Why the Lack of Protest on American Campuses? Why the Lack of Protest on American Campuses?
Service is one thing, and activism—particularly in opposition to university policy—is another.
Jan 6, 2011 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
Solidarity in New Haven Solidarity in New Haven
The recent campus mobilization at Yale is only the latest student effort to organize around and impact the safety of local residents.
Nov 15, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
If You’re Searching for Voter Enthusiasm, Follow the Music If You’re Searching for Voter Enthusiasm, Follow the Music
If Rabble Rousers frontman Bill Collins is right to say that “politics is like a car,” then its most recent drivers—previously less active urban and youth populat...
Oct 28, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
The “Privilege” of Being a Student at a Corporate University The “Privilege” of Being a Student at a Corporate University
Debates about bonuses, endowments, and financial aid is not one of numbers and budgets—but of values.
Oct 19, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
What Democracy Looks Like What Democracy Looks Like
On a Saturday in June, workers, students and allies of UNITE HERE Local 217’s downtown Providence hotels marched in solidarity with gay rights activists in the Rhode Island P...
Oct 12, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
Sound and Fury Forever Sound and Fury Forever
StudentNation writer James Cersonsky reports from the Washington, DC, One Nation Working Together March.
Oct 5, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
Two New Havens Two New Havens
Students and locals should do lots of service, study urban planning, but we should stand by the community when it disagrees with the institutional powers that be.
Sep 27, 2010 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky