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 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Light at the End of the “Free Expression Tunnel”

Apparently some North Carolina State University and Purdue University students didn’t get the memo that they’re now living in blue states. According to the News & Observer, four NCSUers went a little crazy with the magic markers, and now the Secret Service is involved:

Campus police say they will not bring charges against four students who […]

Change Some Students Aren’t Quite Sure They Believe In

Not everyone got swept away in Obamamania. Here, some Florida State University students air their doubts about the upcoming Age of Obama while watching election returns. Can change actually be–gasp!–a bad thing sometimes? Whatever the case, it’s nice to know there will always be (intelligent) dissent out there on campuses. After all, […]

Pomona College Moved to Random Acts of Patriotism

Want to relive last night’s magic? These kids from Pomona are so moved by the announcement that Obama won the election that they burst into a spontaneous rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Can you believe they knew all the words to a song that isn’t by Kelly Clarkson?! It’s a new day, […]

How’s It Hangin’, College Republicans?

Young Democrats, we know there are a lot of you, and you’re super-excited right now. But let’s be sensitive to our Republican friends today. It wasn’t too long ago that you were the ones waking up on the losing side, hurrying to take down those Kerry/Edwards signs before you started crying again. How […]

Easing Your Election Hangover

Congratulations, college students! After years of vowing to ROCK THE VOTE, you finally made good on your promises not to sleep through polling hours and actually got out and did your civic duty (was it because Jessica Alba told you to?). And it was awesome, right? We should do this every year! […]

Punk the Student Day!

Yet another pivotal election today, and you know what that means: It’s time to punk the youth vote!
At liberal Grinnell College in Iowa, 50 students’ registrations are being challenged because of address confusion. As in, these voters put down one campus address instead of another. Does this make sense? To the Republicans trying to keep […]

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