SSA eMpirical No. 27

Submitted by Lyz on Wed, 2008-03-05 07:33.
Secular Student eMpirical
03/04/2008

In this issue:

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Secular shorts:
 SSA Board Member Maggie Ardiente hits the headlines! Read it here!
 
The SSA is offering internships aplenty:
New York City-Spring
Northern California-Spring
Albany, NY-Summer

They are all PAID internships.

Is Richard Dawkins coming to an event near you? The SSA is pleased to announce his book tour for the paperback release of The God Delusion. Find out here!

IHS's New York State lobbyist Jennifer Lange is featured in the New York Times! Read it here!

Becky Robinson, SSA Board Secretary, just won the American Atheist Scholarship Contenst
Go Becky!

The Friendly Atheist has some interesting observations about music, ancient Chinese magic, and more at friendlyatheist.com.

The fledgling group at Nicholls State University scores a full article in their school paper, complete with mention of the SSA! Read it here.

The Iowa Secularists have just launched a new blog called JustAtheists.  You should at least (not just) check it out.

Last month, in addition to having leap day, also held the last lunar eclipse until 2010.
Lunar Eclipse, Feb. 2008

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eMpirical Team

Editor-in-Chief:
Elizabeth R.A. Liddell

Editors: Alison Bates, August E. Brunsman IV, Nic Hall, Hemant Mehta, Jessica Sharon


Introduction

A lot of great things have been happening in the last few weeks!  Check out the dates for the Richard Dawkins Book Tour, learn to build your group, and see what's been happening around Darwin Day. 

Is your group doing something exciting this semester?  Let us know!  We love to share our affiliates' success, and we'd be happy to put up a note about upcoming events!  Email us today!


Humanists Promote Science-based Legislation on Darwin's Birthday

IHS Logo On Feb. 12, 2008, the Institute for Humanist Studies (IHS), hosted the first ever Humanist Legislative Advocacy Day. Humanist activists in New York state came to Albany to persuade their elected representatives to support secular positions a wide variety of issues. By Ruth N. Geller, editor of the Humanist Network News.

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Discovery Institute on Darwin Day

DI Don't you love it when other people tell you what it is you're doing? John G. West, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, describes Darwin Day as an attempt to demote President Lincoln and labels the IHS as an anti-religious organization. What, you weren't aware of that, either?

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Building Momentum for your Secular Student Group

August E. Brunsman IV I recently recieved an email from a group leader asking about how he could take his six-member fledging group and get it fired up. He'd just returned from a poorly attended movie showing. I wrote him back with some ideas and I figure that there's no reason not to share them with everyone who's trying to build momentum for their group, so here you are. By August E. Brunsman IV.

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Students Plan Atheist Club to Challenge, Educate

The beginnings of an atheist group at Sacramento State are featured in an article in The State Hornet. Article reprinted with permission. By Leonard Low of The State Hornet.

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Lecturer Gets Creative on Origins of Life

Members of the Freethinkers Club at the University of South Florida, an SSA affiliate group, challenge the science behind intelligent design in a debate series. This article was originally published in The Oracle on 2/28/2008 and is reprinted here with permission. By Michael Hamlin, correspondent for The Oracle.

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Secular Survey Participants Needed

Bethany Heywood, a Ph.D. candidate in the UK, is seeking secular individuals to interview as part of her research. Check our her project description and sign up if you're interested in participating!

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Campus Organizer Update: Neil Polzin, Southern California

Neil Polzin, Campus Organizer, Southern CaliforniaEvery month, our Southern California Campus Organizer Neil Polzin writes an update describing what he and the groups in his area have been up to.

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The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist

Lori Lipman BrownLori Lipman Brown is Director of the Secular Coalition for America, where she serves as the first Congressional lobbyist representing atheists. She is also a speaker on the SSA's Speaker's Bureau. She writes a weekly blog for The Humanist; we reprint select articles with permission.

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Rational Response Squad: Kelly's Blog

Rational Responder Kelly Kelly of the Rational Response Squad is writing a year-long series to address theist talking heads in the media. Kelly is a Psychology major, co-host of the RRS Radio show, and has been featured on ABC debating Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort. Here, we reprint select articles with permission.

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SCA Seeks Legislative Associate

SCA

Exciting news! The Secular Coalition of America is looking to hire a second full-time lobbyist. If you're looking for an exciting, involved position promoting secular interests on Capitol Hill, this may be the job for you.

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