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).