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 <title>SSA eMpirical No. 37 - Gearing Up for the Conference</title>
 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2484</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;June 10, 2009&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2484#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2469&quot;&gt;SSA Conference Registration Now Live&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2470&quot;&gt;Apply Now for the SSA Best Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2444&quot;&gt;Secular Student Alliance giving the atheist movement momentum--says the New York Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2499&quot;&gt;RELEASE: Proselytizing Public School Teacher is at it Again!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2434&quot;&gt;Iowa State&amp;rsquo;s Atheist &amp;amp; Agnostic Society: Don&amp;rsquo;t Tolerate Intolerance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2490&quot;&gt;Students for Freethought at OSU: Spring Break in New Orleans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2465&quot;&gt;Hemant Mehta at Carnegie Mellon University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2495&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;That&amp;rsquo;s the Way God Made It: Lessons from a High School Chemistry Teacher&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2478&quot;&gt;Atheist Appeal: University of Oregon&amp;rsquo;s Alliance of Happy Atheists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2479&quot;&gt;Answers from Atheists: MSU Mankato&amp;rsquo;s Campus Agnostics and Atheists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2486&quot;&gt;Atheists Hit with Death Threats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2483&quot;&gt;American Humanist Association Presents: &amp;quot;Secular Principles Pinky Swear&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2485&quot;&gt;UnitedCOR Essay Contest: Good Without God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;       					&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px&quot; class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Save yourself some clicking and read the&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2496&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>5-June-2009</pubDate>
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 <title>SSA eMpirical No. 36 - Watch that Zeitgeist Change!</title>
 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2422</link>
 <description>   	 	&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;04/09/09&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2422#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2379&quot;&gt;Secular Student Alliance Seeks 2009 Summer Interns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2420&quot;&gt;Openings for the SSA Board of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2407&quot;&gt;Dan Barker&#039;s DC Tour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2411&quot;&gt;Saddleback Students Remove Prayer from College Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2408&quot;&gt;Pastafarians Sponsor Debate on Existence of God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2382&quot;&gt;National Journal Cover Story: Rise of the Godless&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2383&quot;&gt;Save the Date! SSA 2009 National Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2412&quot;&gt;FFRF High School and College Student Essay Contests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2410&quot;&gt;Not in Kansas any more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2409&quot;&gt; Atheist student wants JHS group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  					&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;span style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px&quot; class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Save yourself some clicking and read the&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2421&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>28-March-2009</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2334</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;800&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;    &lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;February 11, 2009&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;    &lt;/tr&gt;    &lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;    &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;    In this issue: &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;ul&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2334#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2289&quot;&gt;Getting People to Come to Your Meetings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2295&quot;&gt;University of Northern Iowa Celebrates Charles Darwin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2296&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Does God Exist?&amp;quot; - Hitchens v. Turek at Virginia Commonwealth University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2297&quot;&gt;FFRF Challenges Religious Holiday Displays in Illinois Government&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2292&quot;&gt;New Speaker on Bureau: Dr. James Coors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2298&quot;&gt;Share Your Thoughts: Survey on the &amp;quot;New Atheism&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2299&quot;&gt;Get Starting Planning a Spring Break Service Trip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/speakerchecklist&quot;&gt;Speaker Event Planning Checklist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px&quot;&gt;Save yourself some clicking and read the&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2353&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/li&gt;    &lt;/ul&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    </description>
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 <category domain="http://www.secularstudents.org/taxonomy/term/6">Cooperation</category>
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 <pubDate>2-February-2009</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2278</link>
 <description>  &lt;table width=&quot;800&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;12/08/2008&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt; In this issue: &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2278#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2257&quot;&gt;The Blogging of A Secular Lobbyist: Election Lessons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2259&quot;&gt;Advocating for Secularism at the University of Alberta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2276&quot;&gt;Atheism at Dartmouth: Part 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2258&quot;&gt;Announcing the New 2008 Group Running Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2260&quot;&gt;PZ visits the Rational Response Squad at GMU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2270&quot;&gt;Sunsara Taylor at U of MN on &amp;quot;Away With All Gods&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2271&quot;&gt;Atheist Advertising Amplifies in the US&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2261&quot;&gt;2008 In Review: The Secular Student Alliance Year-End Activity Report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2275&quot;&gt;Get Ready for Darwin Day 2009!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2287&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2287&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt; </description>
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 <pubDate>8-December-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2238</link>
