Millennials and Guns Millennials and Guns
The youth-driven Gun Violence Prevention Task Force aims to delineate reasonable but meaningful solutions.
Jan 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Ryan Dahrouge, Jamira Burley, and StudentNation
Astroturf Activism: Who is Behind Students for Education Reform? Astroturf Activism: Who is Behind Students for Education Reform?
SFER, a student network that has exploded on more than 100 college campuses across the country since it was started in 2009, is an “education reform” front for a lobbyi...
Jan 11, 2013 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation
Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US
Young people across the nation are using militant nonviolent tactics in an effort to spread the message that we can’t afford to continue down an unsustainable path for our cl...
Jan 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Candice Bernd and StudentNation
‘Scholarslip’: A Documentary on the Student Debt Crisis ‘Scholarslip’: A Documentary on the Student Debt Crisis
Featuring the stories of three university students, each experiencing different, yet broadly representative, personal and financial struggles, all sharing a common desire to pursue...
Jan 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Making Sense of Google Street Views Making Sense of Google Street Views
Doug Rickard’s works serve an important purpose apart from commenting on inequality: they test a new understanding of what John Berger calls a “total view of reality&rd...
Jan 3, 2013 / StudentNation / Alexia Nader
The Untold History of the US: Part Three The Untold History of the US: Part Three
The third episode of the Showtime explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Harry Truman's presidency, his decision to inaugurate the nuclear age and unsung hero...
Jan 3, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Prescott School Grants Credits to Outlawed MAS Course in Tucson Prescott School Grants Credits to Outlawed MAS Course in Tucson
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Jan 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers
Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses
A new campaign to push colleges and universities to divest from the fossil fuel industry spread like wildfire this past semester.
Jan 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment
In the wake of a high-profile student protest and amid a growing university movement to combat climate change, Middlebury College announced that it would initiate steps to address ...
Dec 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Bronwyn Oatley and Kelsey Collins
The Link Between USC and Garment Worker Factory Fires The Link Between USC and Garment Worker Factory Fires
Student activists are pointing out that one of USC's apparel monitors failed to address fire safety hazards that led to 289 deaths in Pakistan.
Dec 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Maria Rodriguez and Sarah Newell