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Extra Credit is available for these events (limit 3 per semester per student).

The Livinston Lecture at the Alumni Center at 3:00 on Tuesday, November 3. The topic is the crisis in higher education in CA.

Mirrors of Privelege: Making Whiteness Visible workshop on Thursday 11/19 3-6 PM at the Multi-Cultural center at the library. Need to rsvp to 278-6101 to attend.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 



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Our Teaching Assistant, Natasha Wunderlich has office hours as follows:

M/W 12:15- 1:45 and T/Th 10:30 - 11:30. EOP office, Lassen Hall floor 2.

She also teaches a learning community session that is supplemental to the class. All students are welcome to attend. It is: 2-2:50, M/W in Sequoia 456

Since the textbook got published without some California Chapters, you will need to read some of them online. Here is the info:www.cengagesites.com/academic/?site=4351

Username: politics

Password: chapters10

 

Paper Assignment Sheet Ready for you to use.

Volunteer Verification Sheet (you need to attach it to the paper)

List of volunteer organizations

Note: There is a Lobby Corps meeting on Thursday, Nov.5 from 2-3 in the Multicultural Center (Library 1010) if you are interested. Details are on the list linked above.

Here is a helpful guide to the difference between high school and college. First year students should certainly read it, but everyone can benefit.

Some items of interest:

A radio show on guantanamo bay prisoners is available here: http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=331 You can stream it for free -- or even download the podcast for free. It is worth listening to. Oh, and there is a transcript if you just want to read it. Reading works too!

Interested in Presidential signing statements? here is a comprehensive article on it from the Boston Globe.

How to read the New York Times (advice from another prof - not specifically for this class)

Identify your own ideology with this test.