 <description> &lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; class=&quot;zeroBorder&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;            &lt;tr&gt;            &lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;11/04/2008&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;            &lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;            &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;            In this issue: &lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/div&gt;            &lt;ul&gt;            &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2238#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2224&quot;&gt;FFRF Conference: Chicago or Bust!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;     &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2239&quot;&gt;Campus Atheist Group Censored in Idaho&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2226&quot;&gt;Secular Swag at CafePress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2222&quot;&gt;Secular Student Group Urges Local Religious Leaders to Obey IRS Tax Laws&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2230&quot;&gt;Atheism at Dartmouth: Part 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2209&quot;&gt;Check Out the New SSA Campus Events Calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2228&quot;&gt;Youth Against World Youth Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2227&quot;&gt;Dan Barker: How to Talk to a Fundamentalist: Part 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2225&quot;&gt;The Great American God Out! - November 15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;            &lt;/li&gt;                       &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2237&quot;&gt;Evolution Wins Over Intelligent Design in Mock Trial in Kentucky!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2243&quot;&gt;Religulous Reviewed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;            &lt;/ul&gt;            Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2242&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;            &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>28-October-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2184</link>
 <description>	 	&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;600&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;09/23/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2184#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2183&quot;&gt;New SSA Resources for Student Groups&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2179&quot;&gt;Welcome to Our New Affiliates!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2192&quot;&gt;Secular Alliance at Indiana University Makes a Statement.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2180&quot;&gt;Atheism at Dartmouth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2181&quot;&gt;Dan Barker: How to Talk to a Fundamentalist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2186&quot;&gt;A Harvard Student&#039;s Experience at the Secular Student Alliance Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2187&quot;&gt;Student Voice Follow-Up: University of Michigan SSA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2189&quot;&gt;Express Yourself in a HumanLight Design Contest!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2182&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2185&quot;&gt;Welcome to Our New Senior Campus Organizer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   					&lt;/ul&gt;Save yourself some clicking and check out our &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2193&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>20-September-2008</pubDate>
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 <title>SSA eMpirical No. 31 - Back to School 2008</title>
 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2171</link>
 <description>	 	&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;08/21/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2171#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2163&quot;&gt;Save the Date: Darwin Goes Biennial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2167&quot;&gt;Wafergate: Let PZ Myers Be PZ Myers &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2168&quot;&gt;Wafergate: PZ Myers Crossed the Line&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2164&quot;&gt;Fringe Religion Creates Opportunity for Secularists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2165&quot;&gt;Reflections on a Secular Student Alliance Internship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2166&quot;&gt;&amp;rdquo;Children of the Border&amp;rdquo; Provides Humanist Service Opportunity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2162&quot;&gt;Close Up with the Secular Student Alliance Board of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2161&quot;&gt;The Atheism Tapes: Big Names for Not-So-Small Talk (DVD Review)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; 					&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt; 					 Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2170&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>18-August-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2134</link>
 <description>&lt;br /&gt;   	 	&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;07/09/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2134#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2126&quot;&gt;Secular Student Alliance 2008 Best Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2131&quot;&gt;Lori Lipman Brown Receives SSA Freethought Backbone Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2128&quot;&gt;Milk It for All It&amp;rsquo;s Worth: Raising Funds on Campus the Easy Way&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2116&quot;&gt;Atheists to the Rescue: Changing Misconceptions and Rebuilding after Katrina&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2133&quot;&gt;Richard Dawkins Foundation and the SSA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2129&quot;&gt;IHEYO - A Group We Can Work With&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/102&quot;&gt;2008 SSA Conference Audio Archive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2135&quot;&gt;Oregon Declares Day of Reason&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2122&quot;&gt;Forgoing Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2130&quot;&gt;A Second Class Astros&#039; Fan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2138&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   					&lt;/ul&gt; 					 Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2139&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2096</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;05/27/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/p&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2096#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2082&quot;&gt;SSA Board Member Matthew LaClair in L.A. Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2104&quot;&gt;Schedule of SSA Programming at 2008 Conference&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2090&quot;&gt;Tips for High School Freethought Groups&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2076&quot;&gt;Fiction for Fiction at Purdue University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2089&quot;&gt;IHS Grant Backs Ugandan Student Humanist Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2091&quot;&gt;In Reason We Trust?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2092&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2095&quot;&gt;Rational Response Squad: Kelly&#039;s Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2093&quot;&gt;Open Call for Humanist Life Stories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2094&quot;&gt;Internship Opportunity with the Society for Humanistic Judaism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; 					&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt; Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2105&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>27-May-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2069</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;04/17/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2069#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2041&quot;&gt;Secular Student Alliance Conference - June 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2053&quot;&gt;SSA Board Member Matthew LaClair Challenges High School Textbook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1995&quot;&gt;SSA Board Secretary Wins American Atheists Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2068&quot;&gt;Atheism and Politics get Complicated in Illinois&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2027&quot;&gt;Student Government: Atheist Student Alliance Funding Disputed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2036&quot;&gt;Ellery Schempp Speaks at University of Texas-Arlington&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2037&quot;&gt;Darwin Day Celebrations at UTA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2038&quot;&gt;Richard Dawkins in Madison, WI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2048&quot;&gt;Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein on Speaking of Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2007/10/28/news/top_story/8255ba9ed6920d2e862573820012c687.txt&quot;&gt;Grab a Brew: Creative Discussion and Cooperation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2000&quot;&gt;Apply Now for Secular Student Alliance 2008 Best Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2066&quot;&gt;Speakers Bureau Profile: Andy Thomson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2067&quot;&gt;Welcome New Affiliates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2046&quot;&gt;Rational Response Squad: Kelly&#039;s Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2049&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  					&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt; Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/2073&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>16-April-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017</link>
