Tag: obama

• December 7, 2016

  Students Respond: President Obama Gives End of Term Speech at MacDill

  By TESS SHEETS President Barack Obama addressed an audience of about 2,500 U.S. service members and other civilians in what is expected to be the last major national security speech of his tenure on Tuesday. Obama firmly maintained his confidence in his administration’s counterterrorism strategy over the past eight years as he spoke at the […]
• March 2, 2016

  Shut Down Guantanamo Bay and American Hypocricy

  by Kamakshi Dadhwal President Obama presented Congress with a four-point plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison on Feb. 23. The plan involves moving 60 “GTMO” prisoners to U.S. domestic facilities– after upgrading these facilities to match the security of GTMO— and shutting down the prison in Cuba. While the plan would cost approximately $475 million […]
• October 21, 2015

  Pick Up The Slack U.N.: U.S. Shouldn’t be Alone in Defending Oppressed Countries

  By Kamakshi Dadhwal President Obama’s decision to keep US troops within Afghanistan, in order to protect the Middle Eastern country from falling into the hands of tyrannical fundamentalists, has provoked much debate. Many people focus on why the volatile nature of life and politics in Afghanistan calls for a slow and steady removal of US […]
• September 30, 2015

  Obama Introduces College Scorecard: How Does UT Stack Up?

  By KRISTA BYRD Copy Editor On the weekend of Sept. 14, President Obama unveiled the revamped Department of Education College Scorecard website. In addition, Obama also released plans to streamline the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which will make it easier for students to file for financial aid. College Scorecard previously ranked colleges […]
• October 11, 2012

  Students Sound off on Presidential Debate 2012

  The first Presidential Debate kicked off on Wednesday, Oct. 3, when President Obama and former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney focused on important issues in America. Little was agreed upon between the two candidates, from deficits to job creation, but I can safely say that Romney held his own. Romney appeared well-prepared and confident, with […]