The Student.com News and Politics Blog is a current events blog from a student perspective. Student.com Blogs are written by college students, high school students, and teens whom are part of The Student Center community of students. http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/ en-us The Student Center, Inc. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:03:42 EST http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/shot-someone-get-your-college-degree/ This is an article about a student whom received their college degree even though they were convicting of shooting somebody. zyto95487\@student.com Sun, 17 May 2009 13:58:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/our-governments-economic-policies/ A quick thought on the most recent decisions our government has made pertaining to the economy and bankruptcy issues with Chrysler and GM. Sun, 3 May 2009 06:26:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/ill-stop-supporting-legalizing-marijuana-when-cigarettes-and-alcohol-are-made-illegal/ Discussion about the legalization of marijuana. Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:41:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/what-caused-our-economic-problems/ A look at how our economy has tumbled so far so quickly. Why the American economy is in a recession. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:41:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/new-to-this/ A quick summary of who I am, and my first commentary Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/peanut-butter-were-allergic/ A little less than a month ago, the Peanut Corporation of America issued a recall on 21 lots of peanut butter and peanut paste processed at their Blakely, GA plant due to a Salmonella outbreak that effected more than 600 people, and left 9 dead. zyto95487\@student.com Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:03:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/the-modern-vegetarian-an-easy-way-to-go-green/ I am one of over 7.3 million Americans that do not eat meat. I probably need to say that I don't eat fish either. To be really specific I am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian; which means that unlike my vegan brethren, I do eat eggs and dairy. josh97816\@yahoo.com Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:17:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/inaugural-speech-error-and-grammar-lesson/ As someone who nitpicks over spelling, grammar, and the like, I couldn't help but notice a glaring factual error in Barack Obama's Inaugural Address yesterday. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:58:00 America/New_York http://www.student.com/blogs/news-and-politics/inaugural-post-on-inauguration-day/ Welcome to Politico: the new Politics and Current Events blog at Student.com. Today is January 20, 2009, and Barack Obama is just about to be sworn in as the 44th President of The United States. No matter what your political beliefs, and no matter where you live, this is a very historic and exciting day. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:56:00 America/New_York