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The First Presidential Debate: Progression vs Regression, Unification vs Division
By Sarah Jost While some may criticize journalist Jim Lehrer’s performance as the host of last night’s first presidential debate, the fact is that he made a concerted effort to highlight the candidates’ differing views and opposing policies. And the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged aggressive, Bank of China, biofuels, bipartisanship, Bloomberg healthiest countries, China trade, coal, differences, division, education, entitled, Environment, george w. bush, jim lehrer, Obama, offshore drilling, oil, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, pipeline, political polarization, presidential debate, preventable deaths, progression, regression, renewable resources, Romney, Romney's investments in China, solar, student loans, unification, US health records, WHO, wind
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Congress to Allocate $600 Billion for Defence, $150 Billion for Labour, Health, and Human Services Combined
By Sarah Jost This week, the United States House of Representatives is voting on spending bills for the fiscal year ending in September 2013. Reading through the proposed labour, health, and human services funding bill, particularly when compared to the … Continue reading
That’s What He Said
President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob! -Rick Santorum, B.A., M.B.A., J.D.
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah, That's What They Said
Tagged education, elite, Obama snob, Rick Santorum, Rick Santorum snob
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We’re Ardent and Astray, Not Apathetic
By Gina Williams [Gina Williams is a guest writer for the Urchin Movement. In the following article, she discusses current problems facing the U.S. Gina also writes about motorcycle accidents.] We belong to a generation viewed by the world as … Continue reading
The State of the Union: America vs. the World
By Sarah Jost Last night President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. After discussing plans to solve America’s debt (cut government spending), increase clean energy (issue a challenge with a funding award), and improve education (reward good teachers), … Continue reading
Confessions of a Part-Time Protester, Part Two
By Louisa Dunnigan [Louisa continues her report of the UK student protests. Catch Part One here!] They say Tories, We say scum! 24th November 2010 I arrive at the Radcliffe Camera ready to collect some books only to find it … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged brave new world, david cameron, demonstrations, education, education maintenance allowance, education reform, ema, england, labour, london, london student protests, louisa dunnigan, malet street, money, mps, nick clegg, oxford, parliament, parliament square, police, protest, radcliffe camera, riots, student debt, student protest, students, tory, uk, uk government, ulysses, university, vandalism, westminster, whitehall
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Confessions of a Part-Time Protester, Part One
By Louisa Dunnigan [The recent London climate has been stormy. For the past two months, students from all over the UK protested in London against proposed government ‘education reforms’, namely cuts in education funding and an increase in university tuition … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Urchins, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged conservatives, david cameron, demonstration, dissent, education, education funding cuts, education reform, england, lib dem, liberal democrats, london, london school of economics, london student protests, louisa dunnigan, money, nick clegg, oxford, parliament, protest, radcliffe camera, student protest, students, tinchy stryder, tory, trafalgar square, tuition fee increase, uk, uk government, university college london, vince cable
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Urchin Charity Picks, Part Three
As the holiday season continues, so do our picks for great charitable organisations. If you’re just joining us, be sure to catch our previous charity picks from past weeks! Here are this week’s picks: Low on funds? Congratulations! You’ve taken … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Holidays, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged 826 national, charity, creativity, dave eggers, donations, education, food bank for new york city, food banks, heal the bay, hunger, injustice, learning, nonprofit, Oxfam, oxfam america unwrapped, poverty, reading is fundamental, serve center, tutoring, urchin charity picks, volunteering, volunteermatch, writing
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Learning by the Book: Why Picture Books Are Important (Despite What They May Say)
By Geo Ong The New York Times recently published an article titled ‘Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children’, where the article’s author Julie Bosman explores the recent decline in popularity of children’s picture books. Though there may be … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature
Tagged books, bookstores, candlewick press, child development, children, children's books, college, creativity, dara la porte, education, flower fairies, Harvard, high school, imagination, in the night kitchen, jodi picoult, julie bosman, karen lotz, learning, maurice sendak, mitch albom, munro leaf, nicholas sparks, noodle, parenting, picture books, picture books no longer a staple for children, politics and prose, pressure, reading, school, stephanie meyer, the new york times, twilight, university, Washington D.C., william shakespeare, young readers
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Why We Are Hungry: A Dave Eggers Appreciation
By Geo Ong Last March, Dave Eggers won the coveted ‘Exemplary Human Being’ award at this year’s Urchies. In 2008, Eggers was the recipient of another award (a bit more prestigious, for now, at least). Eggers was awarded the TED … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Literature, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged 826, art as social revolution, dave eggers, education, ted, ted prize, urchies
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