Almost there...

Spring Break is right around the corner! This week is a last chance to squeeze in some PS events for your personal enjoyment and edification before you veg out on vacation. Also, juniors remember that honors applications are due April 4th. Need money to supplement an internship? The BIAP deadline is tomorrow.

Events this week:

• Brown Lecture Board presents Howard Dean, Monday, 8 pm: MacMillan Auditorium
• Cranston Mayor Allan Fung speaks on Asian Americans and politics, Tuesday, 4 pm: Salomon 001
  
• Manuel Cepeda, former president of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, on Adjudicating Social Equality, Wednesday, 12 pm: Joukowsky (Watson)
  
• "Democratic Practice and Social Outcomes in Portugal and Spain" with Robert Fishman, Wednesday, 5 pm: McKinney (Watson)

News Items: A few articles for those interested in Howard Dean's lecture topic, "The Internet Revolution 2.0: A New Age of Politics." There's more to the topic than Congressmen Tweeting away while in session...

• "Governing and Legislation in Web 2.0" The National Journal: Former New York Times columnist Michael Rogers considers how Obama can utilize web 2.0 in governing.
• "The People's Data" Newsweek: Before new web technologies were harnessed for campaigning, they were all the rage in the world of "e-governning." This article updates readers on the prospects of quality e-government.
• "Campaigns in a Web 2.0 World" New York Times: Campaigning has been the primary topic of discussion relating to Web 2.0, especially with an eye to "the youth" (that's us).
  

Week of March 8th

Don't forget to buy your Spring Weekend tickets! On a side note, here are some political science happenings.

Events this week:

• Farewell My Concubine screening (Cannes winner about Chinese political turmoil and romance), Monday, 6 pm: Pembroke Hall 305
• John Palguta on "Making Public Service Cool Again: Opportunities and Challenges for the Obama Administration," Tuesday, 4 pm: Salomon 101
  
• Discussion of Farewell My Concubine with Fellow Chengzhou He, Tuesday, 5 pm: Pembroke 305
  
• Brown Lecture Board presents John Edwards, Tuesday, 8 pm: Salomon 101
• What Would the Founders Say? A Conversation with Wendy Schiller on the State of American Democracy, Wednesday, 7 pm: List 120
  
• Brown Lecture Board ticket distribution for Howard Dean, Wednesday, 11 am-1 pm and Thursday, 12-1 pm: J. Walter Wilson P.O.
• Providence 101: Effective Public Education Policies - Lessons from Massachusetts and New Jersey, Thursday, 12 pm: J. Walter Wilson 501
• JPU Student Debate: Should Prostitution Be Legalized? Thursday, 8 pm, Wilson 301

News items to follow...

First Week of March

So it's March...and it's snowing...but there are a few bright spots in the week. Check them out below. Also, JUNIORS do not forget that Thursday, March 5, at 7 pm there is an Honors Info Session taking place in Wilson 104.

Events this week:

• The 2008 Election: A Look Behind the Pollster's Curtain, Tuesday, 12 pm: Taubman Center
  
• Women in Politics with Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, Tuesday, 4 pm: Macmillan 117
  
• Fred Kaplan, Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, on Obama and the World: U.S. Foreign Policy in an Age of Global Anarchy, Wednesday, 4 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)
  
• Business Lobbying in the European Union, Thursday, 4 pm: McKinney Room (Watson)

News Items: Little Rhody has had some big time press coverage lately. Things are not looking good for the Ocean State, and here's why:

• "Smallest State Grapples with Oversize Problems" New York Times: An attempt to understand the many factors that have contributed to the state's dismal economic situation.
• "State, Medicaid Accord Seen Near" Providence Journal: While it may not be a problem now, Rhode Island's cutting edge global Medicaid waiver plan may end up in serious trouble if the state cannot manage its funding properly.
• "Stimulus Eases RI Budget Crisis, But Won't Fix It" Forbes: Local lawmakers assess the amount of work that the stimulus leaves for legislators to do in budget cutting and political maneuvering.