Student Senate

This is my first blog ever.

Today, Scott from USAToday came to speak at our general body meeting and presented the idea of FYI: Film Your Issue. I was running an errand for him at the time so I missed most of his presentation so in case anyone wanted more information on this truly significant opportunity we have, here's some quotes from an article about last year's event I was reading from earlier this morning:

"Film Your Issue entries continue to pour in from enthusiastic 16 to 25 year olds from around the globe. FYI - Film Your Issue, an unprecedented Internet-based global competition sponsored by some of the leading global media companies and cause organizations - Yahoo!, Jumpcut, a Yahoo! company, USA TODAY, Starz, Universal Pictures, The United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI), The Humane Society of the United States, The Natural Resources Defense Council and ASCAP - asks young adults a poignant question: "What's Your Issue?" empowering them to add their voices to the public dialogue on pressing contemporary issues. The competition provides a vivid snapshot of what's on the minds of young people today and highlights the way that today's technology enables every individual to have a media voice."

"Characterized as the "Picket Sign of the Digital Age," the one-minute films by young adults tackle controversial cultural and political issues in the social consciousness - from religious extremism, toxic dumping, terrorist training camps, the political two-party system and alienation caused by the internet to anti-abortion activism, pro-marijuana beliefs, domestic abuse, the war in Iraq and language extinction. The audience can become part of the FYI - Film Your Issue experience by viewing and commenting on the entries streaming in from around the globe at Jumpcut."

Here's the site:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_May_11/ai_n19095604

I was excited about this because you get to make a film about anything you want about any issue at all and someone will actually see it. We all have different interests and I know we all hope that our interests are shared.

At our BAC meeting Monday I mentioned that if this takes off on campus, which i hope it does, I think people can rent equipment from the CFA cluster. I don't know if anyone else is going to read this but if you know how all that works please leave a comment.

OK, well to all Senators out there, I hope you write some blogs too, maybe about some things you didn't get to say at today's meeting. Just write something so i don't feel awkward being the only one that posted something. Thanks for reading. See you around campus.