Last weekend, I worked with USSA (United States Student Association) as an on-site communications coordinator for the 43rd annual grassroots legislative conference and rally against Sallie Mae Corporation. Working on-site was both exciting and stressful and I learned how important it is to stay organized with press releases and media advisories as well as how important it is to stay calm and relaxed during stressful situations.
The legislative conference primarily aimed at educating students from around the country about student loans and how to lobby congress for more support. My role at the conference included updating social media, taking pictures and writing press releases and media advisories. Pitch calls turned out to be easier than I expected, as I kept my confidence high and sold the rally as a should-not-be-missed event.
Educational Programs Receive Inadequate Funding
A study released by a Stanford University professor shows there is an education gap between rich and poor students. There are many resources that provide assistance to low-income students that aim to give students the opportunity to attend college and succeed. I was involved in a TRIO program called Upward Bound, which caters to first-generation and low-income high school students. The program did not just work to make sure students graduate from high school, but also to attend and graduate from college.
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Personal Response to the Documentary War Made Easy
If you have not seen it already, I highly recommend a film that I recently saw for my class Peaceful Solutions: Alternatives to Violence class. The film is called “War Made Easy,” and it addresses the way in which the media and the government manipulate the public during wartime. “War Made Easy” focuses on the build up to the war in Afghanistan and in Iraq, and also addresses the Vietnam War and World War II. The film initiates a series of questions that I think we should all be asking.
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