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Students Face Up To The Nation's Finances Congratulations To Our Spring 2009 Contest Winners You could say they grabbed the bull by the horns. Students at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, and Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, were victorious in the latest round of our contest for college students commenting on the budget deficit and national debt. Next round of the contest will be in the fall semester; we're looking forward to hearing a lot of new good ideas at that time. Think you'd like to enter? Click here to see the contest rules. All videos and essays from the Spring 2009 competition are posted online. Here's the list of winners: Judges' Choice As Best Essay ($500 prize): The Middle Ages, by Jane Welch of Emporia State University (Kansas) Popular Vote Winner - Best Essay ($500 prize): A Ton Of Gold, by Saehwan Park of Emporia State University (Kansas) Honorable Mention - Essay: The United States Economy In 2009, by David Barger, Fort Lewis College (Colo.) Judges' Choice As Best Video ($500 prize): Intergenerational Perspectives, by Shannon Kloiber of Emporia State University (Kansas) Popular Vote Winner - Best Video ($500 prize, split eight ways): The Economy News Today: Director's Cut by Emporia State University classmates Christopher Cody Then, Katie McClain, Miranda Renfro, Jordan Heins, Katherine Davison, Justin Miser, Huibing Lu, Andrew Dorpinghaus |
Study Uncle Sam's Students Face Up to the Nation's Finances has a contest each semester, in which college students tell us – in writing, or in a multimedia format - what they think about the federal budget deficit and national debt and what should be done about it. There are four prizes of $500 each, with two winning entries chosen by our judges and two chosen by students voting on each other's entries, submitted to and posted on FacingUp.org. All videos and essays from the Spring 2009 contest can be viewed online, along with the winners' list. Next round of the competition will be in the fall. Questions? Write to support@facingup.org. 
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»A new report finds the main problem in getting the public to deal with our fiscal problems isn't opposition to tax increases or spending cuts -- it's their lack of trust in the government to spend their money wisely.  |
