"Citizenship" brings thoughts of Starship Troopers to mind. In the film, citizens are civilians that enlisted with the Federation, were honorably discharged, and then given franchise and other perks. Citizens could vote in Federation elections, have lower or no college tuition or fees, and were allowed to have more than two children.
Obviously, we don't live in such a political system to have restraints on our voting rights or number of children, but lately, the concept of citizenship has become an important issue in America. By law, children born within the borders of the United States are granted citizenship, regardless of circumstances. However, the state of Texas has passed legislation that allows the state to deny birth certificates to children of immigrants born within the country if the parents don't provide their own identification. Though it is called an effort to safeguard personal identity and provide accurate healthcare, no viable options have been presented to give these children the healthcare or education they need.
Source: http://www.salon.com/2015/10/23/trumps_birthright_citizenship_insanity_isnt_going_away_how_texas_is_trying_to_screw_over_the_children_of_immigrants/
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Listening Posts
The task of setting up listening posts for news media is a tricky one, as multiple posts are needed in an area for a more encompassing, non-biased understanding and report of current events. I found that Facebook groups are an effective means of gathering information from different perspectives of a story, as they bring together people of similar interests, but often with differing opinions and viewpoints. Many of today's events such as shootings, police brutality, and political events tend to elicit the creation of Facebook groups, typically in remembrance of someone who died or to discuss viewpoints on the events that took place. A drawback to this system is factional division among those involved. Hypothetically, a strongly right-wing republican isn't as liable to participate and contribute to a Bernie Sanders support group on Facebook, nor a strongly liberal democrat on a Trump support page. However, by following information from groups on differing sides of an issue, one can piece together a whole story with a rather small margin of error.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
'08-'09 Burglary trend on SAU Campus
From April 2008 to February 2009, SAU's campus was subject to several burglary cases. On multiple occasions, similar items were stolen from the same building.
- April 2, 2008 - Rider Rink - Speaker system
- April 14, 2008 - Greene Hall - Computer, multiple gaming systems, multiple games
- July 29, 2008 - Rider Rink - Unknown items
- September 5, 2008 - Village - $170 cash, iPod
- December 18, 2008 - Wilson - Unknown amount of money
- February 4, 2009 - Wilson - Wallet
All information from SAU Police Department Timely Warnings Crime Alerts
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