Compiled by James El-Mallakh–
To commemorate the start of a new year, the Louisville Cardinal gathered some thoughts from students and faculty on what they think the year 2012 has to offer.
Andrew Edel, a junior psychology major, discussed the use of the internet in the predidential campaign.
“[Ron Paul] also seems to have a lot of support of the internet which is, politically, an unexplored territory, so I thinks it’s going to be interesting to watch how the internet affects the upcoming campaign. The Internet has been a part of politics for a long time but I don’t believe it has been effectively utilized by any candidate.”
Chandler Gies, a senior history major, discussed the Arab spring in the Middle East. Geis said he remains optimistic about the revolutions, but acknowledges the challenges ahead.“It will be difficult, because I think the tough part of last year was just getting rid of some of those leaders and in some places they’re still resisting so some places it will be continuing to resist old leaders. But now, there’s just an entirely new separate challenge of doing it yourself, creating your own government from nothing.”
Allison Martens, an assistant professor in the department of political science, said 2012 will be a “banner year for people who are interested in the constitution.”
“The only other hot-button issue that’s probably going to be getting a lot of press in 2012 is gay rights and same-sex marriage,” said Martens. “The defense of marriage act, which has been found unconstitutional in the first circuit, so that will be working its way through we should be getting decisions out at the appellate level soon and those may be appealed to the supreme court. so I would expect that by next term the defense of marriage act will be before the supreme court.
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