Penn State Grapevine
Penn State Multicultural H.S. Journalism Workshop
University Park, PA
Issue Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 
Issue: PSU Grapevine 2008
Last Update: Wednesday, July 02, 2008


 

At-a-glance
        


By Alexandria Dowels

America is ready for a change: starting with the historic race for the White House in 2008. Democratic candidate Barack Obama has already made it into the history books with his campaign. The fact th full story >



By Priscilla Ward

During the 2008 Beijing Olympics 4,000 athletes from 205 countries will compete in 28 different sporting events. Every four years the Olympics present an opportunity to highlight human rights issues a full story >



By Autumn Humphrey

Quinnipiac University conducted a survey on the presidential swing states: Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The survey concluded that presumptive Democratic Barack Obama would win in all three key swin full story >



By Amina Ogboro

Eighty-eight years ago women were not allowed to vote, now womem are the majority of voters. Although Hillary Clinton did not win the primary elections, her supporters have helped to convey the power full story >



By Aliyah Smith

Health care isn’t the only thing that senior citizens are worried about in the upcoming 2008 election. Residents of the Foxdale Village, a retirement community in State College, Pa., are unsettl full story >



By Brandon Alston

The arguments over the presidential candidates and their positions on foreign policy are becoming more and more frequent. The foreign policies of the presidential candidates are both focused on the mi full story >



By Jennifer Gregory

According to results collected from a recent Quinnipiac University poll, 68 percent of Pennsylvania voters oppose gay marriage. Despite such a large percentage of opposition, only 5 percent of voters full story >



By Alexandria Dowels

Concerns for the rise in gas prices, dependence on foreign oil and the condition of the environment, have lead to a search for alternative fuel sources. Scientists are researching alternatives varying full story >



By Johnathan Grinkley

Adrian Pratt is proud to be a part of the “big quilt that is America.” He has not always been a part of America, though. He is an immigrant from Britain, who came to America to attend th full story >



By Brandon Alston

There are about 30,000 gun-related deaths in the United States annually-- walking home from school, waiting for a bus or going to work-- according to CNN.com. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court recently d full story >



By Mikki Onwudinjo

Pro-life advocates and the Catholic Church are in opposition to stem cell research because it involves the destruction of human embryos.

Fifty-eight percent of Americans said that they sup full story >



By Mariha Morales

There are occasions when winning is not being victorious for yourself, but for those of the future. The 2008 primaries show the effects of a woman who was triumphant in paving the way for the next gen full story >



By Jada Arrington

Myron Patterson stood on a city sidewalk and watched a limousine pull up. Security including a substantial entourage exited the vehicle and huddled around Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nom full story >