State of My Union

When I watch the State of the Union address, I rarely expect to hear anything that is relevant to me as a young American in this country. Whenever I watched Bush do the State of the Union address, or speak for that matter, I never felt like he was talking to me. But from the […]

The Politricks of Christmas

It has begun. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. The music that is being played even though it’s not yet Thanksgiving, the sales, the movies, the influx of people in the mall that has spontaneously regenerated out of thing air as if they have been hibernating for the past six months; the cold […]

Free Health Care? or Free College?

I read this article on Yahoo about how states are now beginning to cut aid to college students. This is happening because of the recession. More people are asking for financial because more parents are losing their jobs, among other circumstances. States are struggling to balance budgets and are beginning to slash programs left and right.
As […]

The Impact of My Vote

So I was fortunate enough to go to the Democratic National Convention in 2008, and I have to say that I had one of the best times of my life. I got a glimpse into the political process and got to see how things work. That was when I decided that I was going to vote for […]

To Carry or Not to Carry

So I read this article about students who are fighting for a law to be passed to allow them to carry guns on campus. Before I give you my opinion on this, here’s a little background:
The second amendment is the part of the Bill of Rights that says: ”a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the […]

Reading List: Students’ Changing Views on the Isreali/Palestinian Conflict

In the months since Israel’s attack on Gaza, students at many colleges have become more vocal in their support for the Palestinian cause. An article in today’s Inside Higher Ed chronicles the shift at schools like Emory, which hosted its first “Israeli Apartheid Week” this year, and NYU, where students implored administrators to give […]

Harvard Study Finds Link between Conservatism and…Porn?

Who doesn’t love academic research about porn? A recent study by Benjamin G. Edelman, Harvard prof and former student, found that if you live in a “red state,” you’re more likely to subscribe to a porn site than if you live in a “blue state.” And by “red states,” the study means those that […]

Foreign Students Have Something to Say about Obama, Too

Many journalists have pointed to the “youth vote” as a major factor droving Barack Obama’s election in November. But the two million people who braved cold and crowds to witness yesterday’s Inauguration in Washington, D.C. included not only a large number of young Americans, but a lot of foreign students, too.
Today, Inside Higher […]

State Budgets for Higher Education to Dwindle

This year’s state budget proposals are a stab to universities’ hearts.
The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog reports that, in State of the State addresses and budget proposals, many governors are pushing for huge cuts to university funding. Governor Jim Gibbons of Nevada, for example, proposed that 75 percent of this year’s budget […]

Tufts Paper Unclogs Joe the Plumber’s Story

Mighty Joe the Plumber was being feted for a while on TV, right wing radio, the blogosphere, and even in Nashville, TN, where he was rumored to be considering a country music career. But the media got distracted when the next bumblebee flew by. As his latest chitchat with the Tufts student newspaper shows though, […]

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