The Prairie News

Former President subpoenaed as presidential announcement nears

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor • November 11, 2022

The Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol in 2021 held its last public hearing on Oct. 13. The hearing didn’t have any live witnesses. Still, the committee voted...

Ballot counting in the 2020 Presidential Election

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief • November 10, 2020

If you followed the 2020 Presidential Election, you know that the tallying of the votes was probably one of the longest, most nerve-wracking and entertaining of recent history. Filled with frustration,...

Get to know the candidates of the 2020 presidential election

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief • September 29, 2020

With the 2020 elections coming up, it can be difficult or even tiring to do a deep dive research into the presidential candidates so here is a quick rundown of former Vice President Joe Biden and incumbent...

This week in American politics: impeachment updates, fundraising, and heart surgery

Olivia Spiezio, Senior Reporter • October 6, 2019

In the past week, the third fiscal quarter ended on Sept. 30, Senator Bernie Sanders underwent emergency heart surgery, and there were important developments on President Trump’s impeachment inquiry. Campaign...

Students’ speak about government shutdown

Emilio Sanchez, Photographer/Videographer • January 25, 2019

Changing perceptions of the First Amendment?

Joanna Lowry, Senior Reporter • September 23, 2018

The First Amendment in the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, press, speech, peaceful assembly and petition. Over the course of the past months, there have been issues...

Budgets are cut as suicide rates increase nationwide

Tova Kibal, Features Editor • September 20, 2018

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Sweden’s death rate due to mental health issues and substance use disorders was 5.9 of every 100,000 people in 2015. In the Netherlands,...