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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 too early to call the 2018 elections?

Well, it’s comforting to know that Trump policies can win for both a Republican and Democratic candidate. For those of you who don’t know what happened in Pennsylvania a few weeks ago, let me break this down for you.

Gianforte Family Academic Center Tours

The Student Government Association’s (SGA) Vice President of Academic Affairs, Marianna Fleming, reached out to students with an opportunity to tour the construction site of the Gianforte Family Academic Center (GFAC).

Don’t discount the blue-collar worker

Just two months ago, the Brookings Institution published one of the most comprehensive studies on student debt that has ever been conducted.

CPAC 2018 (no, not the anime one)

Before you even ask, I am not here to talk about the Castle Point Anime Convention. Rather, I am here to share my awesome experience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Actual solutions to stop mass shootings

I know that this is a sensitive subject and one that I touched upon last semester. However, given the reaction from the White House as well as many members of Congress, it appears as if there may soon be some legislative action on the Second Amendment.

Let’s fix our infrastructure

On Monday, President Trump officially announced his proposal to Congress for an infrastructure plan. As a civil engineer, I was thrilled to hear the news, but I was even happier when I learned the details of the plan.

What is a Conservative?

It might seem like a fairly simple question, but over the past few years, conservatism has been completely distorted. Many of those who are uninformed in the age of information, chose to simply accept the facts, usually presented by liberal elites and the media, as they are presented and ask no further questions.

SES Strategic Plan

The Schaefer School of Engineering & Science (SES) has been working over the past six months to put together a strategic plan to guide the school forward.

A conservative response to the State of the Union

Before watching this speech, I was expecting a State of the Union that pandered to President Trump’s base. I was expecting his usual party line with a few good political points thrown in so it wasn’t a strictly populist message.

Both parties should end the obstruction

This past weekend, the U.S. federal government entered into a shutdown. So what does this even mean? Basically, Congress could not pass a government funding bill through both houses getting the required amount of votes.