To understand changes in the Midway over 100 years, we decided to focus on the way presidential elections were covered. Prior to the 1970s, coverage of the presidential election was less prominent in the Midway. In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution changed the voting age from 21 to 18. With this change, issues of voting became more relevant for high school students. 

1. Roosevelt vs. Landon, 1936. “Landon President in U-High straw vote: Instructive data is gleaned from election results” listed the results of a mock election from the U-High Current Affairs Club. 
2. Johnson vs. Goldwater, 1964. “U-Highers preferred LBJ tickets” covered the opinions of U-High students about the upcoming election. 
3. Nixon vs. Humphrey, 1968. “Where U-Highers think the US is headed” addressed students’ plans to change the future of the United States, along with fears about its current direction with the upcoming election. 
4. Carter vs. Ford, 1976. “Jimmy or Jerry: U-High to make own choice” covered the results of another U-High mock election.
5. Carter vs. Reagan, 1980. “The winner? That depends: U-Highers vote for Carter, but mostly as least offensive” covered the results of the U-High mock election and interviewed students to understand why students voted the way they did. 
6. Bush vs. Gore, 2000. “Election a high school kind of thing,” published on Election Day, provides Midway staff opinions about the 2000 election. 
7. McCain vs. Obama, 2008. “Whatever happens, U-Highers won in this election,” an editorial, argues that shifts toward more investment in politics at U-High, encouraged by the McCain vs. Obama election, is very positive. 
8. McCain vs. Obama, 2008. “He’s a Lab Schools dad; what did you expect?” showcases U-High students providing reasons for who they’re voting for, many noting the economic policy. The Obama family visited Lab one last time before moving to Washington, D.C., and multiple Lab students and families attended Barack Obama’s inauguration events.
9. Trump vs. H. Clinton, 2016. “Election 2016: An election like no other in history,” an in-depth story, highlights each candidate’s stance on relevant issues, third party candidates and student engagement. 
10. Trump vs. Biden, 2020. “Election 2020: Final lap and recap,” produced while classes were held remotely, covers aspects of the pandemic election, such as student involvement at polling sites and reactions of concern by students and parents.