Slacktivism is the New Apathy
Posted on Monday, January 25th 2010
Tags: activism, activists, community, donations, facebook, haiti, lethargy, service, slacker, social, student
Tags: activism, activists, community, donations, facebook, haiti, lethargy, service, slacker, social, student
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Slacktivism reached an all time in high in January 2010, according to a report released by the National Center for Non-Service Research. Not to be confused with actual activism, slacktivism is the notion that people make a difference through passive means without actually contributing anything of substance to a cause. [...]
National Lampoon\’s Community College Vacation – sort of
Posted on Friday, July 17th 2009
Tags: chevy chase, college humor, community, community college, cronk, cronknews, mary beth marklein, nbc, pilot, usa today
Tags: chevy chase, college humor, community, community college, cronk, cronknews, mary beth marklein, nbc, pilot, usa today
Not a joke. (Humorous, though, that we all feel it necessary to add that qualifier.) NBC will launch its new show “Community” about a fictitious 2-year college this fall. Chevy Chase stars. More details and opinions are at USA Today. No punchlines. We hope the show will provide fodder for our writers, that’s all. Happy [...]


