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A Therapy Corgi Is Running To Be A College’s Student Government President “OUR UNIVERSITY NEEDS A GOOD BOY.” Julia Reinstein, BuzzFeed News Reporter
This is Reggie Bee, a beloved therapy corgi at the University of Michigan — and maybe, just maybe, the school’s next student government president. The so-called “campus corgi” is something of an unofficial mascot at the college, and he has the 5,000 Facebook friends to prove it. Reggie Bee was not allowed on the ballot due to what his campaign called “anti-dog discrimination,” so he is running as a write-in candidate. The campaign was started by several students. “Since I know nothing about politics, never heard of wars, or hate and believe everyone is good or gooder (usually gooder), they believed I would make the best candidate,” Reggie Bee, through his human, Michael P. Sola, told BuzzFeed News The Pembroke Welsh corgi seems to have drummed up significant support. The campaign even said their Facebook page, which has more than 600 likes, is the most liked candidate page. “I believe Reggie is the best option for CSG President, and will be the best President the CSG could ever had,” one person commented on the campaign page. “OUR UNIVERSITY NEEDS A GOOD BOY. VOTE REGGIE BEE!!” another person wrote. “Because some of my good human friends are ‘truly’ running for Student Government President, I’ve decided to ask all my friends to get out and Vote for Them,” he said in a post on Wednesday. “They deserve your support in their sincere desire to become leaders of the student body.”
Still, polls had already been open for nearly 15 hours when Reggie Bee threw his endorsement to the humans, and they’re open until midnight Friday...which means he still has a shot. “I already cast my vote for you though,” one student commented. “I have no regrets.”
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Your voice is needed! Please participate in the Call-‐in Day to Congress on Monday, February 26, 2018! Your advocacy is critical to help the nearly 1.8 million Dreamers, young people who were brought into the United States by their parents as children. They may face deportation as soon as March 6, unless Congress reaches a bi-‐partisan deal to protect them. Please follow these easy steps to help: 1. Call 855-‐589-‐5698 to reach the Capitol switchboard, and press 1 to connect to your Senators. Once you are connected to each Senator’s office, please ask the person on the phone to deliver this simple message: • “I urge you to support a bipartisan, common-‐sense, and humane solution for Dreamers: • Protect Dreamers from deportation and provide them with a path to citizenship. • Reject proposals that undermine family immigration or protections for unaccompanied children. •
As a Catholic, I know that families are not “chains,” but a blessing to be protected.
• Act now to protect Dreamers, our immigrant brothers and sisters.” 2. Please call 855-‐589-‐5698 a second time to reach the Capitol switchboard again, and press 2 to connect to your Representative. Once you are connected to the Representative’s office, please ask the person on the phone to deliver the same message as above. After completing your call, please go to http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org to learn more about Dreamers and find other ways to voice your support.
Why We Are Advocating for Dreamers • There is a pressing issue before our country today: the future of a very important group of young immigrants called the “Dreamers”. • Dreamers are the 1.8 million young people who were brought to the United States as children by their parents through no fault of their own. They often know America as their only home. • Dreamers are woven into the fabric of our country and of our Church, and are, by every social and human measure, American. They are contributors to our economy, veterans of our military, academic standouts in our universities, and leaders in our parishes. • They live out their daily lives with hope and a determination to flourish and contribute to society. They should not have to live their lives in constant fear of deportation, which brings with it separation from their families and real dangers of violence and poverty in their countries of birth. • It is both our moral duty and in our nation’s best interest to protect Dreamers and allow them to reach their God-given potential. Some enjoy limited legal protection now, but those protections will begin to expire on March 5. • Congress is deadlocked over this important issue, and so I urge you to take a few moments on this coming Monday, February 26, to join with Catholics across the country in calling their Senators and Representatives to urge them to give Dreamers protection and a path to citizenship. • Thank you for taking action on behalf of our immigrant brothers and sisters, who are among the vulnerable in our society.
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Eligible applicants are UIW freshmen, sophomores, or juniors with at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and completed 12 hours of coursework. Students must have completed a Level I Religious Studies class. Participate in a required 4-day Cardinal Community Leaders (CCL) Orientation in August. Commit to a minimum of 25 hours of service each fall and spring semester; assignments may include collaborating with a local school district, reading and literacy, mentoring, etc. Students will also participate in leadership development and be assigned to an Ettling Center for Civic Leadership & Sustainability (ECCLS) mentor. Commit to serve and assist in 5 UIW events per academic year. Selected students will be required to enroll in RELS 3399 Social Justice Leadership course for fall 2018. This is a Level II Religious Studies class and has a prerequisite of a Level I Religious Studies class. This class can fulfill the undergraduate UIW Core Curriculum requirement of an upper level Religious Studies or Philosophy class. Please consult with your academic advisor to review your degree plan. The course may not be repeated for credit. This is a face-to-face class. Serve as a Cardinal Community Leader for two consecutive academic years. Application Link: http://www.uiw.edu/eccl/studentengagement/cardinal-community-leaders.html For more information on the program requirements and application process, please visit www.uiw.edu/ccl, call 210-283-6423 or visit AD 158.
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OAXACA, MEXICO Los Quijotes & UIW Annual Medical Mission Trip UIW & Los Quijotes of San Antonio Health Ambassadors are collecting used prescription glasses. They will be used for the 2018 Health Mission trip to the southern part of Mexico, focusing on serving the indigenous population of the state of Oaxaca.
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