“[His desire to] lower tuition surprised me because it had been going up the last few years,” said Stacie Tryk, a senior from Rigby, Idaho. “It generally impressed me that [the administration] is trying to improve the quality of education for the students.”

While Jim Gee, vice president of student life, said the President’s Council is in beginning stages of planning these changes, current students might not be the ones to see their effects. [read more]

As it turns out, there is no such thing as a perfect political party. Democrats are seen as being morally licentious and the Republicans are plagued with allegations, resignations, indictments, low polling and an unfavorable war. Who wants to be part of a political party anymore?

Many Americans, especially in the Western region of the United States, consider Republicans the morally divine party, but with recent turmoil many are fondly considering independence.Even the radical Christian right, who are often the Republican main support, have been unhappy with the Republican Party. [read more]