Newspaper Writeups
This section will have links to articles that quote me or refer to projects I am working on for USG (Penn State Undergraduate Student Government) or other groups I am involved in.

• USG reacts to referendum responses
  This article (printed April 8, 2002) reviews the results of the 2002 Election Referendum questions. I am specifically quoted regarding the overwhelming support of the Tuition Challenge Grant.
  
  
• Campus groups debate classes
  This article (printed March 27, 2002) covers the debate between the College Republicans and the Black Caucus regarding various issues. I was one of the debaters for the College Republicans.
  
  
• USG Senate passes resolution to open UPAC meetings
  This article (printed March 20, 2002) covers my resolution in USG Senate to protest UPAC meetings being closed as well as the new USG project of publishing allocation information weekly.
  
  
• Possible calendar change launches student debate
  This article (printed Feb 28, 2002) quotes me regarding USG Senate's reaction to the University Faculty Senate voting to eliminate Fall Break from the academic calendar.
  
  
• Study finds students becoming more liberal
  This article (printed Feb 19, 2002) quotes me speaking for the College Republicans regarding the results of a survey that indicated that more students identify themselves as liberal.
  
  
• Coalition gains majority power in USG Senate
  This article (printed Feb 19, 2002) quotes myself and other senators regarding the Conservative Coalition gaining 2/3 of the seats in USG Senate.
  
  
• USG alters internal bylaws
  This article (printed Feb 14, 2002) discussed USG Senate's effort to make structural changes to the internal bylaws to streamline Senate operations.
  
  
• Student groups clash on grant
  This article (printed Feb 13, 2002) discussed the division between USG Senate and CCSG regarding the endorsement of the Tuition Challenge Grant.
  
  
• Zartman's lobbying halted
  This article (printed Jan 31, 2002) expands on the previous article regarding USG Senate lobbying efforts
  
  
• USG overrides Zartman veto
  This article (printed Jan 16, 2002) quotes me in response to USG Senate overriding the veto of our endorsement of the Tuition Challenge Grant as a lobbying platform.
  
  
• USG funds Republican trip
  This article (printed Jan 10, 2002)discusses my bill to fund the College Republican trip to the Conservative Political Action Conference/
  
  
• Student governement heads reflect on difficult semester
  This article is a summary of the Fall semester for student government and mentions me in regards to senate accomplishments.
  
  
• Bill to help 'super seniors'
  This was printed on Dec. 7, 2001. It discusses the 5th year PHEAA grant and how the legislation is progressing through the State house. I am quoted regarding lobbying efforts.
  
  
• USG is careful to disperse money
  This was printed on Dec. 5, 2001. It talks about how USG Senate has disbursed money during the Fall semester, as well as my efforts at UPAC reform.
  
  
• Local candidates to respond to questions
  This is a brief article advertising the local election forum I organized through USG. It was printed on Oct. 29, 2001.
  
  
• Reactions mixed to possible Ramadan bombings
  This was printed on Oct. 29, 2001. It basically discussed different views on the potential continuation of bombing in Afghanistan during Ramadan. My quote supports bombing and is about 3/4 into the article.
  
  
• USG, CCSG try to change state's view of university
  This article discusses various initiatives being taken to lobby the PA state legislature and it quotes me and discusses my senate committee. This was printed on Oct. 26, 2001.
  
  
• Students react to bombings
  This was printed in the Collegian on Oct. 10, 2001. I was interviewed and am quoted extensively in the article in regards to the Objectivist Club reaction to the beginning of the bombing campaign on Afghanistan. My quote in this article was named "Quote of the Week" for the week of the article.
  A letter criticizing my assertion that we should also bomb Iran and Iraq was printed on Oct. 12, 2001.
  
  
• USG appoints two new Town Senators
  This article (printed on Oct. 3, 2001) reports on my appointment to the USG Senate as a Town Senator. I have a brief quote at the end.
  
  
• Objectivist club provides forum
  This was printed on Oct. 1, 2001 in the Collegian. I am quoted describing what the Objectivist Club does on campus.
  
  
• Mistaken Identity Causes Backlash
  This article discusses a full-page ad and a speaker the Penn State Objectivist Club sponsored and how there was confusion between the speaker we brought in and a professor at Penn State. I am quoted as giving the Objectivist Club opinion on the events.
  
  
• Senate Attempt Fails
  This article discusses how the USG president vetoed the resolution that sponsored my policy proposal and how the senate was not able to override the veto.
  
  
• Ridge to Leave Amid Praise
  This article quotes me regarding the Penn State College Republicans opinion on Gov. Ridge becoming head of the Office of Homeland Defense.
  
  
• USG Focuses on Speakers
  This article discusses my efforts to have USG sponsor a UPAC (University Park Allocation Committee) proposal I wrote and have them authorize me to speak on behalf of USG.
  
  

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