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November 7, 2018
Volume 145, Issue 11
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2018 Gubernatorial Election, close race between candidates Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu
After months of campaigning, the 2018 midterm election is over. After very close polling throughout both races, Laura Kelly has been elected governor of Kansas and Steve Watkins will be the next member of United States Congress representing the 2nd District of Kansas. Kansas reflects much of the environment of the nation. According to Bob Beatty, chair of the political science department at Washburn, this election, in many instances is about Donald Trump. Exit polling by CNN shows that two-thirds of those voting in a congressional race in the United States are using their vote to say something about the president. “Trump is essentially on the ballot, but not everywhere,” Beatty said. “Kansas has become the epicenter of that battle, for two reasons. One is there are two districts here that [are] in play for the House. And then Kobach, who’s running for governor, is one of the closest Trump allies in the nation who’s not actually in the White House.” Beatty said that this Trump-centered election is especially evident in Topeka. Since the president visited the capital city to campaign for Watkins and Kobach. There are many TV ads focusing on the alignment, including a Kobach ad that shows the president endorsing the candidate at the Expocentre. Beatty said that another indicator of this is Kansas’ 3rd District, where early indicators
show will elect a Democrat, Sharice Davis. “Even though it’s a Republican district, they’re moderate Republicans,” Beatty said. “It’s looking like they don’t like Trump.” Beatty said that it is looking like a new geographic split is happening in Kansas. “The west is going to go Republican,” Beatty said. “[The] Kansas City area, [it] looks like, if things go the way the polls show, they are going to take a stance against Trump and the 2nd’s a battleground.” Beatty said that the divide this time around in Kansas means that the election needs to be looked at on two levels. “There’s Trump writ-large, and there’s Kansas,” Beatty said. “And it is even possible anymore to characterize the entire state. What we may see on election night is Shawnee County, Johnson County [and] Douglas County taking a stance, saying no to Trump and the rest of state; all of western Kansas, Wichita saying [yes].” Beatty said that this split almost mirrors the rest of the nation. “The divide of the nation is playing out here, possibly,” Beatty said. Much of this division has changed now that Kelly has won. “On the other hand if Laura Kelly wins the governorship, that [divide] played out, but in order for her to win, a fair number of Republicans are going have to say no,” Beatty said. “Whatever happens, that could be the really interesting thing.” SEE 2018 GUBERNATORIAL ON PAGE 3
photo by Charles Rankin
Kelly for the win: Laura Kelly greets her supporters after winning the governor’s race at the Downtown Ramada Inn Topeka. Kelly defeated Republican candidate Kris Kobach in a hotly contested election.
President Trump wants to end birthright citizenship DeyJa Cardenas
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Border control: A migrant caravan is headed for the southern U.S. border. The caravan has posed a bipartisan issue for U.S. citizens.
Trump sends troops to the border wall
Matt Self Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu
A caravan comprised of a variety of people from South America is heading for the southern U.S. border at a slow but deliberate pace. The situation has caused a great deal of concern from both Republican and Democratic voters. The caravan began its march in San Pedro Sula in Honduras with a relatively small group of 160 locals who began the long trek north Oct. 12. More people joined the caravan until their numbers swelled to well over 7,000 migrants. The migrants are fleeing from violence, corruption and poverty in their home nations. According to many of the migrants in the caravan, no one person is responsible for getting the movement started. Rather it was created by groups of locals who decided that they could no longer live in their current circumstances. Both the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. are concerned by this march. This event takes place just before the 2018 midterm elections, and Trump’s reactions have created issues on both sides. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have flung their fair share of accusations at one another in recent weeks as they attempt to use this event to sway voters to their side. President Trump gave a speech Nov. 1 to address the issue of the migrant caravan and how it would affect the American people. In his opening statements, he stressed that the migrant caravan would be a burden to the United States, should it successfully cross the border. Trump also called it a blow to immigrants who have gone through the arduous SEE TRUMP ON PAGE 2
President Trump, who once presented his passion to uphold the U.S. Constitution Second Amendment by upholding gun rights to Americans, is now fighting to reconstruct the 14th Amendment itself. Initially, birthright citizenship is a legal right to citizenship for all children born in a country’s territory, regardless if the child’s parents are documented or not, according to the 14th Amendment. This idea is absolute sanctuary for parents who are from other countries who will travel so far to get to America, carrying a baby, just to have their child born in America in hopes that their child will grow to make a better life for themselves and their family. “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits,” Trump said. “It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous. And it has to end.” However, that is untrue. As of 2015, there are over 30 countries around the world that decree some form of lawful birthright citizenship to those born on their country’s territory. There are over eight names in congress around the U.S. who have clearly stated that they support President Trump’s hope to
end birthright citizenship, including Donald Trump. However, it is nearly to impossible to modify any part of the U.S. Constitution, let alone erase an entire amendment, as these are the laws that were stated by the founding fathers of United States. President Trump will continue to try, as he believes that he is capable to pass his proposed executive order. It is a slim chance that this order will be passed as stated above, this diminishes the rightful laws that our constitution grants. America’s founding fathers stood with a belief that will be close to impossible to legally abolish. In fact, in the year 1898, the courts were in a battle with a Chinese immigrant who had traveled abroad and was denied re-entry. Wong Kim Ark fought back and won with a majority vote of 6-2. The courts decided that “the amendment, in clear words and in manifest intent, includes the children born within the territory of the United States of all other persons, of whatever race or color, domiciled within the United States.” According to NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released in Sept. 2017, only 30 percent of Americans who were surveyed agreed with Trump’s idea to take away the birthright citizenship, and the chances remain slim. Currently, what is known is that those who are already living their lives as Americans would not be stripped of their existing citizen-
ship as they were merely mentioned, and not the focus of concern. The p r e s i d e n t ’s main concern seems to be targeted toward the citizenship of the unborn babies that will be photo courtesy of Pexels born upon undocumented Welcome home: President parents. The Trump questions the validity of the 14th Amendment. Soon president has babies born on U.S. soil may not struck fear in be considered U.S. citizens. the hearts and minds of many, and the past incidents regarding this similar act should uphold as a hopeful looking glass that, with hope, Americans will stick to the amendments set by the founding fathers of America, holding on to their wishes to keep America a sanctioned land. Melissa Tovar, co-founder of Sigma Lambda Gamma of Washburn, said she was angry when she heard that the administration wants to take away her birth right as a citizen. SEE PRESIDENT ON PAGE 3
Ichabod Senior Day brings high schoolers out for a tour Matt Self Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu
Washburn hosts a variety of activities and events to inspire and attract future attendees to our prestigious university. One such event, Ichabod Senior Days, gives high school seniors an opportunity to explore Washburn’s campus and meet some of the faculty and staff at Washburn. The high school students are given a lot of information concerning what it’s like to live on Washburn’s campus, how to pay for college and what sorts of programs Washburn offers. Last Friday, a group of 73 high school students arrived on campus to get a taste for what Washburn’s campus and classes were like. They were from high schools from all over Kansas and they all shared a strong interest in attending Washburn the following year. The schedule for the day began with a meet and greet for the high school students at 8:30
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Heading to WU: Seventy-three high schoolers visit Washburn’s campus to explore college opportunities. Annalise Johansen held a sign showing her Washburn pride
to 9:15 a.m. which was quickly followed by a general welcome ceremony. Afterwards, the students played a Kahoot game featuring
Washburn trivia from 9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. and were given the option of either attending a History 100 class under Dr. Silvestri or SEE ICHABOD ON PAGE 8
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