Melanie Contreras is a freshman at IUI double majoring in English and journalism with a minor in legal studies. Outside of writing she enjoys learning languages and going for walks.
“Go back to your country, and if you don't like it here, go back,” said Oscar Huizar, a Mexican-American student at IU Indianapolis. Huizar’s words echo the widespread rhetoric that many immigrants in the United States are facing, especially after President Trump has continued to implement harsh immigration policies.
On Nov. 19, president-elect Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon as the United States Secretary of Education. Through a statement shared on Truth Social, a Trump-owned social media platform, he shared plans for McMahon to spearhead efforts to send education back to the states. This would be similar to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, where states individually decided policies around abortion, calling for an end of the Department of Education’s federal power. This poses great challenges to the federally distributed financial aid grants, work-study funds and loans in which many students receive through the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) under the Department of Education
As part of the Rufus & Louise Reading Series, a showcase of active authors visiting campus to share their works, Professor Robert Rebein hosted a comical yet intriguing reading of his recently published book, “The Last Rancher,” on Nov. 7.
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