Universities are political battlegrounds, yet college-aged voter turnout is low
Ashton Nanninga
CONTRIBUTOR
Universities are often hubs for political discourse. It is rare to walk across a college campus without activists handing out flyers or student...
I can drive, vote, marry and go to war. Why can’t I drink?
Ian DeRuiter
CONTRIBUTOR
America has a bizarre notion that 18-year-olds can control all aspects of their life except beverage choice. Most of us here at UNO...
Despite being largely forgotten, Labor Day’s purpose remains ever relevant in our society
John Kretzschmar
GUEST WRITER
Labor Day stands alone among our national holidays in that it is the only one dedicated to people who just do their...
The Queer Catholic experience of Omaha
Maria Nevada
PHOTO EDITOR
The Archbishop of Omaha, Bishop George Lucas, has endorsed a new human sexuality curriculum for use in some schools in the archdiocese....
Carey Dean Moore’s execution demonstrates a misunderstanding of justice
Will Patterson
OPINION EDITOR
Carey Dean Moore had been sitting on death row for more than three decades. On Aug. 14, his execution was carried out...
The Gateway responds to nationwide press unity
Gateway readers,
As you may have seen recently, in a movement spurred by the Boston Globe, over
350 news outlets have come forward with columns describing...
Federal classification of marijuana is scientifically baseless and is hurting those who need it
Ian DeRuiter
CONTRIBUTOR
By law of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), marijuana is a Schedule I drug, ranking among drugs like heroin and synthetic opioids. Of...
U.S. Representative Don Bacon’s Q&A with the Gateway
Will Patterson
Opinion Editor
Q: What made you originally want to run for U.S. Representative?
Bacon: I thought I had something to offer being a retired general...
