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To: NickSE who wrote (4819)	8/12/2003 12:14:53 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793622

The Bush-Cheney campaign plans to make a strong play to take California and New York in 2004, I don't think they can carry either one, but they are making the right move to go after them. They have the bucks available, and it pushes the Dems to the max. The major thing in California is to come up with a Senate candidate that can beat Boxer.

To: NickSE who wrote (4819)	8/12/2003 1:55:15 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 793622

Taking 'college protest' to a new level this fall S.F. school will offer a degree in activism by Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer sfgate.com San Francisco -- San Francisco's New College of California is offering something for the socially conscious this fall that they'd never get marching in the streets: a college degree in activism. For $5,500 to $6,000 a semester, the 32-year-old Mission District school is offering bachelor's and master's humanities degrees with a concentration in "activism and social change." While schools from Vermont to Santa Cruz boast versions of do-gooding curricula, degrees in activism are hard to come by. "Students can shape their own (activist) program at other schools," said Michael Baer, senior vice president at the American Council on Education and former provost at Northeastern University. "But to have it all together -- the theoretical and the practical -- under one roof and labeled as such is somewhat rare." Almost as rare is New College's eclectic lineup of activist instructors, a progressive all-star team that includes tree-sitting environmentalist Julia "Butterfly" Hill, "ecofeminist witch" and author Starhawk and San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly. ...cont'd