*Just be from the Bay Area and be chosen to participate in his new program, Scholar Match, which connects donors to students in need.
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The Cram is opinion and analysis from accomplished student writers at higher learning institutions across America, where the future of politics is taking shape every day over collegial debate and caffeinated study. Join us as we break down the news cycle with an eye on campus issues and enough energy to conquer any syllabus.
July 23, 2010
Dave Eggers Wants to Pay for Your College Education*
July 18, 2010
Iowa Has Plans to Blow the Rest of the Country Away
In Cedar Rapids, hundreds of workers have found employment with Clipper Turbine Works, one of many forward-looking companies found these days in Iowa’s “Wind Belt.” Clipper has emerged from what was the faint memory of the heavy manufacturing business, which up until recently had been shifting overseas. Those who once worked with manufacturers of printing presses and coal trucks are being reborn in this new economy and its need for clean energy.
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July 12, 2010
Missouri’s Chance to Steal the Health Care Spotlight
On August 3, voters in Missouri will get to cast the first public vote on Obama’s health care bill. The decision — however it falls — could have deep impact on elections this November, and even 2012.
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July 9, 2010
Glenn Beck Wants to Re-educate You
For $9.95 a month or $74.95 a year, prospective students can become an “insider extreme” on his website and delve into a “unique academic experience bringing together experts in the fields of religion, American history, and economics,” complete with a list of suggested readings after every course. But before you go chomping at the bit to receive a college-level education for less than $80, Beck University courses are not for credit. Instead, in the spirit of sharing the wealth of knowledge he has accumulated through his self-education, you will be witness to Beck’s rectifications of what he sees as misconceptions in American history.
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July 1, 2010
June 28, 2010
June 25, 2010
One Student’s Impressions of the World’s Largest Democracy
It also became unnervingly clear that the media does not serve as the watchdog of the government as in America. Accuracy and ethics are not held to the same standard in Indian media, at least among the English-language papers. Newspapers print contradictory information, and some reporters are paid to write favorable stories for the highest bidder. In New Delhi’s inner government sanctums, the “cash for questions” method of reporting is not uncommon.
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June 17, 2010
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Causing Gay Soldiers Personal & Financial Hardships
Dan Choi, and many other discharged veterans, are dealing with the loss of benefits and pensions due to DADT.
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June 14, 2010
Interns in Washington: Finding News Ways to Wow the Hill
This summer in the Capitol, staffers of all ages have their eyes on sites that specialize in a new form of education: the intern parable.
June 10, 2010
Drawing Muhammad Continues to be a Controversial Art
On May 9th, a student group called Secular Humanists for Inquiry and Free Thought (SHIFT) chalked stick figure drawings of the prophet Muhammad across Northwestern University’s campus. In a statement issued later that day on their blog, they explained that their intention was to spark a dialogue about political correctness and free speech. They also aimed to undermine the power of Islamic groups who claim that depictions of Muhammad violate a tenet of Islam and mock a founding principle of their faith.
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