The following article was written for Campus Progress by writer Jason Howler.
I'm a former student-athlete. I was a guard/forward on the men's basketball team at Vanderbilt University. Let me be clear, I was by no means a superstar. I started most games from my sophomore year on and was known as our "defensive stopper." My claim to fame was that I just tended to simply work harder than everyone else. I suppose in that regard I was the typical "white guy," the one who is not as talented as everyone else but tends to work even harder to make up for those deficiencies. Sure, every once in a while, I electrified the team with a few dunks, but for the most part, I was the mild-mannered kid keeping everyone on the same page, serving as the quiet glue for our offense.
Despite spending time inside the world of big-time college athletics, I still find it to be a bit of a conundrum. Obviously, almost no sport, with the exception of football, gets as much hype or excitement as basketball. I can attest that, during my college career, there was no bigger thrill than to watch my school being posted on selection Sunday. My next greatest thrill was then proceeding to reach the Sweet Sixteen before getting waxed by UConn in 2004.
Most of you reading this article right now have probably filled out a bracket and entered it in a pool of some sort. In fact, today, the day after the finals may be your first day of full-on productive work in a while. Read More »
Is your school or professor on the list? Anything else about the issue on your mind? Discuss the article, David Horowitz, "the list," and anything else about the campus conservative crusade here.
Today, the Center for American Progress hosted Senator Edward Kennedy, D-MA, as he presented his decision, and reasoning, for his intent to vote "no" on the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.
Tonight, David Halperin, the director of Campus Progress, delivered these remarks to students at Princeton University as part of our series of campus talks, "The Alito Nomination: What's at Stake."Read More »
In light of the controversy surrounding Chris Lee's play, this blog post has been created to allow discussion about Lee's opinion piece detailing his side of the story and allow Washington State University students or other participants in either the play or its protest to respond. In addition, feel free to discuss free speech on campus or any other relevant topics.
With the holiday season pretty much starting this week, FOX's John Gibson has begun the annual attack against progressives for "hating Christmas." Check out our latest article on Gibson's new book.
So, to repeat Ben Adler's question, is this bait worth taking? Is the "war on Christmas" an issue progressives should take part in discussing? And if so, how?
Multiple events will be organized around the Solidarity Fast, including rallies and vigils. News of the event will be broadcast into Eastern Chad and Darfur via radio, to show the people of Darfur that they have not been forgotten.
Take a look at STAND's site and find out what you can do to participate, both with todays international fast for solidarity and beyond.
We're not going to spill much more ink on the anti-war protest this weekend. Suffice it to say that the crowds were surprisingly large (around 100,000) and peaceful and fairly diverse. We still take issue with A.N.S.W.E.R., one of the co-sponsoring organizations, and other activists that want to hijack what could be a focused, powerful, single-issue protest to highlight any of a number of other sometimes serious and sometimes loopy concerns.
Still, it seems fair to say that almost none of the protesters in the crowd knew the details of the sponsoring organizations' political affiliations nor did they care. The bulk of the crowd, which included military families and grandmas in greater numbers than black bloc kids, were largely on message - taking an incompetent administration to task for dishonestly pulling us into a disastrous and unnecessary war.
And, it all culminated in a really good, free concert on the Mall. Notable performances included Steve Earle, Campus Progress favorite Ted Leo, The Coup, Thievery Corporation, Le Tigre, and Joan Baez booty dancing. Scroll down for photos and highlights from the show. Read More »
Campus Progress featured cartoonists Matt Bors, Brian McFadden, Mikhaela Reid, August J. Pollak, and Jen Sorensen will all be appearing this weekend at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda Maryland. The show is open to the public 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday and 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday.
If you're in the DC area or visiting for the weekend for any particular reason, SPX is right off the Metro Red line, so come stop by and check it out!
Campus Progress attended an advance screening last night hosted by the Center for American Progress of Warner Independent's new film directed by George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck. Taking its title from newsman Edward R. Murrow 's signature sign-off line, the movie focuses on Murrow and CBS News' on-air fight during the 1950's with Senator Joseph McCarthy and his witch-hunt crusade that accused hundreds of Americans of being Communists. Read More »
What's your favorite labor film? In honor of the DC Labor FilmFest, running September 15-21, Campus Progress wants to know what films about labor, working, the office, etc. you remember and love. Check out the screenings from the FilmFest- maybe your favorite is on the list, and maybe there's one you think we should also know about- maybe you can screen a film at your school!
All summer long, Campus Progress held its first Summer Blogathon. To encourage more students to sign up and talk about issues, ideas, campus life, and whatever else was on their minds, and to award good work, we gave everyone who signed up a chance at a weekly $40 prize for post of the week.
In addition, we offered a grand prize at the end of the Blogathon for the best overall blogger. Well, something we really didn’t expect happened last week when we were narrowing down the list of winners. We decided that five students all deserved the prize.
So we reached out to all of them and explained the situation, and guess what- all five of them had no problem with splitting the prize five ways. So we’re proud to announce the five grand prize winners of the Campus Progress Summer blogathon: Read More »
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Amazon also has its own text book area where you can save 15-50%. Check it out here.
And be sure to check out our crib sheet "Breaking the Bank for Books" to learn more about the problems with student textbook buying.
Congratulations to Todd Hill, who shared a prize a few weeks ago and now wins the final weekly $40 prize for Post of the Week. As this was our last week for the prize, it was really tough figuring out who did the most with their blogging. Considering Todd's involved travelling down to Crawford to report live, we sort of decided that gave him the edge.
The blogathon will remain up for the next few weeks, and we hope you'll all continue to contribute. We'll be announcing the grand prize winner in September, as well as looking at all the other blogathonners and reaching out the them about front page blogging, writing, and other opportunities to help extend the Campus Progress community.
Thanks to everyone who joined in, and to everyone who contributed!
Campus Progress blogger (and Texas North Lake College student) Todd Hill traveled down to Crawford, Texas this week to meet with Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in the Iraq war. Cindy is waiting outside the Bush ranch in Crawford, where the Vacationer-in-Chief refuses to meet with her to discuss the war and the nature of her son’s sacrifice.
With over 60% of Americans expressing dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq, Cindy has become a voice for those who demand accountability from the White House and a spokeswoman for families who have suffered the greatest of losses.
We hope you’ll read Todd’s previous blog post about his touching meeting with Cindy. This morning, Todd sent us a few photographs from his trip down to Crawford. Read More »
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