Today I went to my first Blogger’s Briefing organized by Robert Bluey at the Heritage foundation. Considering it was also my first day interning at DAG, I didn’t know what to expect. When I arrived I was pleasantly surprised to find a catered spread of Chick-Fil-A in the back of the room. The environment was friendly and everyone seemed connected to one another.
The Meeting began and we were briefed on a number of different topics. The briefing that most captured my attention was the announcement, given by Adrienne Royer, of the Leadership Institute’s launch of CampusReform.org. It’s a new social networking website for conservative student activists. My first thought was, “man I wish this was around when I was a student!” Unfortunately, as a 2005 graduate I am very familiar with the pains that conservative college students go through day to day under the oppression of a very liberal and anti-republican environment.
This website will help students to not feel alone and equip them to take action when they encounter leftist bias in their academic pursuits. Resources for students vary from networking capabilities, activism resources and even specific pages dedicated to their university. A student can go to CampusReform.org to read and write reviews that identify leftist abuses and bias in textbooks, classes and professors. Legal resources are waiting to equip students to action!
“CampusReform.org will help students break the left’s stranglehold on the ivory tower. Enough is enough, and its time for conservatives to stand up against liberal indoctrination on college campuses," said Tyler Millage who is a junior at UNC Wilmington and works with the Leadership Institute. Tyler, I couldn’t have said it better myself. My hope is that students really utilize the full potential of this social community. Maybe leaders of College Republican chapters could even educate their members with this tool? What a great place to start. I’ll see what I can do. One thing at a time though, after all it is my first day on the job. I wish I could go back to college better equipped to make a difference!
