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A new social networking app called IRL — which stands for “In Real Life” — specializes in group communication for Penn State students and college students nationwide.

Washington Monthly, a Washington, D.C.-based magazine, placed Penn State University park on its 2021 Best Colleges for Student Voting honor roll.

Reaction to our reporting that senate democrats are close to an agreement on updated voting rights legislation that can get the support of all 50 democrats. what do you want to see in this agreement? >> well, im heartened by this news. i think we absolutely need some version of hr1 or hr4 and or both. hr4 is the john lewis vote rights act. but id like to see our significant components of the legislation involved in whatever this compromised agreement is with restoring preclearanced measures for ...

Decide as a nation or a community or estate or however breaks down to leave up, if youre going to put more information there to educate us, please do because thats wonderful. >> jessica: i think thats a very smart solution to add explainers. i would say to tricias original point about the conversation six years ago during the term of the first american black president, there were conversations going on about removing woodrow wilsons name. georgetown has removed all of the names that were placeho...

I really am. i believe in state board of elections. hey, you know, this is the law. i mean, how can you -- >> we have big news tonight. big developments in north carolina. where we have been covering the most aggressive push against voting rights anywhere in the country in a very long time. all right. the news tonight begins here in the town of boone, north carolina, which is home to appalachian state university. last year in the precincts in and around appalachian state they voted for barack ob...

People go home instead of exercising the franchise. though surprise they do it in urban areas. >> very clearly we saw in the north carolina case around student voting were going to starting schools and particular schools, schools where we see particular voting patterns. ive been pushing people on the history of the march and remembering it all the doesnt just begin in 63. similarly even in this moment the history of our contemporary voting issues actually dont begin in north carolina, as appalli...

Together 2,000 state republican legislators and said our goal is to reduce the progress i have vote be 10% in 20112. so they go after early voting, they go after mail voting, they go after student voting, after seniors, making it difficult for all progressive people to be able to vote. when they say this is about voter fraud, you say point out to us one example of voter fraud. they could. its all about suppressing the progressive vote. so it is a concerted activity. now theyre being more overt a...

Getting rid of same day registration, creating new restrictions on student voting and the trusty standby of voter i.d. bill is moving quickly from the state house of representatives. whats its something to do with the states evolving importance. joining me is arnie burman and heather mcgee. so, okay, whoa, north carolina. so walk me through a couple of them. talk to me about the felon piece. >> sure. well, they did seven different voting restrictions, as you mentioned. in north carolina, felons ...