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Getting GSPolitical

  • Journalists
  • Jul 3, 2019
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jul 16, 2019

By: Jaley Adkins

On June 26th and 27th Scholars gathered in Pasteur Hall to watch as the 2020 Democratic Presidential hopefuls lined the stage of the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida. There was tangible excitement in the room as the debates began, but even more so there was genuine respect.

Attending the debate alongside the Democratic Scholars were also Republican Scholars; which was an incredible thing to see. Scholar, Bryson Sebastian, described the atmosphere of the debate watch party as “welcoming to everyone”. In a society divided by political parties, scholars are hopeful for a future without disunity. Sebastian is one of the many scholars that recognizes the importance of overcoming the tedious relationship the two parties have with one another,


“We live in a bipartisan society so we have to understand all views to ever be able to reach future compromises.”

This was also Sebastian’s reasoning for attending the debate; he was accompanied by a large showing of other politically active scholars. Although there was an excellent turnout, the Democratic Debate Watch Party was not in the faculty’s original plans. It was advocated for by scholar, Kendall Tubbs. Tubbs has found his passion in politics and wanted to share his passion with the rest of GSP. He feels there is “power in educated masses”. He was glad to see so many people attend the debate. Afterwards, he spent time reflecting on the opinions the presidential hopefuls presented on the stage. “This Democratic primary is going to be more diverse and ostricized than ever before. This is a whole new party with new ideas,” Tubbs said. “The people here at GSP will be determining the future this party has, so it was important to me to be able to gather people to watch this debate.”

For many scholars, the purpose of attending was to be educated as they prepare to vote for the first time in the 2020 Presidential Election. After watching the election Tubbs said, “Kamala brought it out. She positioned herself to be seen as someone that can beat Trump on the debate stage with her.”

On the other hand, Sebastian predicts that Trump will be staying in the White House to serve a second term.

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Jennifer Price grew up in Hopkins County, Kentucky and attended South Hopkins High School. She was a Governor’s Scholar at Murray State University in 1992, and was assigned the Social and Political Theory focus area. After high school, she attended Transylvania University and pursued a degree in Psychology. She finished her bachelor’s degree and then decided to complete graduate school at the University of Arkansas, where she received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She has been a member of the GSP faculty and staff for many years, ranging from 1994 to present. She has done every job available except be a focus area instructor. Jen was recently encouraged by her friends to begin running and even completed a half marathon last may. Jen is a wife to Pete, and a mother to two children, Jacob (15) and Eli (12).

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Josh Woodward was a 1992 scholar at Murray State University. After completing undergraduate school at the University of Kentucky, Josh obtained a Masters in Water Resources from Minnesota and a Masters in Teaching from Cornell University. Outside of the program, Josh teaches a variety of science classes at Berea Community High School. When asked about his favorite part of the program, Josh responded with, “My favorite part is the notion that the five weeks is not really the program. It is everything after.” Nearly thirty years later, Josh and his fellow scholars are still close friends. 

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Helen Heines grew up in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, which is in Bullitt County. She attended North Bullitt High School where she applied and was accepted to attend GSP at Murray State University in 2010. Upon graduation in 2011, she continued her education at Western Kentucky University with a degree in elementary education. Currently, Helen is a 5th grade social studies teacher in Louisville, and spends her summers deeply involved in the GSP community. She began working as a Resident Advisor (RA) at Bellarmine University in 2015. She began moving up the ranks to become head RA and then later she obtained the title of Assistant Campus Director, a title that she still holds. 

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