Trump makes big foreign policy move

Donald Trump has made very interesting foreign policy decisions for the first year and three months of his presidency. He has made big moves in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Leave your politics at the door

We’ve all seen the meme going around on Facebook in which the top half states, “Highschool teacher: I’m not going to share my political beliefs, it’s unprofessional.