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Election Coverage 2008

The 2008 election has already been long, arduous and filled with analysis. We, the Conservatives and Libertarians that we are, have a vested interested in one of the most wide open Republican nominations in decades (...centuries?), and one of the craziest head-to-head Democratic shoot outs in recent memory. And so, we at the Torch have compiled all our election coverage for you, gentle reader. Check it out below:

Presprof Our writers profile the candidates from the beginning of the fall. Check out the complete archives here or go straight to one of the profiles below:

 

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Primary Archive: Coming soon.






Torch_platform_2 This election is certainly the most important to face our nation in the past several decades. Many conservatives have found themselves caught in somewhat of a bind--no conservative candidate appears to be a rock solid heir to the Reagan mantle.  So, we asked some writers to outline their ideal platforms for a few key party planks.  These views do not represent the opinions of the entire Torch staff or the Editorial Board, but we hope that the candidates endorse some of them anyway.



 















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    Perhaps it's not very timely, given that John McCain's about to be the Republic Party's nominee, but I still found this Paul Shanklin song from Rush Limbaugh's website today hilarious.-Check out the rest

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

  • With the publication of this issue, I conclude my year as Editor-in-Chief of this fine newspaper feeling a great sense of pride.

    First of all, I am grateful for such a talented, enthusiastic, staff, and owe my sincere thanks for all of the efforts that you put into this publication. I am proud of you for what you have done and how you have done it, and I hope that you’ve enjoyed working for The Torch as much as I have enjoyed seeing all of you improve it and craft it into what it is today. You have made my job easy.

    I also would like to send my appreciation all those readers, subscribers, and donors who have supported The Torch – and those who have disagreed with us – both this year, and in years past. I think that you, too, should feel proud to be a part of something unique at Vanderbilt, which, thanks to you, has grown year after year.

    This paper’s two Associate Editors, Katherine Miller and Mike Warren, deserve a special note of gratitude. An entire page is not enough to convey their talents and the contributions they have made to The Torch, but I know their influence has been clearly visible this year, and will no doubt continue to be so over the next two years. More importantly, though, as fortunate as I am to have them as coworkers, I feel even luckier to call Katherine and Mike my close friends.

    In closing, I have tried my best to fulfill this paper’s mission statement, and to make it enjoyable to read and to work for. This year has been a tremendous learning experience, and I hope that I have succeeded in these goals more times than not. Thank you for the chance to make my mark on something I have grown to love. I look forward to next year, and can’t wait to see what Katherine will do next year to make The Torch burn brighter.

    -Douglas H. Kurdziel

THE TORCH: NOW IN COLOR!


  • Thanks to our generous subscribers and donors, we reached our Fall fundraising goals! Our second issue this semester (on racks Wednesday, February 27) features a full color front and back pages and a redesigned masthead. Look for the Torch website to see a few design changes itself next month. Thanks again to our subscribers and donors for their fantastic support.

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