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SMC’s Activist Groups Inspired To Go “Beyond”
- Santa Monica College Corsair (new window)
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2010-03-31 |
| Last week, a Santa Monica College campus survey of 250 SMC students revealed that 62 percent were actively involved in student-run clubs, programs and organizations. With a current student population exceeding 30,000, that’s an estimated 18,000 motivated voices. This spirit of seemingly ubiquitous altruism – backed by such impressive numbers – is what makes SMC a prime candidate for organizations hoping to teach active students how to become student activists. | |
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Revamping of Student Loans Approved by Senate
- The New York Times (new window)
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2010-03-25 |
| Ending one of the fiercest lobbying fights in Washington, the Senate voted Thursday to force private commercial banks out of the federal student loan market, cutting off billions of dollars in profits in a sweeping restructuring of financial-aid programs and redirecting most of the money to new education initiatives. | |
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New Call In Berkeley For Statewide Styrofoam Ban
- CBS 5 / BCN (new window)
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2010-03-25 |
| A group of about 40 students from a statewide advocacy organization gathered in Berkeley Wednesday to call for local and state bans on polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, takeout containers. | |
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CALPIRG's Wave of Change takes UCLA students on clean-up tour of the coastline for spring break
- The Daily Bruin (new window)
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2010-03-16 |
| As part of CALPIRG’s Wave of Change Spring Break Tour, UCLA students will take a road trip along the coast to take a stand against the Styrofoam and plastic bag waste found off of California beaches. | |
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* UCSB Takes a Swing at Sallie Mae
- The Santa Barbara Independent (new window)
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2010-03-11 |
| Student volunteers with the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) and the UCSB Student Government Association will take a swing at Sallie Mae — the nation’s leading loan lender — on Thursday, March 11. | |
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Santa Monicans spend $8000 each year on transportation
- Santa Monica Daily News (new window)
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2010-03-10 |
| SMC — It takes more than two months of work for the average family in Santa Monica to cover their driving expenses for the year, according to the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG). | |
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CALPIRG Launches With Spring Meeting, Crowd Exceeds Expectations
- Santa Monica College Corsair (new window)
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2010-03-09 |
| Over 260 people were crammed into Santa Monica College’s Cayton Center on Tuesday, March 7, where illustrated posters stated, “Act Now to Change the Future” and “Make Cheaper Textbooks.” | |
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Letters to the Editor
- The Daily Californian (new window)
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2010-01-26 |
| Higher Education Must Be a Priority for New Governor | |
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USG and CALPIRG try to help students save money on textbooks
- Daily Trojan (new window)
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2010-01-19 |
| USG and CALPIRG hosted a bookswap Tuesday, an event aimed at helping students get their textbooks without emptying the bank. | |
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Student Efforts to Engage in Activism Praised by Irvine City Council Member Beth Krom
- New University (new window)
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2010-01-06 |
| On Tues. Jan. 19, CALPIRG (California Public Interest Research Group) students at University of California, Irvine held a Kickoff meeting to launch into campaigns to fight global warming, end poverty and make higher education more affordable. | |
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Demystifying Aid for Community College Students
- Inside Higher Ed (new window)
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2009-10-20 |
| Tuition rates at California's community college may be low compared to those elsewhere, but that should not permit legislators to ignore the difficulty so many students have paying, says one lobbying organization. | |
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CALPIRG Forum Held to Discuss Ocean Wildlife
- New University (new window)
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2009-10-19 |
| UC Irvine’s CALPIRG (California Public Interest Research Group) students will be attending the Long Beach Public Hearing, a public forum where individuals are invited to put their two cents in about Proposal 3 before Marine Life Protected Area lines are finalized and drawn. | |
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I Pledged CALPIRG! (California Public Interest Research Group)
- New University (new window)
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2009-04-27 |
| Photo Essay -- Photos of students pledging support for CalPIRG at UC Irvine. | |
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CALPIRG Moves for Diversion of Funds
- New University (new window)
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2009-04-20 |
| Irvine's drivers may soon share the road with trolleys and other light-rail vehicles. Last week, UC Irvine's California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) chapter intensified its campaign for alternative forms of transportation. | |
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Students ask leaders to tackle global warming
- Daily Sound (new window)
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2009-03-26 |
| Standing in front of a wooden windmill yesterday at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, students from throughout the state called on national leaders to pass firm legislation to stem greenhouse gas emissions and halt global warming. | |
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UC Davis Bookstore ranks among top in nation in affordability
