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School’s out for summer – and (dare we say it?) those hot days just might be getting a little long and boring! This issue of our eNews is dedicated to these warm months devoid of final exams, mysterious campus food, and early morning classes. It is important for activist students to stay active even over this educational hiatus. This issue of the eNews covers secular summer activities, updates from vacationing secular students, and a helpful reading list now that you can devote time to a book that’s not on a required reading roster.
 A warm welcome to our new members from the Secular Coalition for America, from the volunteers and staff of the Secular Student Alliance! Read more...  The following remarks to the Campers and Staff of Camp Quest were given by Edwin Kagin, Camp Director, on August 11, 1996, the historic first night of the first year of Camp Quest, the nation's first residential secular humanist summer camp. This speech can be read in its entirety in Edwin Kagin's book Baubles of Blasphemy. Read more...
 Now that you're not reading piles of literature and textbooks for school, how about a little reading you've chosen for yourself? Read more...
Where can you find an understandable lecture on the Theory of Relativity, a softball game between atheists and agnostics, and several real, gigantic snakes? Only at Lake Hypatia, the Freethought Advance! Read more...
 The Continuum of Humanist Education (COHE) is the internet's first website offering interactive courses in humanist thought. Alison Bates, Campus Organizer for the SSA, interviews Tim Gordinier, formerly of the IHS, about COHE. Read more...
 Picnics in the park, walks on the beach, candlelight dinners outdoors under the bright moon. Isn't summer romance great? But usually it's not that easy. Especially when your religious beliefs are somewhat against the grain.
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 Leslie Zukor, leader of the Reed College Freethinkers, has started a Secular Student Alliance group on facebook.com. The group, which is titled "SSA," has more than 600 members from campuses across the country, and is an ideal spot for freethought networking. Read more...
Recently, the SSA eNews published an article by Dalton Alache Vasquez, where he discussed how conflicts between his atheism and his wife's Catholicism ultimately led to the end of their marriage. Dalton ended by advising readers to look for a mate with similar religious beliefs. This article by Eric Last shows a somewhat different perspective. Read more...
 What was the highlight of my summer, you may ask? Was it the months of much-needed rest after the arduous semester? Or the weeklong women's leadership conference I attended in Portland, Oregon? For as much as I have enjoyed the aforementioned activities, they pale in comparison to the intellectual stimulation I received at the annual Humanist Association of Canada (HAC) conference. Read more...  Recently, Bri Kneisley and Hemant Mehta won a scholarship from the Freedom From Religion Foundation to attend the International Atheist Convention in Reykjavik, Iceland, courtesy of an anonymous benefactor. The picture shows Bri (left), Julia Sweeney and daughter Mulan (center), and Hemant (right). The following is a report on their trip. Read more... Now is the time to tell the story of how you led your student group to be successful with the help of SSA! Portrait of Achievement Magazine is seeking interviews with youth across America who have accomplished extraordinary things in particular realms (academics, sports, community service, entrepreneurship, etc.) or overcome extraordinary hurdles. Read more...
 Campus Organizer Alison Bates starts us thinking about the easily-abused questions that naturally arise in the contentious field of thought known as Bioethics. Read more...
The electronic news publication of the Secular Student Alliance is called the eNews...not so creative. It's time to shake things up a bit. It's time to change our name. Read more...
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