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September 10, 2008
College Life
The Rambler 4
Photo by Gasten Schoonover
Week three of the semester finds students engaging in study groups over lunch in the SUB.
Facts & fries
Scott, from page 1
headquarters, meet with the director of Google
Elections and to strategize for the upcoming
election season.
Out of the 60 selected students, most were
assigned to a region with partners. Scott was one
of three applicants chosen to run his own state.
He was assigned to Washington state and a few
days later found himself on the road to Seattle
along with a new video camera and laptop to
document his journey.
The trip took an interesting twist when a stop
was made in Denver, which hosted the
Democratic National Convention.
"There was a group of about 35 of us that
wore McCain T-shirts and walked downtown
through the crowds of Democrats," Heath said
laughingly. "You should have seen the expres-
sions on all the people's faces."
Things got really interesting, he
said, when the McCain campaign
hosted a "Hillary Happy
Hour" in a local restaurant.
Republicans and
Democrats came
together to share
their views on
Barack Obama.
After arriving
in Seattle, Scott
settled in his
office and began
his duties helping
coordinate three
races for the U.S.
House of
Representative and
one gubernatorial
campaign, as well as the
national presidential cam
paign for John McCain.
"The first week was spent
meeting with each campaign and lay
ing out strategy. I am responsible for reaching
the college vote and raising awareness on cam-
puses across the state," said Scott.
"First I had to decide which colleges to
reach, when to visit and what events to plan on
each campus that would help attract voters. The
bottom line is we need college kids to get to the
polls."
Over the next 10 weeks, Scott will visit
more than 30 campuses, some of which are
Gonzaga, Washington State, Eastern
Washington University, University of
Washington, Western Washington and many
community colleges.
Scott has his own budget to throw events for
the Republican chapters at each university with
the goal of gaining student interest. He regularly
speaks at rallies and coordinates functions that
not only get young people involved in the politi-
cal process, but also strengthen each campus'
Republican Chapter. In his most recent stint at
Washington State University, Heath recruited
more than 100 new college Republicans in a two-
day period.
Scott is missing a semester of full-time
school but believes it's worth it,
"I am 20 years old, and this is a once in a
lifetime opportunity. I am so glad I was blessed
with this opportunity and with
being able to work with
college students and
getting them
involved in poli-
tics early on in
their lives,"
he said.
"The fact
that I am
missing
school
doesn't
bother
m e
because I
feel that I
am doing
something
bigger than
myself."
This fall, Scott
will be receiving six
political science credit hours
at Wesleyan via two independent studies
courses.
Scott's adventure will last through mid-
November and is being chronicled at
www.youtube.com/crncwa. Scott is uploading
weekly videos to the site and will soon launch a
blog at www.lifeinthefield.com.
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Wranglers on Duty
Alumni saddle up for Wesleyan recruitment
Martin Garcia
NEWS EDITOR
Wrangler: a revolutionary line of western wear or one of the most popular off-
road vehicles made in America. That's what Wrangler might mean to you, but it has
a whole new meaning at the 1200 block of Wesleyan Street.
The office of alumni relations has continued its inventiveness and recently
launched a new program known as the Ram Wranglers. In this venture, the univer-
sity recruits former students to assist in its efforts to promote what Texas Wesleyan
has to offer. Wesleyan's local billboards and advertisements promote that excellence
is within reach; former Texas Wesleyan Rams are stepping up to the plate and mak-
ing this possible for prospective students
Ram Wranglers, according to those in charge, creates the missing link between
the past and the future, the established and the potential
"There is no limit to th^ number of members for the Ram Wranglers recruiting
program," said Gina Phillips, director of development and alumni relations.
Texas Wesleyan University is a close-knit community that sees students, both
local and national, walk its grounds and ^ra&|ate (1th hoihor as a Ram. As it enters
intp an age of innovation and renovation, itfc important for J^Jftyan to keeiitetar-
esfat its peak for up and coming students, admimstfatorsrsay, and l&m Wranglers
is here to do just that. ' V A NT NT
The distinctive program wants all interested alumni "to have the opportunity to
promote Texas Wesleyan." Phillips also said that alumni stretching from New York,
to Atlanta, to the Metroplex have all expressed interest.
