Florida

Last Thursday, October 11th, students from Florida International University made their way over to one of President Obama’s many campaign stops in Florida. The mission: shake the President’s hand, while asking him to support real clean energy solutions, and break the silence on climate change.

Wow, what an incredible weekend.

by Shaza Hussein, University of South Florida

On Thursday, the Student Environmental Association (SEA) at the University of South Florida in Tampa joined campuses across the country in a National Day of Action to “Get Dirty Energy Money Out Of Politics.” The students stood – clipboards in hand, cellphones ready, and with plenty of pens – outside the USF Tampa campus’ Student Center urging their peers to make a pledge to the environment with Power Vote.

by Heather Dean, University of Florida

After a long day of getting students at the University of Florida excitied about 'cleaning up and greening up' politics, my first thought is: how did my hair get so frizzy!?! I'm gonna blame it on the Southern weather! Nothing like standing out in the Florida sun for a few hours to turn your hair into a bird's nest of tangles and frizz.

written by Shaza Hussein, University of South Florida

Great news for voters in Florida this week – yesterday, a Federal judge struck down key portions of Florida voter law HB 1355, which puts restrictions on third party voter registration drives, hindering their ability to register and empower voters.

Last week at Florida International University, Radio Caracol, Miami’s largest