 <description>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; background-color: #bdbdbd; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;3/18/2007&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017#intro&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017#conference&quot;&gt;Conference Time Again&lt;/a&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;/node/2010&quot;&gt;Apply for your travel grant today&lt;/a&gt;!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017#internships&quot;&gt;California Campus Organizing Internships&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017#fellowship&quot;&gt;Fellowships for Humanist/Atheist/Agnostic College Students&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017#study&quot;&gt;A Study of Religious and Nonreligious Campus Organizations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2017#election&quot;&gt;SSA Board of Directors Election Results&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>20-March-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1962</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;03/04/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1962#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1983&quot;&gt;Humanists Promote Science-based Legislation on Darwin&#039;s Birthday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1972&quot;&gt;Discovery Institute on Darwin Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1979&quot;&gt;Building Momentum for your Secular Student Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1991&quot;&gt;Students Plan Atheist Club to Challenge, Educate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1961&quot;&gt;Secular Survey Participants Needed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1989&quot;&gt;Campus Organizer Update: Neil Polzin, Southern California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1971&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1963&quot;&gt;Rational Response Squad: Kelly&#039;s Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1964&quot;&gt;SCA Seeks Legislative Associate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  					&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/1994&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <pubDate>5-March-2008</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1900</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;01/30/2008&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1900#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1899&quot;&gt;Darwin Day is Coming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1931&quot;&gt;Important Dates to Save: Dawkins Tour and SSA Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1901&quot;&gt;University of Kentucky SHIFT Wins Best Service Project Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1891&quot;&gt;Harvard Secular Society on NPR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1930&quot;&gt;SSA Reports Record Expansion of Atheist Groups on Campuses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1915&quot;&gt;Call for Submissions: Secular Short Stories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1896&quot;&gt;American Atheists 2008 Scholarship Competition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1897&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1898&quot;&gt;Rational Response Squad: Kelly&#039;s Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1894&quot;&gt;SSA Hiring Northern California Campus Organizer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  					&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 					&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Save yourself some clicking and read the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/1932&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of this month&#039;s eMpirical&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>SSA eMpirical No. 25 - The Holidays Are Here</title>
 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1868</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;12/19/2007&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1868#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1857&quot;&gt;A Holiday for the Nonbeliever&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1859&quot;&gt;Holiday Gifts for the Nonbeliever&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1869&quot;&gt;Openings for SSA Board of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1858&quot;&gt;COPUS Invites Students to Collaborate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1821&quot;&gt;Former Preacher Advocates a Secular Country&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1866&quot;&gt;Representative Pete Stark on Being a Nontheist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1863&quot;&gt;Student&amp;rsquo;s Fight Against Preaching Teacher: Part 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1862&quot;&gt;Interview with Matt LaClair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1860&quot;&gt;Rational Response Squad: Kelly&amp;rsquo;s Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1867&quot;&gt;Sweet Reason: I&amp;rsquo;m Dating A Believer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1864&quot;&gt;Student Voice Interview - Miami University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1865&quot;&gt;Student Voice Interview - Virginia Commonwealth University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  					&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; 					Exciting Announcement: You moaned and complained and we actually did something about it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Starting with this issue, we are making an &lt;a href=&quot;/node/1878&quot;&gt;all-on-one-page version of the eMpirical avaliable&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Think of it as our Festivus gift to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.secularstudents.org/taxonomy/term/57">Blog</category>
 <category domain="http://www.secularstudents.org/enews">eMpirical (eNews)</category>
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 <pubDate>15-December-2007</pubDate>
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 <title>SSA eMpirical No. 24 - The Freedom From Religion Foundation Conference...and After</title>
 <link>http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1772</link>
 <description>&lt;table width=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; 	&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid ; background: #bdbdbd; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-size: 20pt; height: 40px&quot;&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: left&quot;&gt;Secular Student eMpirical&lt;/div&gt; 						&lt;div style=&quot;float: right&quot;&gt;10/31/2007&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; font-weight: bold; width: 100%; padding-top: 10px&quot;&gt;  						&lt;br /&gt; 						In this issue: 						&lt;br /&gt; 					&lt;/div&gt; 					&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secularstudents.org/node/1772#s0&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1773&quot;&gt;Student&#039;s Fight Against Preaching Teacher: Part 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1768&quot;&gt;Christopher Hitchens: A Conference Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1770&quot;&gt;Julia Sweeney&amp;rsquo;s Top Ten Things Learned from &amp;quot;Letting Go of God&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1763&quot;&gt;Student Article: Disseminating Parallel Realities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1769&quot;&gt;Student Article: Christian Recruiting: Amusing for Many, Harmful for Some&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1776&quot;&gt;Protest Peacefully&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1771&quot;&gt;The Blogging of a Secular Lobbyist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1774&quot;&gt;Welcome New Affiliates!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1762&quot;&gt;Student Voice Interview: Bentley College&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/1767&quot;&gt;Student Voice Interview: Hendrix College&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;   					&lt;/ul&gt; 					&lt;br /&gt;             </description>
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 <category domain="http://www.secularstudents.org/taxonomy/term/47">Conferences</category>
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 <pubDate>20-October-2007</pubDate>
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