College of Arts & Sciences

A&S insideout:

There are plenty of questions, issues and analysis to filter through as we draw closer to November and the election of a new president. A&S faculty help sort it all out, adding their insights to keep us informed as we head to the polls.

Ecological issues have usually been brushed aside when it has come to presidential elections. Not this time around. Philip Crowley measures the ecological climate of 2008.

In every media imaginable there is data being analyzed during election season. Who's ahead? Who's falling behind and why? Arne Bathke takes a look inside those charts, graphs and numbers.

The 2000 election served as a reminder that while our democracy is a model around the world, it is far from perfect. Tracy Campbell casts his opinion on the fragility of voting - past and present.

After receiving some rock star receptions on college campuses, it's clear that many younger voters are, at the very least, compelled by the candidacy of Barack Obama. Mark Peffley ponders if that is true of everyone.

D. Stephen Voss doesn't believe that Barack Obama's race has much to do with the general election. However, if elected, that's when he thinks the racial dilemas will unfold.