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Twenty-nine students at New Jersey’s Readington Middle School protested the reduction of lunch hour to thirty minutes by paying for their lunches with pennies. Their principal sentenced twenty-nine of them to detention, but relented under pressure a few days later.
(The pennies story comes courtesy of Rad Geek People’s Daily, which I’ve added to the blogroll.)
The progressive political magazine The Nation is running a student writing contest, and you still have a few days to enter.
They’re looking for essays of 800 words or less on the question “What have you learned from a personal experience that the next president should know before setting the agenda for the country?” Submissions “should be original, unpublished work that demonstrates fresh, clear thinking and superior quality of expression and craftsmanship,” and will be accepted through May 31 — that’s this Saturday.
The contest is open to all high school students and undergraduates. Winners — one high school student and one college student — will receive $1000 and a Nation subscription. Five runners-up in each category will receive $200 and a subscription.
(Thanks to Kevin Bondelli, a new addition to our blogroll, for the tip.)
Two stories: the New York Times reports on American students’ efforts to live according to principles of environmental sustainability in the dorms, and WireTap magazine reports on student organizing around sustainable food practices on campus.
A fascinating article from the Daily Star of Bangladesh on the history of student protest in that country.
studentactivism.net 
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