- California Aggie (new window)
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2009-03-09 |
| Textbook prices an ongoing effort for state, UC. | |
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UC Campuses Tops in Student Voter Registration
- UCSF Synapse (new window)
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2008-11-13 |
| Recently UC campuses joined the Ultimate College Bowl, a national contest that will award scholarships and a free concert with Death Cab for Cutie to the students and school that register the most students to vote. | |
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Common to headline pre-election bash
- Daily Trojan (new window)
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2008-10-28 |
| USG plans to host concert after VoteSCount, which registered just under 5,000 students. | |
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Voter Registration Drives Draw Thousands
- News10/KXTV, Sacramento CA (new window)
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2008-10-17 |
| SACRAMENTO, CA - By the thousands, Californians are signing up to vote at registration drives being held statewide. One of the largest drives was held Monday at the Sacramento Convention Center in downtown Sacramento where an estimated 3,000 people were expected to register until the doors closed at midnight. "There's a lot of issues, a lot of things that need addressing, and I've been studying for quite a bit of it and I want to know my vote counts," said Melvin Smith of Citrus Heights. The Secretary of State's office reports that California will likely set a record for voter registration surpassing the record of 16.6 million people who registered in 2004. To vote in the November 4 election, voters had to deliver their registration cards to their county elections office or have them postmarked by Monday, October 20. | |
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Riding for the rail
- Fresno Bee (new window)
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2008-03-26 |
| On a pretty spring day when bystanders were exclaiming that you could see the mountains instead of the usual haze, a group of about 50 college students bicycled into Fresno to rally for a high-speed rail system in California. | |
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Students find altruistic alternative to spring break partying
- Sacramento Bee (new window)
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2008-03-22 |
| Spring break has finally arrived for UC Davis senior Dan Xie, and with the specter of adult life looming before her, she is welcoming the week as her "last hurrah of fun" as a college student. | |
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Act Would Lower Textbook Prices
- Daily Trojan (new window)
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2008-02-13 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act last week, but without an amendment that would have provided bankruptcy rights to private student loan borrowers. | |
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CALPIRG shows support
- Daily Trojan (new window)
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2008-02-08 |
| Anne Chatprapachai, a freshman majoring in international relations-global business, helps CalPIRG show its support for a proposed high speed rail line at an event on University Parkway. The rail would connect the Central Valley to San Jose and the Peninsula to San Francisco. In November 2008, California voters will be able to vote for a bond measure to start laying the tracks and get the train moving. | |
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Don't Just Vote - Stay Active to Cause Change
- Daily Bruin (new window)
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2008-02-07 |
| As I was walking up Bruin Walk yesterday, I saw CALPIRG out in full force with a banner that read: "Make Them Pay Attention To Us - Vote." So I voted. Now what? Are the politicians paying attention now? Or did I just get to sport my "I Voted" sticker and a piece of candy from the Bruin Democrats for nothing? | |
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Campus Carnival Promotes Student Voting
- The Palestra.com (new window)
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2008-02-06 |
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How to turn Out young Voters
- CAP Radio, Morning Edition (new window)
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2008-02-06 |
| What do you get when you take a gorilla suit and a bunch of college students - then apply games like "Whack-a-Mole" to Election Day get-out-the-vote efforts? KXJZ takes a look at one minor ingredient in Tuesday's estimated record turnout. | |
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Campaigners Encouraging College Students to Vote
- KPBS (new window)
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2008-02-05 |
| Get-Out-The-Vote campaigners at UC San Diego are encouraging hundreds of students to take time between their classes to head to the polls. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story. | |
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USC forms committee for sustainability
- Daily Trojan (new window)
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2008-02-04 |
| In an attempt to make the campus greener, USC administrators has created the Sustainability Steering Committee to coordinate existing student and faculty environmental work, marking the first time administrators have led collaborative sustainability efforts. "I think the important thing is that this is coming from an administrative level," said Ruchika Gupta, vice chair of USC's chapter of CalPIRG and a junior majoring in international relations. | |
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Young voters are stoked
- salon.com (new window)
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2008-02-02 |
| Genuinely inspired, the Facebook generation is turning out to vote in record numbers. Will they make a difference? | |
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Student organizations lead early voting effort on campus
- The California Aggie (new window)
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2008-02-01 |
| Students encouraged to participate in Super Tuesday. In an effort to enhance voter turnout, Yolo County Clerks Office had set up four Yolo County polling locations where voters have until 4 p.m. today to cast their 2008 primary ballots early. | |
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