Together with the office of alumni relations, the Wranglers are here to serve and
to protect tradition by motivating and inspiring individuals to make their collegiate
dreams come true as a Ram. Involvement is easy. If you graduated from Texas
Wesleyan and enjoy recounting all the wonderful memories that made your dream
possible, this is the opportunity for you. Ram Wranglers welcomes all alumni to reg-
ister for involvement.
Former Rams have the best first-hand experience to tell of the luxuries and ben-
efits of being a member in the Wesleyan community, Phillips said
"It's a great way to have alumni reconnect to the university," she said.
Wesleyan's population is a growing one, and the Wranglers are here to contin-
ue lassoing students in. The group's visibility is growing as they have now reached
university fliers, e-mails, Wesleyan magazine and even The President I Review.
Gina Phillips and Holly Kiser, director of admissions, represent the backbone of
the groundbreaking organization. Following the footsteps of other schools nation-
wide, they have initiated the program and made it a reality at Wesleyan.
So far, the Wranglers are still in the promotional process as the group gets its
feet wet. Phillips and Kiser are handling the "training, scheduling, volunteering and
funding" for the program. According to Phillips, one of the most effective recruit-
ment tools has been "working with alumni at volunteer events and utilizing the inter-
ested ones for recruiting purposes."
The Wrangler program is built on the idea that Texas Wesleyan University has
built its reputation on name, tradition and belief—a belief that the student creates his
or her own destiny with help and guidance from one who has been there.
National political blog launched
for the students, by the students
UWIRE, the leading aggregator of
student-generated content, today
announced the launch of YOUTFI
VOTE '08, a blog dedicated to cover-
ing the upcoming presidential election
from the perspective of young voters
across the United States. Joining
UWIRE in this media initiative are
washingtonpost.com and CBS News,
two of the most respected names in
the arena of political coverage.
Through this partnership, users can
access YOUTH VOTE '08 on both
washingtonpost.com and
cbsnews.com.
"There are a tremendous number
blog."
YOUTH VOTE '08 will provide
best-of political coverage from
UWIRE, including original reporting
and commentary from more than 50
talented young correspondents ranging
from video, columnists, editorial car-
toonists, photographers and news
reporters. By using young journalists
to cover young voters, YOUTH VOTE
'08 will provide a fresh and unique
perspective on a group of voters that is
widely expected to make a big impact
on Election Day.
"The reporting and commentary
from UWIRE's diverse selection of
JOHN
EDWARDS08
MITT ROMNEY
Gilmore for President
Jim Gilmore 08
MCCAIN
Bill Richardson
^ Obama 08
FOR PRESIDENT
Rudy
BarackObama.com
BIDEN
Huntertcr p™38 S3 PRESIDENT 08
YOUTH VOTE,
a national blog,
will provide stu-
dents from
across the U.S.
to share infor-
mation, debate
and discuss elec-
tion-related top-
ics such as can-
didate plat-
forms, campaign
strategies, candi-
dates' speeches
and overall
strengths and
weaknesses.
of first-time voters who will be crucial
in this election, and YOUTH VOTE
'08 will provide direct insight into the
issues they are facing along with their
mindset," said Ben French, VP and
General Manager of UWIRE.
"UWIRE is obviously thrilled to
be teaming up with
washingtonpost.com and CBS News,
two of the biggest names in political
coverage. Both of their respective Web
sites provide ideal platforms for this
young journalists offers a unique com-
plement to washingtonpost.com's elec-
tion coverage," said Elizabeth Spayd,
editor of washingtonpost.com. "The
blog gives readers a go-to channel to
understand how young voters are
thinking about this monumental elec-
tion season."
YOUTH VOTE '08 is located at
http: //y outh vote. washingtonpo st. com
or http://www.youthvoteblog.com
— Staff Report
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