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		<title>A Few Reasons to Be Thankful</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*disclaimer- This will be a more personal post than what I usually write. As I wait out the last few hours of my DNA sample prep for the day on the night before Thanksgiving, I&#8217;m realizing I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I graduated and got a job a month later, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=120&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Critique of the Student Labor Movement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 has been a year of increased labor activism both in Wisconsin and in the nation. From the protests surrounding Governor Walker&#8217;s Budget Repair Bill to the newly minted &#8220;Occupy Wall Street&#8221; movement, blue collar workers, unions, and labor activists have seen a resurgence in their ability to organize people behind their causes. With this, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=117&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Challenge- Social Networks Can Fuel a Financial Aid Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While in high school, I was the captain of the boys cross country team, and my favorite memories from that time were at Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha running the trails with my teammates. The team (both the guys and the girls) really felt like a second family to me, and we were known in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=105&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Interesting Way to Pay Off Student Loans&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I said in my re-introductory post, I graduated this year with roughly $12,000 in student loan debt. The average debt for someone graduating with a UW-Madison degree is about $21,000, and graduates like myself have a 6-month &#8220;grace&#8221; period post graduation to find some way to get enough money to begin paying off these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=97&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Commentary on Life Post-Graduation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello readers! After quite a long hiatus, I&#8217;ve decided to continue this blog, now writing from the perspective of one who has recently graduated, and has joined the good &#8216;ol American workforce (complete with $460 withheld from my first paycheck by the government in taxes). Over the next couple posts, I&#8217;m going to be commenting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=95&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A True Story of Corruption in ASM</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks, unsubstantiated claims have been made that AFTER used ASM resources to influence an election. Since no operations grant money has been spent, that claim is clearly patently false. Since those in the Max Love camp have gotten their jollies along with their 15 minutes in the spotlight, I will take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=82&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A “Non-Partisan” Organization? UC Has Failed its Constituents Yet Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been involved with United Council for over four years and in that time, I have seen the organization hit rock bottom, appear to rise from the ashes, and sadly now see it plummeting back down. United Council of UW-Students (aka UC) is a non partisan organization that stands for all students’ rights to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=77&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Inside the Assembly Chamber</title>
		<link>http://asilentmajority.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/a-look-inside-the-assembly-chamber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so this post may be geared towards the more nerdy Robert&#8217;s Rules lovers of my readership, but I hope many of you can find it interesting, since it shows what&#8217;s actually going on in the Assembly session while we have all been outside protesting. Take this as a lesson to those ever wanting to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=72&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Humble Request</title>
		<link>http://asilentmajority.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/a-humble-request/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now into Day 5 of protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol over Governor Walker’s Emergency Budget Repair Bill. I made clear in my last post what my thoughts are on the matter, so I won’t reiterate them here, however I would like to speak about the general tone and tenor of the protests. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=65&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Silent Majority speaks out via ASM legislation</title>
		<link>http://asilentmajority.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/a-silent-majority-speaks-out-via-asm-legislation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 02:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CF</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the legislation I will propose at the ASM Coordinating Council Meeting to act on the Emergency Budget Repair Bill. If you have anything you would like to add to it, or comments on it, please comment below. ASM Support of Collective Bargaining Rights of UW Employees Background: On Friday, February 11th Governor Scott [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=asilentmajority.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17805177&amp;post=58&amp;subd=asilentmajority&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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