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On election day I was at home because I felt like being home. I had some house work to get done. After facing numb chilling coldness at the Obama rally, I was not in the mood for volunteering. I sorry that if I broke any hearts from not showing up. That night on election day I was watching the live poll results on CNN, MSNBC, and FOXNEWS. At first McCain was in the league in electoral votes. I felt kind of worried. Then Obama was in the league in electoral votes and also the popular votes. Final… Continue

by Chris Shaver OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWEE!!!!!! The election was something else, history was made. We saw voters with their minds on the future. Voters that knew exactly what they wanted and needed. I interviewed some of them and the reactions and responses… Continue

Hey all! I hope you're all ready for an awesome Nov 4th!

This past Friday at CYP was excellent. We watched the dynamic film called American Blackout. It's a film produced by the Guerrilla Network and… Continue

by Ivana NG

I went to the Obama rally on Tuesday with a few Swatties. We woke up at 6:30, took a school-sponsored shuttle at 7:30. Stood in line for almost two hours in the pouring rain. Wanted to go home several times. Stuck it out, finally got through security, and made our way into th… Continue

The Obama rally was fun, but it was a but too cold. I arrived there at 5:30 A.M. I usually don't arrive anywhere at 5:30 A.M. It was at Widner University. It was raining and cold. At first I thought that I was going to see Obama, but I did not know that I was going to volunteer. So I just volunteered just for Obama and the community. Volunteering for Obama would look good on my college application. My job was to recruit new volunteers. No one wanted to volunteer, so I manged to recruit 3 new peo… Continue

The CYP Crew is a group that is full of energy and talent. I expect that they will make the practice of social justice a fun thing to experience for other youth. Last year was a blast and this year is gonna top that NO QUESTION. Today we talked about CYP's potential impact on our city. We currently have five of the eight youth leaders that we will need for the core group and we plan to find other youth who would fill in those three spots so we will have to do some recruiting in the next two wee… Continue

CYP today was fun. This time Darren, Matt, Chris, Alfredo, and Justin came to today. Unfortunaty Justin had to leave early. Today we went over the important dates of CYP. We also reviewed our first blog. That blog originated from me. It may have a few grammar errors but it was the first. Chris and Alfredo set up their new accounts. I like the word blog. Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog!!!!!!!!! We are all blogging. See you at 3p.m. Continue

CYP today was fine. Matt and I showed up today. We set up our new accounts, went over some important dates, and had a few laughs. CYP is next Friday. And I hope to everyone there @3pm. Continue