Evolution of identity

Ali Riaz and book

The question of identity can be found in something as simple as a Facebook page posting. After a brief trip to Washington, D.C., Ali Riaz posted on Facebook that he was heading home. “For me, home meant Normal, Illinois. But when some people saw that, they assumed I was heading to Bangladesh,” he said of

Students, alumni, faculty became immersed in campaign season

President Barack Obama and Zach Koutsky/Sen. Marco Rubio and Mark Reyna

The campaign season holds the attention of the nation as it eagerly waits to see who will shape the next four years. But for Department of Politics and Government students, alumni, and faculty, campaign season is a time to gain experience, put practices to use, and collect valuable data for future research.